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Could be a plating blister? Images are too small. It's a common date so try pushing it down with a tooth pick. It it gives it's a common plating blister and you can spend it.  Edited by koinpro
05/28/2015 4:03 pm
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Thanks, Ken. - It will not depress with a toothpick.  |
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Thanks, Ken - I just sent this link to John.
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John thinks it is probably a gas bubble, too and would attribute it if I sent it in. I think gas bubble is the most likely, too.
Thanks for your help.
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Shouldn't the toothpick pop a gas bubble?
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Shouldn't the toothpick pop a gas bubble? I am assuming that the bubble is thick enough so it cannot be popped by a toothpick. |
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A tooth pick should flatten out the copper plating if it is a gas bubble.If the anomaly will not flatten out with applied pressure, it is then a die dent or something similar on the die itself.
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A tooth pick should flatten out the copper plating if it is a gas bubble.If the anomaly will not flatten out with applied pressure, it is then a die dent or something similar on the die itself. Well...I was thinking that I just did not place enough pressure on it, so I tried again and it just will not flatten out. So I guess it is one of the alternatives mentioned. Thanks for your help. It is an elongated tear drop shape. |
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It maybe an extra column. A DDR if that is the case. |
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I appreciate the input. I have sent the coin to John Wexler for attribution and will let you know what he says.
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I heard back from John Wexler about this coin. He thinks it is a gas bubble. Of course, if he is correct, it would suggest that gas bubbles cannot always be popped with a toothpick.
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I bet it's a DDR, maybe not the prettiest, but a DDR. I never heard of a bubble that couldn't be burst. It makes me wonder about my 1976, it's certainly not plated.  |
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Send it to him? Might be interesting to find out...
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