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jbuj Valued Member United States 126 Posts	Posted 09/03/2011 01:43 am This is a 2008, can you help me identify it. I think it is a die break but not positive. There is no metal missing from the rest of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 09/03/2011 01:58 am That's apparently a common point for die breaks on LMCs for some reason. Here's a 2006 I posted here a while back. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/03/2011 07:12 am In a few OBW rolls of 2006-P mint rolls I found a few examples of a die chip progression. Hope you like it? Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 09/03/2011 11:05 am Nice. Mine is also struck-through; the die chip was still clinging to the die and created a deep chip-shaped impression northwest of the raised area. I wonder why so many chips appear at that particular spot? Do they appear at the same spot on the right side of the memorial? With some design elements, I can kinda make sense why they create a weakness (the wingtip-to-rim cracks on Mercury dimes, the corner-to-rim cracks at the base of the steps on LMCs), but I don't quite get this one. Edited by CaptainFwiffo 09/03/2011 11:08 am Report this Post to the Staff
Las_Vegas_Larry Pillar of the Community United States 817 Posts	Posted 09/03/2011 10:10 pm Interesting jbuj. Thanks for the photo sequence coop. Report this Post to the Staff
southsav Pillar of the Community 2224 Posts	Posted 09/04/2011 08:49 am Thats pretty cool Coop! Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 09/04/2011 08:52 am These are called die chips - this is a common stress point for the design, so it is more likely to break in that spot. They are rather common. Report this Post to the Staff
unholyroller Pillar of the Community United States 1903 Posts	Posted 09/04/2011 11:57 am The die progression you show, is that just photoshopped? It appears the die chip coin is the exact same coin and you just superimposed the die chip to it. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuj Valued Member United States 126 Posts	Posted 09/04/2011 1:56 pm So die chip..thanks, I will keep it for conversation piece. Would that make coops video a die chip progression then, just chipping at various times? Report this Post to the Staff
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