Quiz: What kind of PMD is this?

@ Insider I appreciate your quizzes. I'm rather new here so I don't know why there is all the animosity, nor do I care.

It looks to me like damage from a bezel, making it a details coin and hurting its value.

 

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Animosity is part of the human spirit. It can come out in many ways and for different reasons. None of it bothers me personally and I enjoy the opportunity to drop down to their level and turn loose the Devil inside me.

It is not damage from a bezel. Bezels go around the entire rim and there is no damage on either side of the mark.

Now for the answers. I tried to throw members off by suggesting this might be PMD. I figured once the answers started, the Mint Error guys would set us straight. Apparently, they got bored with the discussion because I asked them to hold off.

The clue is on the edge. You'll see open cracks. This is a planchet flaw. Metal did not reach this part of the coin's edge. How does this affect the grade? It doesn't affect the actual grade EXCEPT for folks who like to net grade for defects. How does it affect the value? It could go either way but mostly down. I should prefer this coin to a normal without the flaw. Most collectors want coins with no detractions of any kind so this coin would probably be priced below a normal coin.

 

That's what I thought, but only because I've seen a very similar effect on a (well-circulated) Franklin half. On that coin, the flaw was deep enough to weaken the strike around it, and also diametrically opposite (Blakesley effect).

Since I've had this instructor before, I knew better than to ask for whole-coin pics, or to trust the thread title.

 

This is exactly why I said that I didn't believe it happened in the striking process. The metal is not disturbed.

 

And you expect me to believe/trust that you are telling the truth? Or that he's right about what the "answer" is? lol

 

You are correct but IMO, it is a Yes and No. Apparently the planchet was defective; however, during the striking process the flaw may or may not have been obliterated. It is a chicken/egg thing.

 

"No, Mr. Corgi, I expect you to..." oops, sorry, wrong movie.

I kinda hope nobody will pay too much attention to my post, given that I don't provide any images of the coin I had in mind. I'll see if I can dredge some up. With that one, if I remember correctly, the consensus was that it was a planchet flaw, specifically a "ragged clip" (but a very, very small one).

 

Although most flawed planchets can be remedied by the strike. Fissured and cracked planchets are usually the exception.

 

Before posting the next quiz are there any members who disagree or who wish to add anything to this thread?

 

Nough said.

 

Actually it is more fun to just wait until the end. Insider can you post a photo of the microscope/camera/lights you used for those photos. The focus for the depth is nice.

Jim

 

I thought it was some interference during the strike

 

Yes. I liked it. Makes cents

 

It will take a few days.

LOL, that means I'll find something immediately!

 

Did he say PMD, or PMS? Still wondering?