WOW! IMO, Planchet flaws (deep jagged crevices cheek) and Laminated surface (peel away region on coat)>.
TJ1952...you are definitely in need of a coin seminar. Your comments are an excellent addition to CT. It give others a chance to look like a genius. Thanks and PLEASE keep posting. Now, when you do get back into "a good way" will you please educate me about how you made a: @Insider? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE I hope PS. Please trust me on the machine doubling.
You said it was a reflection of light, now you're saying MD? You originally said: WOW! IMO, Planchet flaws (deep jagged crevices cheek) and Laminated surface (peel away region on coat). So what is it?
So sorry to have confused you! 1. IMO, NO evidence of machine doubling. 2. Coin is laminated. 3. Coin has several planchet flaws (deep cracks) in addition to the laminations. Easy right? Stick around CT for a while and learn from the old timers here AS I HAVE DONE.
A lamination flaw is a planchet defect that results from metal impurities or internal stresses. Lamination flaws cause peeling. There is "no peeling" on this coin. Unless the stress fractures are a form of lamination.
Sorry to disagree. I see peeling all over the coat. The chin on the 63-D. I see nothing on the other coin. TJ turn your original OP in the light and post another photo of the front of Lincoln's coat. I'll bet the "appearance" of the MD will disappear.
Hmmm, I don't know. I'm looking, I don't see it. I don't see any metal peeling up on the coat or anywhere. The best way I can describe it, it's like a crack or crevice in the coin. Like metal fatigue or stress in the metal. I don't know. Whatever it is it's not that critical, it's just a penny. Hey, BTW I e-mailed Susan McMillan at ANA. I haven't heard back from her yet.
See if you see the difference between: 1. The planchet crack on the tie 2. The "peeling" on the coat. I would tell you to take a toothpick and peel up the lamination just so you could see the difference but DON'T DO IT as it will ruin the coin.