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Valued Member
United Kingdom
69 Posts |
Hi fellow numismatists, I have an interesting 1902 British penny , it appears to have a dot between the N and E of 'ONE' , and although there is corrosion around it , it is above the field, any thoughts on this please. I would very much appreciate any input  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
Since it's incuse, I think it's damage.
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
69 Posts |
Thank you collector. detector, wasn't sure if it was a proper dot.
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Moderator
 United States
94728 Posts |
nope not a proper 'dot'. You say it is raised above the field? or is it level with the field and the corrosion around it is incuse?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
733 Posts |
Yes, it looks like corrosion damage.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10478 Posts |
Looks like metal movement from damage,
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
69 Posts |
yes it is above the field Dearborn, and the corrosion is incuse, I will try and capture a better picture.  |
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Moderator
Australia
16806 Posts |
Whenever a "dot" is surrounded by corrosion, it's generally assumed that the dot, whether raised or incuse, has been caused by the same thing that caused the corrosion.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Agree, that says it well.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
69 Posts |
Thank you Coinfrog and Sap, I may send it to The Royal Mint Museum just for clarification. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
73628 Posts |
Agreed, corrosion damage. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
694 Posts |
Accidental dot formed from corrosion. Or another way of looking at it. If you put all the corrosion back to before it started that area would be flat and normal with no dot. the corrosion has formed an island where the metal has been eaten away :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Obviously a corrosion issue, sending it to The Royal Mint is a waste of time.  |
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Posted 06/07/2024 12:04 pm
