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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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See the picture of the coin and close up of the date,
what is this error called? Extra metal under the bar of the
five in the date. Thanks in advance. Matt you may
recognize this coin.   Edited by SilverDon
12/05/2014 11:33 am
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 Canada
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Interesting die chip or doubling ? , also what is going on at the back of the seven just above the tail?
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United States
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Glad you like them! I didn't notice the extra metal. I hope it turns out to be a scarce variety!
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Canada
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This is a die chip that gradually grew until it looks like the bar of the 5 is doubled.... it is relatively common and Zoell catalogued it as H459n in its early die state and H459q in its late die state.
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 Canada
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Many thanks for this reference @pginrh;
Would you say that this was early or late die state,
or is it too gradual to discern?
@Pacificoin, could be a re-punched 7,
will take a closer look with the loupe.
Edited by SilverDon
12/05/2014 7:10 pm
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Canada
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This extent of the die chip doubling of the bar of the 5 on this coin is about the middle die state ....
The die chips under the 'CE' is catalogued by Zoell as P459d and is found on just about all the 1957s with the 'doubled' bar of the 5.
Not sure why but the 1957 and 1958 are prone to die chips, probably because of a really sharp edge on the letters and numbers of 'CANADA 195x' that is prone to break down... Usually on 1958 coins they will show up as 'caps' on letters and date digits.
Edited by pginrh
12/05/2014 8:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There is one cap on the C in Canada.
Edited by SilverDon
12/05/2014 8:24 pm
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Forum Kid
Canada
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interesting, kind of hard to distinguish, however still there.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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SilverDon, Can you show a full obverse photo of the coin in question?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@SHAFTA9a, here you go.
 
Edited by SilverDon
12/07/2014 08:47 am
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Interesting find,  , I don't have a '57 like this my collection ( yet  ). Excellent pictures as well, sure beats the ones I take with my digital magnifier, what did you use ? |
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Canada
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The top ones I used a Nikon D3000 with manual focus and bright sunny day.
The first obverse is from the guy who traded it to me, and the second is
at night with my Nikon under yellowish lighting, not bad for a hand held
no flash at 1/30th sec. All the close ups are zoomed in from the top
photo and cut and pasted screen-dumps using Microsoft Office 2010 and Paint.
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12/07/2014 8:30 pm
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