Hmm, it's raised... but I suppose a hit could have sheared off part of the 9 and moved it left. Thanks CN - that was boggling me.
Ok, I'm stumped again. Found a BIE on a 1954S but I also noticed something just to the left of the 9 - is that another die chip? Thoughts are...
As an aside, for some reason every time I scanned your bar code with the PCGS cert app, it kept bringing up this morgan:...
No worries. Thanks for checking on it!
Thanks @paddyman98 - updated the title.
I'm having a tough time with this one. Is this just a die chip near the MM, or is it metal movement from the lamination crack? Or some sort of...
I think the biggest problem is that it's often hard to tell a die chip apart from a zinc corruption or a plating bubble on these Zincolns. This...
Well, I'm kind of cheating since I'm looking through rolls of purchased wheats trying to fill my album. Heh, better chance than pocket change. I...
Hmm, I checked the site but honestly, I'm not quite sure what to look for. Here's a closeup, though. [ATTACH]
Ok, well, mine was written in 1656. On new year's day. :yack:
Yeah, but mine's a Volume II - nyah nyah :yack: :D:hilarious:
Too late, somebody already wrote it hundreds of years ago. You can buy the historic tomb. The shipping seems reasonable, too. [ATTACH] Man I'd...
Hah, meant mine, not yours. :hilarious: Ok, I'm going to step away before I cause a fist fight. Lol
Heh, yup. Mine was a poor attempt at a play on crypto. :D
I was trying to be funny. It didn't work.
How very cryptic :)
Here's a fun one: IN GOD WE TRUS - I'm thinking this is a grease filled die and not simple wear. Especially since the S looks comparatively...
A Lamination that has pulled away from the planchet, but has not broken off http://www.error-ref.com/retained-lamination/
A retained lamination. Niice!
It's just an Auth (pending charge) - it'll fall off your credit card within the week. They'll reauth when they're ready to ship and settle...
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