1979 Canada 1 Cent, Whats The Deal With Mortar Set?

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JohnWayne007 Pillar of the Community Canada 1186 Posts	Posted 08/06/2020 8:02 pm After searching a bunch of 1979's to help a member out on here regarding the obverse, I was checking them for anything else out of the ordinary and I come across two that look like this. After looking online, I found that it is called "Mortar Set" but never fully understood why something like this happens and I was curious to know what the deal is with mortar set coins, I looked using the search function on the forum but it only took me to old posts dating back to 2013 so I was not sure if things have changed since then but last I heard they aren't that easy to find but I may be wrong. Finding and discovering modern Canadian doubled die varieties since 2018. 2023 Recent Publications: Modern Canadian Doubled Die Varieties - First Edition PDF & Paperback https://www.mcddv.ca (website currently down for maintenance as of 08/01/2024) Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 08/06/2020 8:26 pm Mortar set is caused by the chipping or flaking of the chrome plating on the die. The definition hasn't changed in over 50 years. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
JohnWayne007 Pillar of the Community Canada 1186 Posts	Posted 08/06/2020 8:47 pm Thank you for the reply DBM, I was more refering to if there was a change of if mortar set was commin or not, Not the actual definition of mortar set itself. I just wanted to know how common this particular 1979 coin with mortar set was. Finding and discovering modern Canadian doubled die varieties since 2018. 2023 Recent Publications: Modern Canadian Doubled Die Varieties - First Edition PDF & Paperback https://www.mcddv.ca (website currently down for maintenance as of 08/01/2024) Report this Post to the Staff
Numis-Northerner Pillar of the Community Canada 857 Posts	Posted 08/27/2020 01:34 am SPP would likely be able to offer in on how common or uncommon they are. I myself have found a few in the last month by going though most of my collection. I find KGVI cents and tombacs are a good place to look for them in my experience, I also found a 1950 F German 10 Pfennig with some major mortar set. I'm actually surprised to see a coin this recent showing a somewhat strong case of a mortar set. Report this Post to the Staff
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