2020 No Mint Mark Penny Possible Error On Reverse Side. Blotch On Top Left Of Shield

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FlapSlapClap New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 11/29/2025 2:16 pm On the reverse there's a blotch on the top left of the shield and it doesn't look like post mint cause the metal is consistent past the scarring. I thought at first welding spatter but the metal consistency makes me think maybe a die crack? Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21603 Posts	Posted 11/29/2025 2:49 pm If it is copper coloured ( can't tell by the pictures) then that would be a die chip. Neither die cracks or chips are considered an error and add no value to the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6537 Posts	Posted 11/29/2025 2:58 pm Looks like a die chip to me Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74060 Posts	Posted 11/29/2025 3:17 pm I'm thinking it's a Die Chip. That's a common location for them to appear. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 11/29/2025 3:54 pm could be a die chip, or a plating blister.. hard to tell. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 11/30/2025 1:07 pm Quote: could be a die chip, or a plating blister.. hard to tell. I lean towards the former. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
FlapSlapClap New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 11/30/2025 3:39 pm So an error is when something abnormal happens and die chipping is considered normal because wear and tear is a natural process? Report this Post to the Staff
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