Over polished?

Is this the result from an over polished die?
The eagle is missing part of his left foot and left wing feathers.

 

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Probably grease or debris filled die.

 

That would knock out the high points on the devices, not the parts closest to the field.

 

Not necessarily, it depends upon where the debris builds up at. It doesn’t have to be at the lowest part of the die.

 

A worn die, an over polished Die or a grease or debris filled Die would cause this. They all fall under the term of no added value.

 

Yes, it is probably from an overpolished die. This is the same thing that caused the 3-legged Buffalo nickels.

 

Thanks. I know theres no added value, I just like to keep an example of everything that way whoever ends up with my collection when I die, they know what is worth keeping and what's what when they are coin searching too. So they aren't out here, like some other people, saying a coin like this is worth 4000 dollars lol

 

And it doesnt fade away like most grease/debris filled I've seen. That's why I thought it would be over polished. Cuz the missing parts are like they weren't even supposed to be there, just gone

 

IMO it's caused by a weak strike.

 

You are correct. The die was overpolished at the level of the field, taking away parts of the design in the lowest relief. Grease had nothing to do with it.

 

Thanks. Makes sense now that I think about it

 

Cause the lowest relief of the coin should be the highest on the die. And when it's polished or over polished, the highest relief of the die would have the most polish.

 

Overpolished die.