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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like extreme die wear ( DDD) but on the devices thinned, maybe the outer part of the die was polished off? Leaving just to the lowest areas of the die intact on Liberty? (Just the opposite of a Grease Filled Die issue) |
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Coop asked me to contribute to this thread. This coin has a very interesting look to it. It all stems from die wear. The parts of the letters closer to the center of the coin show standard die wear, where the letters have expanded. The parts of the letters closer to the design rim overlap a " Ridge Ring". Here we have "design devouring die wear". The field portion of the die retreated to the level of the deepest letter recesses, where the letter is narrowest. I think it would make a good topic for a Coin World column, if you would consent to send the coin to me. Error coin writer and researcher.
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That *would* make for an interesting article, but it was nice to get the cliff notes version here first. Thx @mike for the analysis and @bog for posting this coin!
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Nice breakdown of the issue--not to mention the 'breakdown' of the die. Good stuff.
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Thank you for the very thorough explanations, I really appreciate it. I'd be happy to send you the coin, Mike. I haven't used the private message system on this site yet, but just send me the address and I'll mail it out on Monday. Here's the pictures of 'In God We Trust' - you can definitely see the design devouring die wear on the 'T' and 'R' (and somewhat on the 'U') in Trust.   |
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interesting one, I've looked at lots of nickels over the years, and I can't recall seeing one quite like that before
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Bogiesmokes, I tried to use private messaging but received the message, "This member does not wish to receive e-mails." You need to change your settings.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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I found the setting to allow emails and set it to allow emails. Sorry about that.
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Learn something new every day thanks to this forum!! Appreciate all who are helping in this regard!
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That is a LOT of die wear.
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Very interesting thread! Thanks for sharing, @Bogiesmokes, and for the informative analysis and summary, @mikediamond and @coop.
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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I've just completed my write-up on Bogiesmoke's nickel. It will appear in the online edition of Coin World this coming Saturday. Error coin writer and researcher.
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Interesting, I was going to say this was due to "shrunken device head voodoo" but "design devouring die wear" makes more sense :)
"Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCLStruck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burrFloating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 |
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