1897 Barber Quarter . Filled Die.die Chip.need Help

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Dragg Valued Member United States 181 Posts	Posted 10/16/2021 7:18 pm The top half of the letter S..in STATES IS FILLED? Wondering what it is Called? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/16/2021 7:40 pm I'm guessing that's technically just a die chip, rather than a "broken post", since the tip of the upper serif is not connected to the middle bulge of the S in the original design. Edited by Coinfrog 10/16/2021 7:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 10/16/2021 8:04 pm With this amount of wear, I think that it is hard to know for sure if it is a die chip or just smushed metal from heavy circulation. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dragg Valued Member United States 181 Posts	Posted 10/16/2021 8:19 pm I was thinking it was just wearing? But just don't understand why it is only that letter? And why it didn't affect the other letter S in States? Report this Post to the Staff
Dragg Valued Member United States 181 Posts	Posted 10/16/2021 8:22 pm I'm just learning. I'm a beginner Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/16/2021 9:00 pm Agree, could be just smushed metal. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 10/16/2021 9:17 pm @dragg, you are asking great questions. It is really hard to say with certainty what happened. A die chip seems to make good sense, but it cannot be known for sure. Damage is highly variable and so it is impossible to say why a particular hit was directed at only one letter in a word. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dragg Valued Member United States 181 Posts	Posted 10/16/2021 10:39 pm Ooh ok I see Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95936 Posts	Posted 10/16/2021 10:42 pm It could be that the top of the S took a hit long ago then was smoothed over with the passing years of circulation. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 4:51 pm Another possibility is when the dies are stored when not in use they are packed in wooden boxes and slathered in grease to prevent moisture from getting onto them and rust forming. Often some small wood chips or blobs of grease wasn't properly removed when the die is put into production on the press, so an area like the S could have either a wood chip or Grease Fill in the die (these areas are recessed), since this occurred where inside the loop of the S a die chip is a likely source. Another die could accidentally bang into or get dropped onto another chipping off a small area like that spot. Find more of the same date and die variety you'll have a better answer. Multiples coins would lend to be a die chip. Just a one or two maybe a clogged die. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95936 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 10:26 pm If the 'S' was loaded with grease or a wood splinter, wouldn't that be a strike through and thus be flat with the field or even incused? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 10:32 pm It's too worn to accurately assess the original cause. Report this Post to the Staff
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