You might check coppercoins to see if any markers match your coin. It might be listed? It could be a different die state than the ones listed. But doing a careful comparison die little things you might find a match.
1. Die gouges/dents. There are a few listed on the site, but they won't appear on examples that were struck before the die gouge happened.
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...ie_Gouge.jpghttps://www.coincommunity.com/forum...Nice_one.jpghttps://www.coincommunity.com/forum...E_MARKER.jpg2. Die chips. These you need also to consider that coins struck before the die chip happened will not have these yet. But sometimes events will show in those areas before it happens. A weakness, crack or something else. Part of the die chips/crumbles away.
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...rDieChip.jpghttps://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._on_head.jpg3. Flow lines. Flow lines are those wrinkles that show up on a die as the die ages. Than can be common as it happens on most dies the same ways, or unique to just one die. Looking at other examples of the coppercoins listings might show if they are common or unique to just one die.
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._MARKERS.jpghttps://www.coincommunity.com/forum...ge_lines.jpg4. Die damage. These can be as minute as a die dot, crack, chip, break or
Cud. They are usually progressive. If something starts in one area it can branch out with continued use. Earlier examples of this will be missing these, but giving attention to these might help solve the case.
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...COVER_01.jpg5. die scratches. Die scratches happen after a die is polished, mishandled or some other event. Again the earlier the die the less scratches it might have. Even in EDS examples the surface may not be as mark free as you might expect. But die scratches flatten/fade with use of the die. BUT: The area where scratches WERE might still be there inside devices in that area. Certain letters prevent these from flattening. The ones that box in devices that keep the scratch a little longer. Several letters/numbers can do this. But looking for the slightest remaining scratch may be all you need. But I usually check for two to make sure it is a match. I see your coin is in the LDS die state. So don't give up, look to see what you can find as a match. If nothing matches, then you might have a new die.
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...hes_coop.jpghttps://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._Markers.jpghttps://www.coincommunity.com/forum...arkers_1.jpghttps://www.coincommunity.com/forum...arkers_4.jpghttps://www.coincommunity.com/forum...arkers_5.jpgEdited by coop
03/21/2014 1:27 pm
Posted 03/21/2014 10:14 am
