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Valued Member
United States
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Almost missed this, going thru my Sacagawea coins to roll up and take back to the bank. Looks like a strike thru of a small piece of metal shavings. What do you guy think?  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Looks like a ding from another coin. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
It appears that the small piece of metal shaving may have caused imprint damage on the die.
If that is the case, there should be a few more errors exactly the same as this one.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19178 Posts |
Full photos--obverse and reverse--might be useful. Would like to see more of the apparent toning.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4963 Posts |
I agree with John1. It appears that there's some displaced metal around it, but closer pictures could confirm or disconfirm our suspicions.
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Valued Member
 United States
109 Posts |
Sorry for not post these pics with the original, didn't think it would matter. Here's the obverse and reverse   |
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Valued Member
United States
109 Posts |
Ok, here's a closer look.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5674 Posts |
Hard to tell from the photos, but is the area in question raised or incuse?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
The affected area is incuse, forcing metal to splash out, thus the wave we see. Also the Star tip is also flattened showing the same push outwards on the previous start tip area. Just coin damage.
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Valued Member
United States
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Disappointing for sure, but thanks for the lesson. Really appreciate your expertise.
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Posted 03/06/2021 04:28 am
