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Valued Member
United States
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The four appears odd even disregarding the PMD corroded flake or chip.  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
663 Posts |
PMD, the four took a hit from something.
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Moderator
 United States
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I agree that the number 4 took a hit, which partly split the right arm. @TBR, is that the area of the 4 that you were looking at or was there something else which caught your eye?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's Post Strike Damage (happened after it left the U.S. Mint). You can see the pushed and flattened metal.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
That may even be a die crack? We might see other examples if we looked around a bit.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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He might be referencing how small it looks. Bit smaller than modern 4s.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Sorry, I was referring to other examples of 1946 plain cents with a die crack on the date. A larger image of this coin might complete the story?
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Valued Member
 United States
119 Posts |
I was referring to the right tail or whatever you call it. It seemed much wider than most to me. I thought maybe there was a die chip above the normal tail. I tried to take a photo of it tilted up a bit and added another 1946 photo in a similar position for comparison. In the process I think I did get a better picture of what is going on. Here is the new combined photo, to which I added red lines to compare the widths of the tails.  That was a major accomplishment for me. I've been wondering how to combine photos with paint for a long time. What I now think is that the surface on the tail of the 4 bubbled up. You can see where that happened to two other spots on the same penny. What I am not sure of, is if the tail on the penny in question was wider to begin with or not, or if maybe there was a die chip above a normal tail, making it appear wider, or if the apparent additional width is due entirely to the bubbling or pealing surface. Thanks for your patience. I am surely learning a lot while making a lot of mistakes. |
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Valued Member
United States
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It's looking more and more like a chip to me..
Swamp
PS: Good job on the photo(s) re-do and side-by-side..
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Moderator
United States
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I've been wondering how to combine photos with paint for a long time. Well, you sure did a great job with this. It is much clearer now. I still am of the opinion that it is only PMD, but others may have differing opinions. "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
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think it's the result of a hit as well.  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice pics the second time around. Look at the numbers 9 and 4. Both appear to have taken a hit that sheered and flattened them -- note striations on their present surfaces. The excess copper to the 4's right appears to be what was top edge of the 4's crossarm that was relocated and pressed down by the hit |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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The excess copper to the 4's right appears to be what was top edge of the 4's crossarm that was relocated and pressed down by the hit You know, now that I take another look I'm thinking the same thing except it's the 4's vertical top half right side that's sheared & pressed down.. I missed seeing the thinning to the upper-half right side compared against the lower of the vertical earlier.. Swamp |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That could very well be and seems a lot more logical than my supposition of it being the crossarm metal.
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United States
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Definitely appears to be PMD to me. BTW, ! It is not enough to merely enjoy coins; one must Advocate for them!
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