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kbruson New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 04/11/2011 5:03 pm What is it called when a penny has like a small 'bump' of extra copper on it. I've found several coins where the number 9 looks like it has a little extra copper in it. Another coin where the number 8 has a copper 'bump' in the bottom circle...and another coin where there is what looks to be an extra copper mark in between the letters I and B in LIBERTY. I've read somewhere that it is probably from dust when it was being made, but for the life of me, I can't find what the actual term is. I've put the coins aside...but I just don't know if they are even worth saving? Sorry for asking stupid questions...but I've just started looking at coins and it is quite confusing! Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

warsumm Valued Member United States 121 Posts	Posted 04/11/2011 5:04 pm could be die chips or even cracks. Some pics would really help. Report this Post to the Staff
rjkingston Pillar of the Community United States 642 Posts	Posted 04/11/2011 5:05 pm Yes, pics would help. Usually bumps are die chips, lines are die cracks. Report this Post to the Staff
kbruson New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 04/11/2011 5:14 pm Thank you both! That is exactly what they are! Thanks SOOO much! Report this Post to the Staff
scurry64 Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 04/11/2011 6:17 pm BTW, I save all my die chip finds. Not that they command a premium over face. I just like them. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/11/2011 6:22 pm Do not think of die chips as "extra copper" because nothing extra is added to the coin. The planchet metal just fills the die void when the coin is struck, resulting is a raised bump. Die chips are very common and are a normal part of the minting process. Report this Post to the Staff
dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 04/11/2011 6:24 pm i also save the misc. coins in a small plastic coffee cantainer labeled breaks, chips, cracks, struck through, clashes, laminations. as stated - probably no premium value - just fun to find and inexpensive to keep. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 04/11/2011 6:36 pm Quote: Sorry for asking stupid questions..... There are no such thing as 'stupid' questions everyone here has asked these questions before, including me. So, ask away. Report this Post to the Staff
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