Interesting Gouge Or Maybe Something Else?

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chrsb Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 12/29/2007 08:06 am I posted this on Chucks site but wanted to share here also as this will probably be a good learning experience. I was going through my "keeper" roll ( I filled it up once again) and remembered finding a few of these in a BU roll. I think I set it aside as the mint mark looked like an RPM (I think it is, maybe -021?) At first glance it looks like a 7, but we know that is impossible as the dates were not punched but were on the master die. I then started looking for which RPM this could be, I started noticing all of the "D's" that were erratically punched all over for this date and thought "could it be?". Here is the first picture, notice the 2 gouges in the upper left side of the 5, they even look like serifs. I cut the mint mark out and photoshopped it to where those marks were- Just thought I would share and make sure I was not crazy for thinking it was possible. Report this Post to the Staff

hunter20ga Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 12/29/2007 08:15 am Very curious. You may be onto something here. Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 12/29/2007 08:18 am Nice illustration. Report this Post to the Staff
ziggy9 Valued Member United States 499 Posts	Posted 12/29/2007 08:47 am The mint mark would be punched after the die was cut and therefor if this were to happen the "D" would be above the 5 and show on its surface. For it to happen the way you speculate they would have to punch the mint mark first and then hope that the die was cut properly around it. Richard Report this Post to the Staff
chrsb Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 12/29/2007 08:51 am Ziggy, I thought that too but started thinking what the die looks like, the digits are recessed (the opposite of how they appear on the cent), so it is very possible this could happen. Its hard to explain but over on Chucks site I learned this is a well known die. I am just happy there were 6 in my roll! Edited by chrsb 12/29/2007 08:59 am Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/29/2007 09:33 am Ziggy - Your explanation is exactly opposite. Only if the mintmark were punched first would it show on the subsequently hubbed letters. Remember the dies are opposite in relief from the coins...the fields are the highest parts. chrsb - Been through things a number of times with that particular die, and it's the consensus of the group that the marks on that die are die damage, not a repunched date, and not a repunched mintmark. Report this Post to the Staff
ziggy9 Valued Member United States 499 Posts	Posted 12/29/2007 11:02 am Was just coming on to correct myself after rethinking this but I see you guys have already taken care of it! My oops! Richard Report this Post to the Staff
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