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Valued Member
United States
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I've been collecting coins for a really long time, but never really errors. I recently when through the coins in my change buckets I've been tossing in for decades just to see if there were any and I found some pretty good ones, this one was one of the best, but not sure what kind of error this is.  *** Edited by Staff to Add Year and/or Mintmark and/or Denomination to Title. It's essential to have it in the title.  *** |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Not an error, it looks like glue or some other substance is on it.
There is no way in the striking process for that to happen.
It may come off by soaking it in pure acetone for about 24 hours.
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Valued Member
 United States
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It's definitely all metal, you can see worn area of the high points is shinier copper in the head area, and the string above the head matches the color of the surrounding metal exactly.
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Moderator
 United States
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 to CCF. Sure appears to be a foreign substance on the coin. It has the appearance of a cracked skull though. |
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Valued Member
United States
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It's a pretty clean coin overall, there is a little gunk at the bottom. The reverse is pretty clean as well. Here's the full front an back.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Errers and Varietys.
Edited by Errers and Varietys
11/14/2025 8:44 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow, nice thanks! Very close match to some of those, but more dramatic than most of them.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You're welcome.  Texas66, if you wanted to, you can get your coin listed on COC's. Errers and Varietys.
Edited by Errers and Varietys
11/14/2025 8:51 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I think I will do that. It will look good there. Thanks again!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have to agree with EV here , how can we say that it's glue ? , even I have posted some like it , ( maybe not that extreme but with nice RIDB ) .
Edited by uruman
11/14/2025 9:55 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice RIDB. That's a crazy die break above the head!
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Moderator
United States
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to the CCF |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, cracked skull/die cracks. Not uncommon with the '55 Philly cent. I have a few dozen of these--very similar to the posted pics.
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United States
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Nice RIDB. That's a crazy die break above the head! that is what threw me off from a die break. (although I did mention it in my post)  We can't all be right every single time time |
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Pillar of the Community
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C'mon guys, it's not glue. You're wrong, JimmyD. Yes and No ! we need to consider the fact that we are making our conclusion based on looking at a picture versus close examination in hand , some errors are a clear cut and easy to tell and some ARE NOT ! I don't think we are necessarily here to prove each other WRONG! so yes the opinions may differ and that's what I always suggest to refrain from harsh responses, there are plenty knowlegeable members here to shed the light on the subject and that's the key to this Forum : dialog, sharing knowledge.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I apologize for the harsh response. I was just a little frustrated as I saw it wasn't glue. I just didn't want the OP to brush the coin off as PMD, as it wasn't. Everything is good. I'm not mad at anyone. Errers and Varietys.
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Posted 11/14/2025 8:19 pm
It's clearly raised in the pictures. It's a Retained Interior Die Break. Check to see if you can find a match on COC's. 
