Canada 5 Cents - Multiple Errors! Known Type?

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Coinaholic73 Valued Member United Kingdom 298 Posts	Posted 03/14/2017 11:10 pm Hi all, well I threw this in my junk pot to begin with as I thought the bottom of the coin was munched. Only by looking through the pot as I had time to spare did I take a closer look at this coin. As you can see this thing has a ton of issues! Just from doing a quick search I can see the 1944 nickels had a ton of die crack problems but the reverse has a doubled 'CANADA' and so many die cracks I though it was damage. The obverse has one running from I to I and extra metal around 'VS' and 'IMP' Is this a known error? I can't see any mention online of a double die for the 1944 5 Cents Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/14/2017 11:17 pm That was a full steel planchet was it not? If so, steel dies stamping hard steel instead of softer Killed the dies before their time. Same with 43 US "Steelies", the Lincoln Cent. Die cracks, missing weak letters, overpolished dies, chips and die breaks, you name it. As to documented, I'll have to leave that to the Canadian experts. Yeah, that coins an absolute mess! Looking at it again, that looks to be MD on CANADA, which would make sense with the die cracks forming on the other side. Edited by Crazyb0 03/14/2017 11:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 03/14/2017 11:37 pm It is not a double die, it's Mechanical Doubling. Some of what appear to be die cracks are actually rust forming beneath the surface, the coin is made of chrome plated steel. Some are actual die cracks. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 03/14/2017 11:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Scissel Pillar of the Community Canada 693 Posts	Posted 03/15/2017 2:55 pm Quote: Some of what appear to be die cracks are actually rust forming beneath the surface... The underlying rust damage looks interesting, but ruins it as a collectable in my opinion - too distracting. Report this Post to the Staff
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