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cookiemonster Pillar of the Community United States 1335 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 7:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 7:11 pm Sorry, but this is not the DDO. Looks like a damaged coin to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 8:15 pm Worn coin made from a worn die. Report this Post to the Staff
oldmike Pillar of the Community Canada 891 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 9:03 pm well worn die Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 9:54 pm KOOO--KEY... (Watched too many episodes w/ daughter in the 80's) Yep, when the dies wear, material on the die itself is forced outwards, this causes stretching of the letters towards the rim as you have. Here's an example of a VERY worn reverse die: Note the stretching... Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 10:00 pm A lot of the wheat cents dies were over used. They used them past normal retirement. (especially on the 1950's dies) Report this Post to the Staff
cookiemonster Pillar of the Community United States 1335 Posts	Posted 04/12/2017 06:27 am cool thanks for the info Report this Post to the Staff
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