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Pillar of the Community
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Just wondering what happened to this coin. Serious greasing or planchet flaw, or maybe both.    |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Something is definitely going on with it, trig. Here's mine for reference: Cuba 5 Centavos 1999  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks Hondo. Here's another one from 2017, similar to a lesser extent.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hello! First post on this site, happy to be here! I believe what we're seeing are vastly deteriorated dies; radial flow lines, orange peel texture, and soft dies &/or die devouring die wear. Here's mine:   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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 Welcome MintedNotPrinted  A very nice example for your first post. Thanks for the info.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the welcome, triggersmob!
It's incredible how consistent these are, the crack in that last 2000 is a nice one too. Does anyone have one that looks proper? I wonder how many were struck per year per die.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
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At least, there doesn't seem to be any struck through cigar debris.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I was just going to start a thread about how quality control on cuban 5 centavos is nowhere near that on cuban cigars when lo and behold trig had beat me to it. Sorry MMM. Especially as you sent me these coins. Quote:
Does anyone have one that looks proper? My 2000 is very nice.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, it is. Thanks, I was starting to wonder  |
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Posted 08/01/2025 10:37 pm
