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oldmike Pillar of the Community Canada 891 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 4:44 pm Still trying to educate myself Edited by oldmike 12/08/2016 11:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 4:46 pm Looks like Die Deterioration. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 5:25 pm I see lots of tiny die flow lines from an old worn die. Report this Post to the Staff
oldmike Pillar of the Community Canada 891 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 6:24 pm what would be that lump under the word one? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 7:25 pm That's part of the die wear. John 1 Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 7:44 pm Nice example of flow lines. Worth keeping just to show what happens with worn dies. Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 8:11 pm I'm no expert..... Are you sure this is a 1993? Looks similar to a WAM reverse. Thanks, Doug. edit: Wondering if my old eyes playing tricks on me. Edited by Halo1st 12/08/2016 8:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 8:53 pm to CCF!! Looks like a worn die to me Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 9:02 pm Not only is the die extremely worn, the devices are thinner as well from die abrasion. So the die is ready to retire. The coin can go back to work. Report this Post to the Staff
oldmike Pillar of the Community Canada 891 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 11:35 pm My bad , Fat fingers Hit the 9 instead of the 8 Thanks for the heads up. The coin will go to my grandson for educational purposes I should have posted a photo of the bust, as it has issues as well but didn't want to fill the page . Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 12/09/2016 12:00 pm Thanks for the date correction. I lost some sleep over night wondering about that. Wanted to add another point to ponder now concerning 1983 cents. This was the first year the mint went all out with copper plated zinc cents. Some left over copper planchets found their way into the coining chamber and were struck this year. Something else to watch for. Yours looks like a plated zinc coin, but I check the weight when ever I'm not 100% certain. Thanks, Doug. Edited by Halo1st 12/09/2016 12:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
oldmike Pillar of the Community Canada 891 Posts	Posted 12/09/2016 11:54 pm Sorry for the confusion and thank you for the info on the 83 I did not know that about the copper Report this Post to the Staff
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