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New Member
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 I have been collecting coins for a very short time and really do not know much about it. This seems to be an error as the letters are stretched toward the top of the coin and not simple wear. Is this common and if so, what is it called?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 To CCF! What does the reverse look like? This is definitely damage and didn't happen at the U.S. Mint. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
 United States
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 Back is unremarkable to my untrained eye. The letters reach that high to the edge of the coin normally? |
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New Member
United States
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Additionally the "worn" looking edge is raised, not worn down.
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Pillar of the Community
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Can you post a picture of the edge of the coin.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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to the CCF I can't think of any errors that look like this. It has to be damage, I just don't know how it was done without damaging the rev and the edge. |
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New Member
United States
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The only thing I can think of is if there was an error with the blank before it was made. Maybe an enlarged edge? The letters run into the edge. It looks like they are smeared over the edge. I wish I could upload a better picture but I don't have the resolution when it's magnified.
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Moderator
United States
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Well I'm stumped. I've never seen damage like this.
"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
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United States
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Well, this in a new one - I have NEVER seen anything like this one. very odd. the trails of the motto go right to the edge..
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Definitely a puzzler. to the CCF! |
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Very interesting.  to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It has been filed. Look at the letters closer, file started mid way from letters and were just extended to rim to make it look like they are stretched. The rim top was filed down to field area. You can see all this clearly by looking at the W in we, just one extension to rim, should be the two ends and the middle. Culprit used very small file of some sort.
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Pillar of the Community
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Very interesting this one is. It does look damaged. What's the weight and diameter? Is it the same size of another cent? White arrows. If it was filed would the edge still be there? It's looks like in most areas that lip is there? Red arrows. What's that line it looks like it runs around the coin?  |
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United States
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@odd, mechanical damage by filing is a common post here on CCF, but I don't ever recall seeing the letters bleeding all the way up to the very edge of the coin with that. You are right that someone could chase the metal from the rim down to the tops of the letters and extend them in this way, but seems like a huge amount of effort and it seems like it would be a challenge to get the blending right.
"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
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Extremely odd. As Rob stated, a weight & diameter measurement would be very helpful,
but it looks like a damaged coin. Someone getting creative with files or sanding equipment.
Hard to say, need the "Real Pro's" to chime in here.
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Posted 10/04/2023 11:51 pm
