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irek renrut Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 01/13/2024 12:32 pm At first, I thought this was a huge die chip then upon closer inspection, I saw the scrape marks. What I don't understand is why what appears to be a chip is on top of the scrape marks. It doesn't appear that the chip is metal pushed up because it looks as though the scrape marks go under the chip. The two arrows show the scrape marks nearly under the chip. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/13/2024 12:34 pm Looks like a scrape, PMD to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
irek renrut Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 01/13/2024 12:38 pm Yes, John, definitely a scrape, PMD, but I am trying to figure out how that "bump" appeared. It is not pushed up metal from the scrape because the scrape appears to continue under it. Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 01/13/2024 12:54 pm The scrape does not extend into the fields but remains on the devices instead. Trying to understand how this happened other than there being PMD. Struck thru debris perhaps? Edited by cointagous 01/13/2024 12:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73792 Posts	Posted 01/13/2024 1:08 pm Could be a Die Chip that got damaged from the scrape. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
irek renrut Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 01/13/2024 1:10 pm Thanks for the help. Used a different microscope and can see that the scrape extended over the "opening" in the lighthouse. What I am seeing that looks like metal "glob" is actually the opening in the lighthouse. No pushed metal, just scraped over the opening. Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 01/13/2024 1:37 pm You figured it out correctly, nice job. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94992 Posts	Posted 01/13/2024 2:27 pm nice job irek - a scrape over the opening.. 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
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