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RobO411 Pillar of the Community United States 2404 Posts	Posted 03/02/2021 9:09 pm Curious of what these could be? Whatcha think? Report this Post to the Staff

CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 03/02/2021 10:35 pm Most likely die dents. Not uncommon on the memorial Cents. Exceptional photography! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/03/2021 03:37 am Note. Is it raised? Then it was to be a die issue. (A void in the die created by a die dent/gouging) debris would leave a void on that area of the coin and leave an incuse mark when it fell off. So what do you think it is? Report this Post to the Staff
RobO411 Pillar of the Community United States 2404 Posts	Posted 03/03/2021 08:18 am I agree with both of you. Just didn't know how to list it. Looks pretty neat n heavy duty I thought. So how does this happen? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/03/2021 10:36 am Someone dropped a die onto another die. The hit slightly damaged the outside rim of the die. The mark was probably not even noticeable. But it shows up on the coin like a sore thumb under a microscope: CoopHome : Die dents affecting the outer edge of the die Report this Post to the Staff
RobO411 Pillar of the Community United States 2404 Posts	Posted 03/03/2021 5:11 pm Thanks coop. As always you had the answer. I've seen those on a lot of different years. Was curious about the ones like your last picture. That dent on mine is sure pretty bad. Lol guess those dies are slippery buggers. Edited by RobO411 03/03/2021 5:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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