Looks like it might be a double die and misaligned. But not sure. What do u think? "IN GOD WE" looks doubled and also the LI in liberty.. but cant really tell in the pics. Also sorry for the crappy pictures. Don't have much to work with. Can't even get my phone to crop and zoom in on the area.
+ 1 on the worn die. The doubling you're seeing is Die Deterioration Doubling. http://www.error-ref.com/?s=die+deterioration
I checked out a bunch of those errors in that reference site and learned a lot. There are soooooo many different kind of errors it's crazy.. I wish that site would say how rare each error is. But either way, that's probably the best reference site ever. Thanks for the link. A couple other people sent it to me but that's the 1st time I had a chance to really check it out
Absolutely. Open this webpage with a glossary and scroll down to Ridge Ring - http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-q-r/
When you consider the die maintenance and the die usage (hammer vs anvil) it helps to develop an overall explanation of what you’re seeing. At the start a sheet of paper can clean the faces of both dies when brought together. At later die states this is less the case especially around the edges of the dies. These wear away creating a ridge void that when introduced to a planchette, it leaves the reverse effect (a raised ridge) on the coin.
cold metal flow....like squeezing a tube of toothpaste? Is it because the zinc is so soft or because the copper is so thin ....or neither?
