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ikandiggit Pillar of the Community Canada 1166 Posts	Posted 12/24/2008 01:35 am I bought a few rolls of 2008 cents and found about 25 of them that had what looks to be a fault in the copper lamination. The one I've posted here is the most dramatic. Is it relatively common? Report this Post to the Staff

ikandiggit Pillar of the Community Canada 1166 Posts	Posted 12/24/2008 01:37 am Another view: Report this Post to the Staff
WpgLwr Pillar of the Community Canada 1082 Posts	Posted 12/24/2008 04:09 am Wow, that is dramatic. It looks like the Queen has chapped lips. Bad plating job, maybe? * Report this Post to the Staff
Coinage Valued Member Canada 159 Posts	Posted 12/24/2008 04:33 am That's an ugly coin. Looks like they had some bad blanks at the Mint but they pressed and plated it anyways. Edit... Maybe "ugly" is a strong word. But seriously, why is the Royal Canadian Mint defacing the Queen. If you have the only 25 error coins, lucky for YOU. 25 is a lot of Errors for you to find and I would assume there are A LOT more in circulation. Edited by Coinage 12/24/2008 04:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
roots Valued Member 67 Posts	Posted 12/24/2008 04:36 am Could be a bad blank or it could be Struck Through Grease. Liquids dont compress well so when a liquid gets between a blank and a die it can create something like this. However, because of the angular nature of the error, I would go with the bad blank theory. In the range of errors, these types would be the most common, plus you did find 25 of them. Edited by roots 12/24/2008 04:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinage Valued Member Canada 159 Posts	Posted 12/24/2008 04:56 am How could grease or any other lubricant cause this? If anything, a lack of lubricant was used. Also, it's not just that one patch of material missing. There are a lot of gouges and scratches all over her cheek and clothing. It looks like there were a couple of problems, not just 1 thing, or atleast whatever struck it did not make just 1 movement. The chunk missing on the coin looked like something struck it down (3-o' clock position) and cleaved the coin towards the Queens face. The gouges and scratches on her face (and area) dug in at a 1 - o' clock position and dragged downwards to the 7 - o' clock position. This coin saw some hell! I'm starting to wonder if the Die broke or there was a foreign object on the Die. You should email the Royal Canadian Mint and asked what happened, it might be a good story. Judging by this coin, it does'nt look like a story a person would just forget. Edited by Coinage 12/24/2008 05:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
latman100 Pillar of the Community Australia 1040 Posts	Posted 12/24/2008 7:42 pm Quote: How could grease or any other lubricant cause this? If anything, a lack of lubricant was used. A strike through oil/grease has a similar appearance to this. The oil fills the details on the die and what you get is a part of the coin that is not struck, giving a sort of mushy look. Report this Post to the Staff
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