This is only my opinion but I'm looking at the fracture lines going up into the fins, fracture line in the far right fin and the same on the far left fin both proceeding down into the side of the rim. I don't know, I see in this photo no actual fin rim damage and only the lava flow on the inside of the rim but that's what I see. I am known to be wrong but thank you for your opinion.
I believe in private chat you ask me what I'm looking for, the bottom photo is a good example. The double layer of metal is a good indicator at least for me and the cracks. This observation has proven to be correct at least according to one expert.
PS TJ Here is another photo of a different coin and I have not posted yet take a look and give me your observation opinion on this one neither of these do you need an electron microscope.
From where I sit it looks like a hit. These photos are a bit it close. You've got the right idea about looking for errors and you have a great eye for detail. Try not to get wrapped around the axle on these. Look at the bigger picture. JMO
TJ I started out like everyone else visually looking at the coin, then put it under the 10 powered stereo microscope if I see something that's not right, I jump up in power to get a better visual look at what I'm looking at it's just me I get a better understanding of what the coin is trying to tell me and sometimes you just can't get that at a lower magnification. Every collector has his own way of examining coins and it's quite obvious on this site a lot of you do not like close-up photos. But if I have the right tools for the job I'm going to use them to my advantage. You know the old saying right tool for the job you wouldn't paddle a canoe with a tablespoon the wrong tool for the job you prefer a regular paddle but that's just me.TJ yesterday I spent about an hour on the phone with AIMscope, I will solve my problem with too much magnification on my photos, up till four months ago I never took a photo of a coin but I will keep getting better. Learning something new every day. TJ you asked me a question and I've answered it to the best of my ability, And if that involves showing a close-up that's what I'll do,
I don't know in my old age I guess I'm getting into the odd rim cuds, their interesting and the ones that almost everybody puts back into circulation because all they see is a burr, I see a broken die with an overlap of metal i find that interesting but that's just me.This B-4 photo is an example photo I brought in have not posted this one yet, soon and I don't know about you I'd rather have a quarter that's worth at least five dollars if it's listed as a cud than a regular quarter with a burr which is only worth a quarter. I'm really not into the monetary value at this time but in the future it's good to know that you have at least a cud that's worth a little more than a quarter. But that's just my opinion.\V/
