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Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 04/22/2013 01:04 am I pulled about 30 1957-d pennies in beautiful condition out of a bag a pennies I got from the bank recently. I believe that at one time they all came from the same uncirculated roll because they are all in the same, excellent condition. However, several of them have a blob on them in one of three places: On the top loop of the "9", on the top part of the "5", or in the two loops of the "B" in LIBERTY. Interestingly, there is always only one anomaly per coin, either the "5", the "9", or the "B" but not both. Any idea what may have caused this? I would appreciate any ideas. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

xZACKx Pillar of the Community United States 648 Posts	Posted 04/22/2013 01:22 am Looks like die chips. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/22/2013 03:12 am The 1950's cents dies were over used and you will find a lot of chips on these. Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 04/22/2013 07:50 am I thought it might be die chips, but am too new at this to have been sure. So if that's the case, does it sound feasible that the original die chip lodged in the crook of the "5" ( I have 2 of these), then migrated to the "9" (I have 5 of these), and then broke up and a couple of smaller chips lodged in the "B" for a while ( I have 12 of these)? Or is this even how it works with Die Chips? Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 04/22/2013 08:12 am The chip is on the die itself. An area or areas where small pieces of the die were worn away or actually chipped off. This causes a depression in those areas on the die and then when the coin is struck up the area on the coin is raised. Die chips cannot move only get worse or more chips develop over time as the die wears. Report this Post to the Staff
BadToTheBone Pillar of the Community United States 1795 Posts	Posted 04/22/2013 08:14 am Thanks to All for you information. I find it very interesting for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 04/22/2013 08:28 am Thanks, Indian1, I actually just thought of that on my way into work (the areas concerned would have to be incused and not raised for my theory to have been correct, duh) and and I was sorta hoping no one would see my last post and how naive I am in the world of error coins. It just seemed odd to me that there could be several instances of 3 different types of die chips within 30 coins from the same roll, and so I brought it to the experts. Thanks for your help, I still have much to learn... I appreciate your patience. Report this Post to the Staff
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