Is Abe's "eyepatch" A Die Chip?

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hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 9:27 pm This is a really weird coin. Right behind Abe"s eye is a huge growth. Do die chips get that large? http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...8_img064.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 9:29 pm What year is the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 9:29 pm Possible but can't really tell from the pictures Looks more like a Borg to me Report this Post to the Staff
hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 9:38 pm It is a 1973 s. The more I look at it, with the wear on it, I can't tel if it is raised or indented originally. Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 9:46 pm Looks like post mint damage. The color looks like it was subjected to acid, similar to soldering flux. Report this Post to the Staff
hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 10:03 pm Rockdude, I would agree with you except for the fact(which the picture doesn't show well) the outline and edges of the blemish are definitely consistent with all of the surrounding wear suggesting it is part of the original minting. As I said, this is a really weird looking coin. It may be a combination of a minting error and post mint damage. Weird! Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 10:10 pm Does it look like a lamination problem? Report this Post to the Staff
hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 10:21 pm It is not lamination. I think there was originally a raised area there(like a die chip)then corrosion , like someone decided to try to remove the raised area. No separation or layering like you usually see with lamination. Report this Post to the Staff
Jazzcoins Valued Member United States 301 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 3:08 pm That's a piece of candy stuck to the coin look at the red around it. I don't think it's lamination that's for sure and I don't think it's post mint damage it's candy damage. I came across plenty cents with candy on them and it looks like it probably from halloween some kid got a cent in his bsg and ate candy and got a piece stuck on the cent Jazzcoins Joe Report this Post to the Staff
mikep Valued Member United States 322 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 3:14 pm "candy damage" funny Report this Post to the Staff
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