Help with identification for a newbee

Those are much better photos You have an error known as a die chip, when part of the the die chips off, it leaves a raised blob in the coin. Very cool find!

 

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I think I see a trend here. When someone says "post mint damage," new collectors think it has something to do with something that happened to the coin at the mint. I don't think they realize that post mint damage means something happened to the coin after it left the mint and went into circulation. So to all of you "newbies," post mint damage means anything that damaged the coin while it was floating around the public, such as the coin falling on the road and a car tire pushing it and scraping it, or someone putting it in a vice and grinding it, or even someone shooting a bb gun at the coin.

 

Thanks a lot its hard to get all the different vernacular down!

 

Looks like looks like machine doubling.

 

What is the difference? Also here another interesting coin for your consideration.

 

Looks like a slight misaligned die, meaning on of the dies if off center striking one side off center. On a misaligned die the die is off center, not the coin. Usually only one side is off center too.

 

Yea I was wondering about that because I found a 1983 error coin and i noticed the error on the front first and later on the reverse. Do both sides get stamped or pressed at the same time and therfore the error for a true DD occur on both sides??

 

A doubled die is caused by the die it's self being doubled, it does not have to do with how the coin is struck.

 

I've read that and also to the contrary. seems to me the die would be tested for such. Sort of makes me wonder if its politics as to whose coin is a DD like with the dog shows you know. I'm going to see what the NGC glossary says.