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New Member
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Wondering what that is below Liberty. Any replies are welcomed, tia.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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This is raised, I take it?
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@melo, first welcome to CCF. Second, that might be a plating bubble. Can you depress it with the tip of a wooden toothpick?
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New Member
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Hello Spence, and thanks. I'll give that a try real quick.
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New Member
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Hey Spence, that's a negative on depressing it with a toothpick. It still looks the same.
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New Member
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Here is another angle.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting, possibly debris trapped under the plating.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting. If it is caused by debris under the plating, it must have popped up post- strike and would suggest that it is a gas bubble. Otherwise, it would have to have been a depression on the die, right?
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 to CCF. Is the coin in a holder? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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to the CCF! I'm in the Linear Plating Blister camp as well. It's not a dropped letter as it's bigger that any of the letters on the coin and the ends look rounded, not blocked like the digit 1 of the date. Even though it can't be depressed with a wooden toothpick, it doesn't mean it's not a blister, as some just don't flex when manipulated. 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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Bedrock of the Community
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A dropped letter would be incuse. This looks raised. It is too tall to be a device. I feel it is a linear plating bubble also.
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Pillar of the Community
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If it is caused by debris under the plating, it must have popped up post- strike and would suggest that it is a gas bubble. Otherwise, it would have to have been a depression on the die, right? That does make sense, didn't think that one through. Scrap that idea, joining team plating bubble. |
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Certainly an interesting example!
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New Member
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Hello All! Thanks for all of the replies. It seems like plating blisters is the consensus, but I may send it in for authentication just to be sure. Again, thank you all for the responses.
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Just a suggestion...
Some of the people responding here are easily just as capable as the people at the grading companies. On many occasions, these CCF members are more familiar/qualified since they are specialists in the areas they share information about. In fact, one CCF member and error specialist, Mike Diamond, is THE go to person in the hobby for error coins and has quite the list of credentials to prove it. The grading companies respect his opinion.
You can spend the money to have it slabbed, and if you like slabs, go for it! But the people who have chimed in here on this coin are people who thoroughly understand the minting process, know what can happen to coins at the mint and therefore can give the best advice. You now have free advice that will just be parroted by the companies...but it will still be a coin of one cent value in nice looking 35.00 holder.
This situation happens over and over on this forum. You could find and PM Mike from this forum if you want to know the final word. From similar threads in the past, I highly suspect the results will be what has been posted here already.
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