Hey guys, I'm just curious if the break under the jaw would be considered a Die Break? I left the pictures huge so you can see it better. Thanks!
Looks like a clash to me as well. Don't know what from, I'm away from my desk for about two weeks and will look when I return. Die breaks are normal wear on the dies and not considered a error.
I am not sure how well this image will transfer but this is a photo of your coin with the superimposed image of the reverse. As you may be able to see there are no images to transfer a die clash. This must be a Die Break or a foreign material like rust. :hammer:
Nice overlay! :thumb: As tpsadler notes, the overlay doesn't predict a die clash in this area. IHC die clashes are common on the obverse, and appear as a "gear" shape around the portrait, as suggested by the overlay. Still, I'm intrigued by this coin because multi-denominational clashes have happened with IHCs. There is an 1870 Shield Nickel clash with an IHC obverse, so perhaps it's possible later. And, under the chin is a classic place for clashes on many coin series...whether possible here or not. Blowing up your image, I'm seeing a few interesting details, and perhaps a second raised area in the field. What I would do is photograph the obverse from several lighting angles and see what else turns up. These pics are good, and might help disprove this mark as a clash--and something else. If other poss. clash marks are found, I'll suggest you send it to Rick Snow--I think he would be interested.
Thanks guys for all the explanations. Maybe Rick will pop in on this thread, or maybe I'll drop him an email. I'll do my best to get pictures with different lighting Kurt.
Well I took a closer look all over the fields and there really isn't anything else to report, other then the cool die chip on the "T" in "cent" I took more pictures if you would still like to see them, but nothing is out of the ordinary. But I did go ahead and email Rick, Heck, maybe I'll get lucky with this one.
Oh well...if it were a clash, I'd expect it to show up elsewhere. Not a usual spot for a break, so perhaps some blunder to the die? An interesting coin all the same!
