Please offer your opinion on this coin. It seems the letters were stamped over a big scrape in the planchet.
A nice Lamination!! I would doubt that the value would go up much but it is a cool error. It happens when there is a defect such as a foreign substance of things as gas oxides or dirt becomes trapped in the metal strips as it is rolled out to the proper thickness. Sometimes you can find a lamination with the piece of metail still hanging onto the coin!! Speedy
Actually, I don't think that's a post-strike lamination. I think it's either a pre-strike lam or a cracked plancet, because the letters that are affected are extremely clear. I could be wrong, though.
Thanks Thanks for the comments. I think this is not post mint damage. And it seems there is some excess metal above the E in states. Just below the T in cent.
Maybe that's what he meant. From his description, I thought he meant a lamination peel that fell off or was removed after the coin left the mint, which is still an error. I think the piece of metal fell of before it was struck.
A lamination separation due to an imperfect planchet could occur before, during or after the striking or Minting process! However, in this case, the lamination separation or peel occurred after the coin was minted as evidenced by the strengh of the portions of the Letters within the separation or peel. If the separation or peel had occurred before the planchet was struck, then the portions of the Letters within the separation or peel would be much weaker compared to the portions of the Letters outside of the separation or peel. Frank
OK if I was confused prior to this post; I am twice as confused now. Look at the tops of the letters U and N in the word united. In the area not affected the tops of the U and N are much wider, bolder and stronger. As you move down into the effected area you can see the letters getting weaker, skinnier and less bold. How does this fit with your post minting diagnosis above?
Also observe the top of the letters T and E. The tops are bold and as you move into the damaged area they too become weaker. Next look at the first S in states. The top of the first S is much weaker because it is in the peeled area. I don't see how you can access this as being bold or just as bold as the rest of the word states.
