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Edited by IsThisAnything
04/15/2021 4:33 pm
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Yes I would say that's circulation flattening .
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You had me curious, so I pulled out a heavily circulated 1902 for comparison. Mine might be flattened a bit, but certainly not as much as yours.  |
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Halfamind, that's why it caught my attention. It could still be that and some other type of PMD, but with that pile of nickels I'm slowly moving through, I've had some winners, so it's got me looking closer at the coins I was on the fence about. |
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The way it's worn on one part more than the other, suggests a couple of ideas to me. It could have been a slightly improper thickness/thiness or uneven planchet before striking. It could also have been a pocket piece that was carried and constantly thumbed by the carrier until he either spent it, lost it, or ?
Nothing much unusual about it otherwise.
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Mine is more question than answer. Experts, do you suppose that when this coin was new it presented with considerable DDD? Kevin |
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I think it took a hit on the 2, and then circulated until it was flat
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KCM, that's definitely one of the reasons I posted it. I'm glad I'm not the only one curious about that. I do trust TBOPs calls though and the majority says flattening, so I'm okay with that because it means I called it right and when it comes to errors and varieties, you gotta know what isn't to know what is sometimes :) ETA: I read "DD" on your post. Now with my glasses on, I realize that you wrote "DDD." Now you know why this comment makes no sense since that's not a variety.  Edited by IsThisAnything
04/16/2021 10:54 am
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And thank you, everyone for your replies!
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Circulation flattening seems likely, but I'm hesitant to rule out a die chip. I found a couple other coins online with the same thing:  https://www.ebay.com/itm/1902-LIBER...333814274526 This ebay listing is no longer visible, but the picture still showed up in a web search. I wonder if there are any examples in high grades? |
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Oh that's cool, Numisma! I'll have to do some digging on that.
Westcoin, is there anything Ernst I could be looking for to explore that idea?
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I really don't think that's a die chip as all the numbers are flatten equally .  |
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I did notice that looking at the 9. The 0 as well is a bit thinner in the middle.
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