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I ran into this and another one not so deep. Is this anything? What caused it? Thanks, SunWay   |
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Pillar of the Community
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How does the reverse look in the affected area?
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Pillar of the Community
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Not sure but one of the experts will be along. Probably PMD. Restricted to one side...hmmmm. |
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 A closer shot of how the ends of the anomaly area would help. There are a few things that come to mind, but a better closeup would help more. |
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This is peripheral die damage, most likely a die attrition error. One or more collisions between the hammer (obverse) die and the beveled entrance to the collar abraded the edge of the field portion of the die slightly and scraped up a burr that produced a narrow recess just inside the design rim.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
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Would a dropped die during installation do the trick Mike?
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Pillar of the Community
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Unlikely. Die attrition errors are caused by a temporarily misaligned hammer die colliding with the beveled entrance of the collar.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks Mike - sounds like tons of force required.
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Pillar of the Community
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Error coin writer and researcher.
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Thanks for the link Mike - the series of Virginia quarters might be a interesting view. I suppose that a coin like the 1991 quarter would carry some kind of premium, presumably larger than a Cud of similar size due to rarity. Does the attrition error here carry a small premium as a result? |
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Minor die attrition errors have minimal value. Major ones like the 1991 quarter have significant value, but it's hard to cite a precise value as they're never properly labeled when sold.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Thanks for the education and information this a.m., Mike!
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Thanks for the replies. Is it worth keeping. Doesn't look like there is much worth to something like this? I just love intelligent people with Knowledge to send forth.
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Sunway - Mike is highly regarded and an expert in this field of study. You've gotten some excellent insight here.
As for keeping it, it's a preference thing. With value being minimal, you may have some intrinsic value that makes it worth the penny investment. I keep interesting coins routinely that aside from intrinsic worth, they are spendable at face value.
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