Looks a little grease filled also.
Need to see the reverse to confirm a die clash.
IMHO. A poorly laminated portion on the planchet that happened in a position just short of the rim. It was not a peel, but rather not as thick in...
Picture #5 made me want to lose my lunch :vomit::muted::dead::depressed:
If it were a cracked die it would also affect the numbers in the date, not just the field. If the anomaly were truly above the field then it maybe...
Nice find!!!
Not a cud. It doesn't go through the rim.
'98's are a dime a dozen. And that's my 2 cents worth of opinion.
Bach to the books for the OP!
MUST see the reverse before giving an opinion.
I don't see doubling. I see that is the way Lincoln's ear looked because of age and the fact that he was a championship wrestler in his youth....
who did the drawing of the difference between a "doubled die" vs. "machine doubling"?
By the color it looks possibly fire damaged.
Sounds like a scam to me from someone other than the good "Dr. Fischer".
Where is a good place to buy proof sets. I would like to collect sets for each birth date of my kids and grand kids.
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