Still getting the hang of errors but it appears that there is a few cud spots on the reverse. And I know it's probably just wear and tear on the coin but looks like Lincoln had a big cleft chin in 83. What do you guys think?
A cud must touch the rim. This is a large cud but it shows you what a cud is and looks like. Not sure what you are talking about on your coin and welcome to CT.
Oh ok.. cuss must touch the rim, interesting to know.. thank you... I guess they're die chips? I'm talking about the raised bumps, one next to the stairs on the right, one on 5th pillar from the right and one on the 3rd pillar from the left.
Ok, those may be die chips but this is also a worn zinc Cent so it could be zinc rot. If they are a chip remember chips are very common and are NAV in nature. NAV is No Added Value.
Yea I know about die chips and they add no value but some are cool to keep, depending on where they are on the coin. And yea, I thought maybe it might be zinc rot but didn't think it would happen in several different places on a coin like that.. but it does make more cents (sense) that it would be zinc rot because they kind of don't look like die chips
The chin is what I call "strategic damage". It appears the coin took a hit and pushed the metal into something interesting. However, it is not an error, it is damage. The reverse (attached to a column) is a common die chip. It adds nothing, the coin is a spender. I've seen many coins with feeder damage just like this one. An example of strategic damage.
You can find one like mine too. I once saw a dealer at a show that had 5 of these labeled as "errors" for $10 each. He didn't like me much as I explained to him that they were not errors but damage. His comment as I walked away "they are still errors". LOLOLOLOL
