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New Member
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Hey everyone. I'm very new to collecting coins and was wondering if anyone has seen this before or know what it is. It looks like a D punched in the jacket to me. Any thoughts?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting for sure.
Can you post full obverse and reverse images?
As well as more closeups from different angles since other things might give a similar effect.
ps. Try soaking in pure acetone, not nail polish though, for a few seconds to see if it is something stuck to the surface (like glue or sugar water from a soda). If it is just something on the surface the acetone should remove it.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
Edited by Petespockets55
04/16/2020 08:16 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Possibly a bag mark with a small "crater" effect around it?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to Community, It is a contact mark, you can see the scrape marks to the center and the metal been pushed outward, it is considered a damage.   Edited by Chase007
04/16/2020 09:25 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 looks like a D to me. Can't wait to see what Mr. Coop says. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the CCF! Wow! It's hard to call this one. The raised ridges around the depression should indicate damage, but I'm just not sure. I'll be following this post to see what the other members have to say. Until then I'll be having some popcorn with GMS5. Could you pass the salt? ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just a contact mark. Note the areas that look like they are raising? That is what I call a wave. A hit in the center causes the metal to wave away from the incuse mark on the coin. You can see the distortion more on the third form the last image. Note how the metal looks more distorted because if wasn't taken at the same angle the other images was. Just coin damage on that area.
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New Member
United States
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Thank you for the clarification Coop.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5770 Posts |
Images sure can be tricky.
IMHO, this one is interesting enough that I would send it off to one or more of the attribution services for confirmation one way or the other.
(This is one of those times I wish I knew how to do overlays to compare to an actual D MM.)
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
Edited by Petespockets55
04/17/2020 10:27 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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PSD was my first thought.
Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
United States
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Another question. Would this coin also be considered a doubled die? (Specifically looking at the kind of halo around the date) Or is that a die wearing? I've seen a lot of coins with that little edge around the outside of the lettering that kind of makes it look doubled. Any good way to really tell the difference?
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Pillar of the Community
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Not a DDO from what I can tell. I'm pretty sure the "halo" effect you are talking about is from Die Deterioration. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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