1996 LC-Something Strange-Dropped Letters ?

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11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2253 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 10:15 pm I know dropped letters are rare and that probably is not what this is. I have never seen this before. I have seen several with the devices going towards the rim in a straight line, but this looks like the entire letters on GOD are duplicated. Any input is appreciated. Thanks for looking. Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 10:18 pm Split Plate Doubling? That's a guess. Edit: After looking at it again, it almost looks like some type of breakage on the die with Die Cracks. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 02/02/2018 10:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2253 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 10:25 pm I don't think that would explain the main lettering being filled in below whatever it is on GOD. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 11:17 pm Just remember, it was a guess. I don't know what that is in "GOD". I will check back on this post later since it is very interesting. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2253 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 11:40 pm It's a good guess and you may be right. I have never seen something like this and have no idea what it is. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 11:42 pm Split plating doubling is a possibility. I have never seen anything like it. The only other things I found similar are plating disturbance doubling and a stutter strike. It's really odd. Maybe someone could ping Mike Diamond on this one? Cool coin! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 11:54 pm I did PM Mike Diamond just 1 minute ago. I sent him an email. We'll see what he has to say about this one. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 02/02/2018 11:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/03/2018 05:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
Chopped Triumphs Pillar of the Community United States 562 Posts	Posted 02/03/2018 05:40 am Interesting Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 02/03/2018 07:23 am Quote: I have never seen this before. Me neither! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 02/03/2018 08:33 am I have seen several zinc cents with this effect. I wrote about it in Coin World in early 2012. These tiny letters of exposed zinc can be explained once you realize that split plating doubling actually involves two sources of stress. In addition to tensile stress, there is direct physical trauma from the copper plating snagging on sharp edges located at the margins of recessed design elements in the die face. At periphery of the obverse face, the copper plating sometimes tears as it catches on the small posts and corners of the sunken letters of IN GOD WE TRUST. Rounded letters like O and G have a central post, while angular letters like T have two sharp corners at the junction of the crossbar and vertical bar. When the copper plating snags on these sharp edges it rips open, producing small, letter-shaped areas of exposed zinc. The diminutive letters are not stretched out because this coin and the others I refer to were struck within the collar, limiting expansion. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 02/03/2018 08:51 am Very interesting. Thanks for the detailed explanation @MD! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2253 Posts	Posted 02/03/2018 09:16 am Thank you Mike. Another mystery solved. Thanks everybody for your input and help. MD Report this Post to the Staff
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