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I am wondering is this a die crack or what is going on with this penny. Line goes from the edge to Lincolns nose and another tiny line that goes from the edge to the tip of the 4. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks to all.    |
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All I can say is it is not a die crack. Wait for a pro. John1  |
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Well John you are usually the one giving me the answers first so you are a pro in my book. Even though you keep busting my bubble you are at least teaching me at the same time and I thank you for that.
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I agree that @john1 is a pro.
For your coin, it looks to me like a gouge in the surface of the coin that happens to start at the tip of Abe's nose. As it gets over to the rim, you can see where the metal has been scraped away a little bit. For me, this coin is a spender.
"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."
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Thanks guys  ,keep in mind that I am wrong 20% of the time  . But my comments do make a great place holder till the real pros chime in  John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sure looks like a Gouge to me. I assume it's depressed?  to the CCF! |
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Not a die gouge. It might be an impression from another coin along with a scratch on the coin? The arc looks wrong in shape for another coin though. John1 Edited by John1
03/27/2020 09:46 am
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Thanks fellas I appreciate all the comments. It is depressed coin frog even though it plays tricks on your eyes when under the microscope since my dang camera has a hard time with really shiny pennies and turns it to a darker grey color so I have to really twist and turn to get it right. I think after a week or so straight of looking through change my eyes are really making me see things that are not there. Of course I don't know what I am looking for in the first place so that don't help neither. LOL!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not a gouge, as the affected area is incuse. Without a full show of the obverse, I'm leaning more toward the coin was squeezed with another coin, with the rim from the other coin leaving the incuse line into the coin. (looks like part of a semi circle?)    Edited by coop
03/27/2020 7:57 pm
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Not a die gouge. Sorry just to be clear, I meant a gouge on the surface of the coin rather than a die event. I agree that it is damage. "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
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99% of the damaged coins with incuse marks are post mint damage. Only 1% of incuse marks on a coin is are mint errors. This is in the majority category. PSD |
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