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Valued Member
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hello! is this a broken die? need some opinions? thanks in advance there some lines please see picture     |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I think the OP means that weird stuff from the lettering to the rim. I can say it is not a broken die but I can't tell you what it is sadly.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
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Ohh the lines? These are die flow lines. They are often on coins struck on planchets that are plated such as nickel plated steel.
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Valued Member
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lol.. sorry the lines ...@koinpro you mean this is common even in a new coins? nothing special on this?
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Valued Member
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i found 2 coins with lines
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, the harder the coin is struck the more prone to showing those lines. For some reason it seems the die flow lines create this effect more on plated coins than others. At least this dark.
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Valued Member
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thanks a lot Ken.. is this good to keep?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It's also possible that if the base metal is rusted or has chemical on it the plating will not hold over time and may flake off. I wish I had a closer picture. Since the plated steel coins I've noticed quality drop overall.
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Valued Member
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i will try to take a closer picture tomorrow thanks
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Pillar of the Community
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Anything that is educational is good to keep but in this case I'd say no extra value.
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Valued Member
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thank you very much for the help Ken
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I don't think it's anything special either.
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