1976 cent find the error

Why am I funny i don't mean to be funny? dd::goofer:I'm a very serious person when it comes to coins and knowledge.
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One out of nine! That's funny

foundinrolls said; "Lets see the edge of the coin where you are calling it a fin. You can't tell anything from this picture at this angle. It just looks like a misaligned die strike from this perspective.

We need to see the part of the "fin" that rises up above the normal edge of the coin at the rim."
I'm not alone.

 

Do you know the terminology of A FINNED COIN. the recent pic i have posted shows the metal raised on the rim which is finning. You have to look an observe the coin If you can not see the raised metal Look and study and be more observent ,and you will see what i'm talking about who's foundinrolls I don't no him.
JC

 

I would have said the adams apple too, or the ear. I have pennies like this one, had no idea they brought a premium.

 

Nice find JC!

JC everyone is an expert but at what,I not sure they even know

 

True statement indeed Jello

JC

 

I am no expert...i am not an expert i am not an expert...how many times do i have to write this for my punishment? Lol

 

till your fingers are bloody stumps that what Sister Ann would tell me
or I will take out the brass ruler to those knuckles

 

We know I was just joking with my last post.
but what Sister Ann said is true I heard that more than my name!

 

"who's foundinrolls I don't know him."

You have to look and observe and be more observent and you will see that foundinrolls is post #14.

 

Lol Jello....bless your heart!

 

When a coin is struck by misaligned dies, it sometimes happens that the collar does not function properly. The pressure of the strike forces some metal up between the collar and the die.

Usually a finned rim has to have the metal that is raised above the rim, raised to a degree that it is obvious.

The nickel below from an old post on these forums shows that a "fin" is raised above what should be the rim.



Some people call the extra little bit of metal that is around the edge of a misaligned die strike a "fin" but a "fin" really needs to be more prominent than that such as it is on this nickel. Some fins are really quite dramatic.

I am only bringing this up as I can't tell from the images of the original coin in this thread if there really is a substantial "fin" or if it is just a very minor bit of metal flow that we see on misaligned die strikes very frequently.

That's why I was hoping for a better picture.

Thanks

 

The finning metal is extruded up between the dies and collar from excessive pressure and extends over the rim area usually on the obverse of the coin. Here's a pic of a finned coin. And if the coin has reeding you get a circle or a partial circle of the reeded edge implanted in the face of the coin.

 

Now...That's a Fin

 

I will try and post better pics but it's very hard to get the finning effect on the coin unless it is placed downward I have a scanner. The coin is not to the extreme as the nickle but the finning on my coin is quite dramatic. The nickle looks more like a broad strike to me and it doesn't look like a finned coin a broad strike in it's nature.

JC

 

The nickel is a misaligned die strike with finning.

Knowing that you are trying to get an image of this with a scanner makes a big difference. It is tough to get an image of the finning with a scanner since the coin has to lay basically flat.

Still, though if by your own written description, the finning on your coin is less than that on the nickel, it would be minor. What is seen on the nickel is about as minimal as you can be and still call it a fin.

Since the edge of the nickel is fully formed and solid, the collar worked so the coin is not a broadstrike. The misaligned die is what allows the metal to be forced up creating the fin. The metal is forced upwards between the collar and the die when the coin is struck.

Rockdude also shows an example of what is called a fin. A fin is a specific term used for the excess metal such as that seen on Rockdudes coin. By the nature of it, if it does not extend above the rim of the coin, it is tough to label something as "finned".

Thanks

 

Well i know as i said before the metal on my coin is exstending above the rim and it is pretty extreme like i said i will see if i could post a better pic to show you the extreme metal flow above the rim.

JC Thanks

 

That would be great! I'll look forward to another picture.