1859 Indian Head Cent / IHC ~ Need Opinons On Date Damage

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desertgem Pillar of the Community United States 860 Posts	Posted 11/01/2008 03:00 am I am having a rather hard time trying to figure what happened here on the "1" of 1859. I would like to get your opinion of how the underlying slanted 1 occurred. Is it just an area affected by ejection damage? My first thought, but then the upright "1" seems it would be more distorted or much narrower in parts. Anyway, maybe you have an idea. I see no flattening effect on the other numbers. The arrow by the "9" was just to remind me to check it some more. Should have removed Thanks for looking , Jim Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 11/01/2008 04:12 am That 1 digit is sure puzzling because I don't see shear on the other digits. [hmm] I'll mull this one over. Report this Post to the Staff
desertgem Pillar of the Community United States 860 Posts	Posted 11/01/2008 1:39 pm My thoughts also. I have been thinking on this one for somrtime, I am not sure what type of ejection mechanism was used in 1859 and if it could only affect one digit. I don't put post-mint damage as a high possibility due to surrounding areas. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 11/01/2008 3:00 pm I don't know the specific ejection mechanism either, but I do know they had their share of troubles minting the CuNi cents. The shadow 1 looks very anomalous, but how the top of the 1 digit is missing suggests a shear/damage to me. If the 1 punch was actually broken, I'd guess the shadow would be broken too. Report this Post to the Staff
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1859 IHC ~ Need Opinons On Date Damage