1957 Flying Eagle Cent Die Problem?

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sgarten Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 12/12/2010 10:28 am My dad gave me this coin as one of my first when I started collecting. I was wondering what anyone thinks of the problem(?) to the right of the date, if it was caused by the mint, and if anyone has seen anything like it before. I'm still pretty new to all of this...Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 12/12/2010 11:21 am it looks like a lamination error, I cant tell for sure, though. could you get some closer scans? Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 12/12/2010 11:21 am the coin is pitted, but I would like a close up of the area you refer to at the side of the date. Report this Post to the Staff
sgarten Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 12/12/2010 11:34 am Here's a little better scan... Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 12/12/2010 9:37 pm it looks like a lamination, but then I see the adjacent area on the denticles, and that looks more like damage to me - so I'm not sure. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 12/12/2010 9:43 pm Quote: it looks like a lamination error, Laminations were common in 1857, there could be some damage too. Report this Post to the Staff
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