Probably MAD - show a picture of the reverse please.
There has to be an actual picture to speculate.
Chemical alteration, probably accidental - maybe even heated too. I doubt it is unplated (step 1 would require weighing to begin to determine)...
Post a pic of LIBERTY, looks like it could be master die doubling... Here's a picture of '72 master die doubling: [IMG]
The way IN & THE are flattened out makes me think PMD
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Nice find Bill!
Nice lamination find!
Grandpa's hat...hilarious... And I agree with Bill's (foundinrolls) statement above...
These all have Die Breaks, not copper deposits. Die Breaks appear raised, or opposite of the actual recessed break in the die. They are very common.
I agree with Bill and will note the '85 with a plating bubble is sometimes called a linear plating bubble. Anything a collector deems interesting...
They are both the 2009 FY DDO-003 (3-O-VI) Discovery Coin. I need to re-shoot so it is clearer but I have other things to do first... Here are...
I am perplexed how the discussion has changed to class VI doubling - class VI is characterized by extra thickness, not separation lines. There is...
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