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New Member
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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***I am new here and a beginner at searching for coins. I came across this one, and not sure if it's a mint error or post mint error. To me it looks to have a double ear lobe. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. 
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like a well place hit flattened that area.  |
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New Member
 United States
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I thought that at first..but the curve the bottom of the earlobe then the one underneath it has me wondering. I am new this community I can take a full picture the whole coin looks to be in good condition....so not sure.
Thank you for your reply.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, maybe another picture of the whole coin may help.
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Moderator
 United States
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@jm50317, first welcome to CCF. Second, when I blow up and enhance your pic, it sure looks like the earlobe has taken a hit which smushed the metal from the lobe upward.  "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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Rest in Peace
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Draw a horizontal line from under nose west, it should go under the earlobe on a normal coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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 jm50317 to CCF! Your pictures look nice. For the experts to have a better assessments of your coin, a picture of the whole coin & a magnified shot of the ear might help. I concur with Spence's post, looking at your current pictures, the bottom ear lobe is flat possibility of being pushed creating the middle lobe. If you can magnify the third elongated upper part, I just want to see if there is notching on that. Enjoy the hobby.  |
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United States
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I added it this time, but you should include the date, mintmark, and the denomination in your titles. Why Topic Titles are ImportantThe title of your topic is very important. Let's say you need help attributing an 1896 Morgan Dollar.... - Horrendous: Help!
- Bad: Need help with coin
- Better: Need help with Morgan Dollar
- Good: Need help with 1896 Morgan Dollar
- Awesome: Need help with V
This enables the members with expertise pertaining to your question to easily find and answer your question. The title of the topic also becomes the title of the topic's web page, which enables us to attract more collectors to the site. The more members we have, the more we learn. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sure does look like a doubled ear. It is odd that if from a hit, only there. Makes one wonder how or why. |
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Moderator
United States
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to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the forum! Looks like a hit (damage) to me as well. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Doubled ears are contoured, not flattened.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's Post Strike Damage (it happened after it left the U.S. Mint). The ear took a well placed hit, causing the metal to get pushed over and flattened.
Errers and Varietys.
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Posted 08/26/2018 4:35 pm
