Help Is This An Actual Error? 1995 Lincoln Cent Die Chip Speared Ear?

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MintPenny Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 08/23/2022 12:19 pm Hello, I am new to coin collecting and found this coin (and several just like it) going through a bank roll of 1995 cents. It looks like a long die chip just below the ear. I tried looking at Cuds on coins and variety vista and anywhere else I could online to see if anyone could verify what I am seeing since I found 8 of these. AAny help would be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 08/23/2022 12:30 pm to the CCF! This looks more like a Linear Plating Bubble. The copper plating has lifted slightly from the zinc core. I also see a few other areas on you coin that appear to be plating problems (just in front of Lincoln's nose.) ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/23/2022 12:43 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
bugil46 Pillar of the Community United States 579 Posts	Posted 08/23/2022 2:47 pm Plating blisters. Great pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
MintPenny Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 08/23/2022 5:06 pm They look very different from the plating blisters on the rest of this coin. I attached pics from the other coins that have the same issue. these are 8 different coins with the same marks / raised area under the ear. Could it be a die gouge? Edited by MintPenny 08/23/2022 5:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94672 Posts	Posted 08/23/2022 5:17 pm Hard to tell with the lighting - is this raised or incused? But the Ear looks doubled - Look at VV site: 1995 DDO-003,3-O-IV http://varietyvista.com/01b%20LC%20...5PDDO003.htm 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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/23/2022 6:48 pm Too much glare to tell if it is 003. Looks like a die gouge if not a trail bubble. Might need coop on this. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94672 Posts	Posted 08/23/2022 7:50 pm John, I'm looking behind the ear for the doubling. Also if this is showing up on 8 coins, I'll go for a die gouge not plating bubbles. 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
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 05:45 am Interesting! I can see now that it's a slightly different angle than the possible plating problem lines and with the exact same shape and location on each coin, I'm in the Die Gouge boat as well. Great images! Now I'm watching to see if this IS a doubled ear. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5765 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 06:58 am I'm on the die gouge die gouge team. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
MintPenny Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 08:53 am Thank you for the support and your valuable time! Now what to do with these babies? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/24/2022 09:14 am It could be a die dent? With 8 of these found, that rules out damage to the coin. (If all 8 are looking exactly the same?) The affected area is level with the fields, and often die clashes affect that area. But this looks like a dropped die onto that area of this die. This is not a doubled die as it looks nothing like a hub design. This could be erased by a die polishing later on. (Appreciate the comment of finding more than one) So it is a die event. Even though the dies are hardened, they can still damage each other if dropped on each other. Report this Post to the Staff
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