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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5238 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 7:19 pm My question is this, can delamination happen BEFORE the strike? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 7:22 pm Jim, it is possible actually, but I think it's rarer for it to happen this way. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 12/03/2018 7:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5238 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 7:24 pm The reason I am asking is because I believe I have a cent that displays delamination before the strike. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 7:25 pm Quote: I have a cent that displays delamination before the strike. pics? "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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 7:26 pm Jim, if you can, please post pictures of your Cent with the Delamination here. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5238 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 7:52 pm I will guys, it may be tomorrow before I do. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 9:06 pm I feel it is loosened during the upset process. And does come off before the strike or be fragment can be struck on the next coin. If it fell off before the strike, the coin would be under weight and have a weak strike: If it were struck through a fragment and it fell off after the strike it might look like this: The weight would be normal as the fragment fell off the coin. If it split off after the strike, It might look like this: Report this Post to the Staff
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