Struggling to learn the proper terms and usage of terms involved in this fascinating but often confusing new hobby. So please tell me how I should properly refer to these anomalies that appear on these Kennedy half dollars. The first is where the verbiage is appearing within the confines of the rim. What is the proper lable for when this occurs and why does it happen? The second is where some “extra metal” appears to be attached to the “8” of the date. What is this called and why does it appear? Also is that extra metal on the “W” of “ We”?
it's all damage, someone or something cut that groove around the '85, probly a coin rolling machine, the extra metal on the 8 of the '98 is not extra, the 8 took a hit and the metal was pushed to the side, same with the W...
IMO it looks like the W and the 8 took a hit which displaced some of the metal making it appear to you like extra metal. Wait for more opinions. I'm not being critical of you but was curious of what you meant by verbiage. I looked it up and verbiage means 'language that is very complicated and contains a lot of unnecessary words". Obviously you meant something else
He used the word properly. ver·bi·age [ˈvərbēij] NOUN speech or writing that uses too many words or excessively technical expressions. synonyms: verbosity · verboseness · padding · wordiness · prolixity · prolixness · [more] the way in which something is expressed; wording or diction.
Not only does this book have photos and explains how errors occur, it also has a Glossary in the back which defines the terms used. Chris
@Chip Kirkpatrick - welcome! It is refreshing to see a self-admitted novice who's ready and willing to learn, instead of being argumentative and stubborn.
Welcome to the hobby Chip! All of these are just damage caused by many things. The circle barely inside the rim is created when the coin machine counts the coins, and it can also be created when the crimping machine rolls the coins into rolls but does it too tight, so it cuts a "ring" into the coins on the ends. The "extra metal" you referred to is just scratches. However, if it were actually extra metal it would be called a die break. This is when a piece of the die literally breaks off and leaves a space where the metal is not compressed, so it stays elevated. This "extra metal" can also be made by a struck through error. This is self explanatory... The coin is struck, but something gets in the way, and it is imprinted onto the coin. This can be struck through grease from a worker's fingers, struck through cloth from a worker's shirt or something, struck through hair, struck through tape, and even sometimes struck through weird things like nails, paperclips, other coins, and wood. Don't be afraid to ask the community, because it wouldn't be fun to be confused about what type of error a coin has.
kow·tow [ˌkouˈtou] VERB act in an excessively subservient manner. "she didn't have to kowtow to a boss" synonyms: grovel · behave obsequiously · be obsequious · be servile · [more] historical kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom Bow your head, slave! Chris
My family, coming from the back woods of Tennessee and Alabama, enjoyed eating pickled pig's feet, and just about anything else they could catch, shoot or trap. Two of my favorites are squirrel and frog legs. The old saying about hogs is " You use everything 'cept the oink. "
LOL at the perfectly grabbed photo. Sad face for the poor cow (Which is hypocritical of me, since I've enjoyed eating so many.)
