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Valued Member
Canada
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It's been awhile since I've been on here, but I've been slowly immersing myself back in to the hobby after some unpleasant life events. This coin I've had for a long time and I just rediscovered it this week after locking myself in my coin room to play. That's right, I know what I said... I'm terrible at taking/editing/posting photos, so these are about as good as it gets. I also disclaim the coin photos taken were through a 2x2 flip, not raw. I know there's been other issues discussed regarding the 1945s, but I haven't come across anything like this. Any thoughts on what caused this, if any others like this are known, and what premium (if any) would be reasonable to expect above and beyond its grade? I'm quite fond of the coin and I'm not looking to part with it at all, just looking to keep accurate records of what I have... Thanks and Happy New Year everyone!     |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2301 Posts |
Hard to tell from the photos but looks like corrosion under chrome plating to me.
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Valued Member
 Canada
403 Posts |
I agree, it is hard to tell from the photos (apologies!)
The artistic swirling vein-like raised metal on the obverse is so free-flowing that I'm not sure if it could possibly be corrosion under the plating...
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Moderator
 United States
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RIDB? Struck through foil? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
I think it's a "strike through".
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Valued Member
Canada
403 Posts |
Thanks John1, I think your suggestion of RIDB is certainly the most plausible explanation given the raised unique element on the obverse. I also note the reverse has a few areas with extra metal that I believe are part of the more commonly known die chips, perhaps adding support to the possibility of the coin being a RIDB?
I'm don't know if it would be a struck-through error, largely because I find those errors don't generally result in raised features with consistent form (except, maybe a retained strike-through, but I can't think of anything other than a piece of thread causing a design result like that).
So far, I think RIDB is the leading theory on this one. Any other thoughts/suggestions out there?
The coin's error is quite captivating in-hand, more pronounced given the coin's overall MS condition. I wish I had better photo and editing skills/patience to demonstrate the coin better for you all...
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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It's definitely RIDB
Rust Is Directly Beneath
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Valued Member
Canada
403 Posts |
Thanks DBM, I thought RIDB stood for "Retained Internal Die Break"...  Ugh! Too many UFAs "Unidentified Flying Acronym"  |
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Posted 01/02/2023 8:31 pm
