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Just curious to what you think, are these flat imperfections die chips or are they plating issues or something else? Thanks!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would like to see full obverse and reverse pictures.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like it was reprocessed. If it is, there's no premium.
Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
United States
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This came out of an BU OBW Roll....they have not been reprocessed! The rolls come from a reputable seller that has been doing this for years.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The rolls come from a reputable seller that has been doing this for years. That doesn't always mean anything. Is the edge of the coin shiny like the obverse and reverse? Is that a die crack on the reverse also? |
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They sides are shiny just like the rest of the pennies that came from roll.  |
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New Member
United States
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Yes that is a die crack on the reverse!
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Pillar of the Community
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If the edges are shiny like the rest of the coin, it suggests that it might be reprocessed. An original coin would have edges that show the steel core without any zinc plating. And the obverse and reverse surfaces look too reflective, without any luster. (Although that might be from the lighting)
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United States
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But back to the original question:
I think that they may be small die chips.
determining if it is plating issues (from the mints original plating process is hard to tell with these images. The glare off the surfaces are washing out details and the natural color of the coin.
Just for kicks, are you able to post up an image of the paper roll the coin came out of? (even if it is an image from the seller)
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Bedrock of the Community
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 to the CCF! |
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@rickmarz I suspect die chips as well. |
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I can only reflect on my experience -- About 12 years ago I acquired a 'BU' roll of steel cents from a reputable seller. Overall, the coins were pretty decent; however, 6-7 of the coins were plated/reprocessed. Yes, the outer edge of the rims were shiny in each case on the plated examples. The non-plated coins (with not shiny rims) were in the high AU range, with a few at the low end of the MS scale.
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New Member
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I appreciate all the responses Thank you!
The pictures really do make the coin look shiny using coin microscope. The following pics are using my phone under natural light. The luster is not lost when turning coin different angles. The OBW roll paper is from Manufacturers Bank Brooklyn NY.Standard Johnson Company.
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New Member
United States
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Sorry for the small pics. I have to figure out resizing etc...I will go through the pennies one by one to determine if some are original and some recoated. Thanks again!
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