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Kafka Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 06/09/2014 8:17 pm Does anybody have any idea what's going on with these pennies. In the 1977 the Queen's hair seems smudged. And in the '79 the denticles on both sides at the top of the penny are missing. Is this wear? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 06/09/2014 8:57 pm I think they may both be examples of minting through some grease, or perhaps a partial weak strike? from your photos, it does not look like PMD, but I am not the expert. Report this Post to the Staff
Kafka Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 06/09/2014 8:59 pm Thanks ace. I was thinking the same. Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 06/11/2014 10:41 pm I have a 1977 similar to yours except it's not misaligned. It's even got some finning on the right of the obverse and on the bottom of the reverse like yours. I've always assumed it's die overpolishing because it only affects the lowest areas of the relief. I agree with the other coins being a Struck Through Grease. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 06/11/2014 11:20 pm Considering both sides are involved in the same spot, I think the 1979 was slightly lifted within the collar due to the hammer die nicking the bottom of the rim and tilting the top upward resulting as an incomplete strike on both sides. IMO Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 06/11/2014 11:55 pm Which die is the hammer die for pennies? If the planchet was lifted wouldn't the face that got lifted have a stronger strike than the opposite? Or might it be a tapered planchet instead? It looks quite plausible to me from the pics. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 06/12/2014 12:04 am Quote: Which die is the hammer die for pennies? Reverse is hammer die in Canada, Obverse in the US Report this Post to the Staff
Kafka Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 06/12/2014 4:29 pm Thanks pennyman and Slur. So...if I were to describe the error in each would I say Incomplete Strike on the '79 and Struck Through Grease on the '77? Too simple? Report this Post to the Staff
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