1980 Die Clash? Newbie Here! (Cent)

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Kindra3434 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 4:57 pm I'm very new to this coin stuff and since I hyper focus on topics that interest me I learn a lot fast. Anyway..I still have lots more to learn. I'm pretty sure this Penny is a die clash with a dime. I can make out the shapes from the reverse of the dime. But I can't quite pin point it. Please help and thoughts on this coin? Did I actually find something cool? * Edited by Staff to Add Denomination to Title. It's very important to have in the title. * Report this Post to the Staff

Kindra3434 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 5:45 pm I will try and take some better pictures Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8728 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 5:51 pm It looks like a stain and that's not how clashes work. I am not familiar with mixed denominational clashes but may be put in my place on this topic. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 5:53 pm Quote: I'm pretty sure this Penny is a die clash with a dime. That can't happen because it would require someone at the mint to install the top half of a dime die set with the bottom half of a cent die set. More likely is that someone has squished this cent with a dime—a so-called vise job. However, I look forward to improved pictures. "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
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 5:56 pm to the CCF! A die clash is formed when the obverse die and reverse die strike each other and leave parts of the design on the opposite die. Each coin struck with that die pair will show clash marks unless it is polished off of the dies. A dime and cent clash wouldn't have happened during the minting process. Sometimes coins get pressed together after they have been struck. I'm not really sure what has happened on this coin. Is the area in question raised or is it incuse? If it's smooth in that area it could be a stain on the surface. If you can get some better definition images of the coin it may help, Please post full images of both sides of the cent. It's best not to use pictures of the screen on your microscope as the image becomes too pixelated. 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
Kindra3434 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 6:01 pm Ohh...good info thanks. I'm will post better pics. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 6:46 pm Kindra3434, Please do not post photos of your scopes' screen, use a memory card. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 6:48 pm I would guess that some glue and a vise or heavy book has something to do with this. But, we need better images. 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 05/06/2023 7:13 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Kindra3434 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 7:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kindra3434 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 7:44 pm Ok...so now that I took these pics I realize I should lay off the magnifier!! Just looks dirty and damaged. I am getting ready to post another coin...I have questions Thank you for your help Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 7:52 pm yeah sometimes over magnification can make our eyes see more than there is. can't wait until your next coin. (I forgot to welcome you in my first reply, so I got it done here..) 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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/07/2023 1:25 pm Striking weakness: Common events happen on that area and Grease Fill can also affect that area. How to tell the difference, note the images above. But this weakness of strike is a common event. (Possible the planchet is slightly reduced in weight?) But still a common event on Memorial cents. Report this Post to the Staff
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