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Pillar of the Community
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It will be easy to say it is PMD. that was my first thought. But, if we look close, the denticles follow the curvatures and are not damaged.(for lack of a better word) IMO, if it is a cut, the denticles would have to be cut also. How can we explain this damage? or is it not damage? what was it caused by or how? Thanks everyone H   |
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This has to be damage, there is no collar in this shape, every so often someone tries to make a many sided nickel from a round one. Someone just protected one side of a vice and squeezed
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Straight damage plus corrosion spots, just a filler.  |
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The edge photo speaks volumes, everything was pushed in from the edge, after the strike. The denticles are designs on the anvil and hammer dies, so it would be impossible to create a matching pair of production dies that look like that. Also, you have to remember, you cannot have a fully formed rim, unless it is struck fully in collar.
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Pillar of the Community
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How can we explain this damage?
See how the rim is flattened directly opposite the indentations.
You can do this in your garage.
Take a large cent between your thumb and finger, hold one edge against the concrete floor.
Take a rather small ball-peen hammer in your other hand and smack the ball against the upper edge of the coin (quite sharply).
Repeat as necessary, being careful to avoid your fingers.
You will have answered your own question.
Post the results tomorrow.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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08/10/2020 11:12 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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OK, Thanks, I believe you guys DBM my garage is full with junk! No room for a work table.. need to have a garage sale or better give most of it away...  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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DBM ... you need to have a piece of leather (an old belt) between the hammer and the coin
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@ okiecoiner
Do you think that I have never tried this?
No leather required in this instance, nor for any other edge work such as spooning etc., it's only needed for overstrikes, double strikes, flip strikes etc.
Though not required, leather is handy for holding the coin with vise-grips while you smack the edge.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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08/11/2020 11:41 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Yes, I have a large leather belt cut up in pieces for experiments and putting under kitchen chair legs for the wood floor .. cutting the little circles is tough. They don't make anything plastic/rubber new that will do the job of leather.
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