Hi All,
Long time lurker, new poster. I could really use your help identifying the type of error that this 1996-D Roosevelt has on the obverse and reverse. I've been searching for days for a similar type of error in the clad dimes and none seem to fit totally.
I hope the photos are clear enough, but here is my observations (which may be totally off... I'm relatively new at this):
Obverse:
- Appears to be struck through in several places. Upper left to lower right from the "T" to under the ear. At the very back of the head from the top. In the cheeks area. And near the date.
- Missing a large portion on the neck in the center of the coin.
- A mishapen neck "jowl"
Reverse:
- Appears to be struck through in the low spots of the die.
- noticeable excess metal in the center of the torch. (Rotated DD?)
- bulging in the bottom of the coin on both sides of the torch butt.
- 2 bulging "ripples" in the lower right quadrant running center left to lower right. (Noticible between the "U and "B" and to the left of the Unim "U")
General:
- the coin is noticeably fat in the center. Hard to photograph, but easy to feel the thickness variable in the center.
- Weight 2.26g
So what do you think, guys? Is this a DD situation? Another type of die error? A planchet error? Normal wear on a circulated coin? I'm really at a loss here because it's such a deformed coin, especially of FDR's face.
The photos are from different light angles and so you can see the contours better.
I'd appreciate your opinions on what I'm looking at here.
To CCF! What you're seeing is just Post Mint Damage ( 
Posted 12/30/2024 10:53 pm
