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DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 07/10/2011 10:08 am I have posted this dime before, but as I was examining the coin, I noticed something funny with the "S" in "States." I believe it may have been caused by overly polishing the die, but it's a really cool looking error as the "S" is broken and separated. Let me know what you guys think. Report this Post to the Staff

Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 07/10/2011 10:28 am Nice! I'm going to have to wait to hear an answer from an expert, but I have a question. The O in OF seems to have almost the same thing, a missing top. Is it completely open or is a small line left? I've seen this on other coins, but I can't remember the cause. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 07/10/2011 11:49 am I have an IHC from 1882 that used a broken date punch The 2 in the date looks a lot like this S. It's such an abrupt break, different from a filled die. And look--there are several "broken S" varieties for 1877; scroll down to F-102-F104,F-109 Edited by DVCollector 07/10/2011 11:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 07/10/2011 1:22 pm I believe that is called a Hub Break. The Official Price Guide to Mint Error '7th edition' page 149 show a sample of it. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 07/10/2011 3:13 pm Thanks for the info, it's very helpful. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 12:08 am Bingo, hub break. Commonly seen on the D in UNITED on Two Cent Pieces, 1860 - 73 Half Dimes and very common on several different letters on the reverses of Shield nickels. Especially on the 1868 hub of 68 reverse where there may be as many as six letters showing hub breaks. Report this Post to the Staff
todyoung New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 5:43 pm Thank you all. I was wondering about that error on several of my Liberty Seated dimes. Report this Post to the Staff
daviscfad Pillar of the Community United States 4541 Posts	Posted 07/17/2011 10:29 pm Hub break. I have never heard the term before. thanks for the info Report this Post to the Staff
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