The 8 in 1983 is filled in and mounded up. Is this an error? Is it worth any more than 1 cent? I don't see any cracks in the coating.
It could be for a few reasons, one would be a minor die chip that causes the opening of the number to appear filled on the struck coin....Or, it could be corrosion under the copper plating that gives the same appearance. Another possibility is a slight gas bubble under the plating. None of these scenarios are errors and none have extra value. Thanks, Bill
A die chip is not an error. It's a sign of a die stage. For those that discriminate between errors and die varieties, die chips are markers that indicate a stage of wear of a die. That's a die variety and not an error.
I'll have to agree with foundinrolls on this one, they are a normal part of die wear. And to the forum.
welcome to CoinTalk Hello yolbolsun & welcome to CoinTalk. It looks like a die chip that probably occurred sometime after the die had been in service. It is not worth much of a premium but it is interesting. It kind of looks like an obverse die from 1913 was reworked to make cents in 1983. Very best regards, collect89
I don't have an alternative suggestion or opinion, but the shape of the mound seems just a bit too regular and evenly shaped to be a die chip. Note the nice straight and parallel sides with the gently rounded ends.
