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Valued Member
Canada
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While going through some proof sets, I found this damage on this 50 Cent piece. Now, I don't know the history of this set, there's no obvious evidence of tampering. I'm pretty skeptical of Mint errors for commem product and it really wouldn't surprise me of it being PMD, however I have never seen any damage like this without other problems (worn or scuffed from being handled outside of the packaging). Reverse provided for reference to isolation of damage.   What say you? |
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Moderator
 Canada
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Looks like a legit minor planchet flaw, yet surprising how this made it by RCM supposed "quality control"... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I cant help but come back to this thread again and again to view this coin. It has me mesmerized !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
Planchet flaw. Quality control issue for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1046 Posts |
Brilliant photos
thanks 4 sharing
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Hah! Thanks for the compliments on the photos. And thank you, SPP-Ottawa, for your expert opinion.
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Moderator
Canada
10458 Posts |
The lighting is tricky, I assume those are negative relief features in the coin, and not raised?
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
Canada
147 Posts |
That is correct. I tried to take angled photos to better see the pitting and even tried a microscope, but none turned out as clear as this photo.
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Moderator
Canada
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Neat, and probably rare to unique - but errors are about eye appeal and wow factor. That one might appeal to the right 50-cent collector, it might be worth three to five times bullion.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Question, why is it a planchet flaw instead of a strike through? Wouldn't smaller planchet flaws get filled up when struck?
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Canada
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It is a question that one cannot prove unequivocally... but it looks bulbous, like a liquid. That said, when coins are struck through a liquid, the resultant surface is very different that this. Therefore, it could lead one to conclude that the "liquid" nature of the indents seen here were probably from air bubbles (or other impurities) in the silver strip that was first, poured, rolled, punched, rimmed, burnished, annealed, then struck... compare the shape of the indents with forms you see in the various ragged edge clips...
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