Would someone please give me opinions on this coin. It appears that from about 3:30 to 6:30 on the obverse, there is an added rim line. Can this result from a collar break? Or does someone have a different idea of what it is? http://members.sparedollar.com/Bobby131313/BS-0103-1901Cent-01.jpg Thanks.
First let me say I'm no expert here but since nobody seems to be responding I'll put my two cent worth in. The first thing I thought was post mint damage or alteration, the uneven wear at the date being due to the lack of rim on that side of the coin. Or, it may be a partial collar but I've never seen one that looks quite like that. What does the other side look like?
Here's a picture of the reverse. http://members.sparedollar.com/Bobby131313/BS-0103-1901Cent-02.jpg Thanks, pcrdnadave for trying to help. I appreciate it.
Sorry, best I can come up with is tilted partial collar but I can't say for sure. Someone else, I'm sure will have the answer.
I just saw your post. I'd have to see the coin, but my guess would be post mint. There appears to be some kind of compression damage on the reverse corresponding to the damage on the obverse. Be patient, one of the error specialists will be along sooner or later with a more educated opinion.
The tilted collar idea makes the most sense to me. I will wait for more opinions, but thank you all for the replies.
Definitely damaged outside the mint. You see the same effect on "encased cents" (lucky token cents). The rim is pushed in and lateral to it there is a horizontal or sloping shelf. The edge in this area may appear to be concave in vertical cross section.
The encased coins are made by placing the coin into a hole in the aluminum blank and then the design in impressed in to the aluminum using a set of dies witha hole in the center so as to not damage the coin. The placement of the hole in the die to the coin is very close so as to impress the desing right up to the edge of the coin so that the aluminum would press strongly against the coin to hold it in place. If the die is offset slightly the edge of the die can hit the edge of the coin and cause damage like you see here, or sometimes even impressing some of the design onto the rim of the coin.
