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1986 LMC I Saw On FB: Failing Die?

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These are not my pics. Its a pretty dramatic coin.
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It looks like the die struck something hard and brittle, causing the dies to get damaged and break apart. It's Catastrophic Die Damage. https://www.error-ref.com/catastrop...lure-damage/

A great find to the person that found it!
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Crazy - I have no idea!
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I think E&V has correctly diagnosed this. I agree this is a great, and unusual find.
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My first thought when I saw it was "that's one messed up coin!"
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Very cool!
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On the flip side with AI being available and the pics are equally blurry, it could be a created picture. Getting hard to believe anything on social media anymore.
If I can do this in 30 seconds just think what someone with a lot of knowledge and a powerful version of AI can do..........


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