I'll add that it could also be a die crack (or as suggested a gouge) which might have the look of an extra curl of hair. And I agree completely...
The areas in question appear incuse (I could be wrong though, let me know), if they are incuse I would think it just took a few hits...
Lamination errors occurred long before '82... Here's a 1959 DDO-002 with a lamination peel in WE: [IMG] From CONECA: Lamination crack:...
It could be a lamination issue and the top layer peeled away as suggested by fishaddict it could also be postmint damage of some sort. While the...
Some nice ideas, of course I now shoot with a scope so I don't have to rig anything up anywhere. We have a thread at LCR with some interesting...
As far as the text is concerned, TL;DR The images: I agree with what has been said, debris/grease filled dies. No premium.
This appears to be a minor DDR. Truth be known, 6th and 7th column DDRs are very common and (at this point) almost unlistible unless there are...
Nickels are tough because DDD is so prevalent. As Rockdude inquired above, clear split serifs are essential in the diagnosis of DDs on Jeffersons....
nice addition!
I'm not sure, maybe die gouges, but other pics could prove it to be die deterioration. Is it on all four coins?
With the pics provided PMD. In the first pic it looks like it was pressed into another coin.
It would be unusual to have just the W of WE doubled in hub doubling. I would think one of two processes is at work: either (as mentioned) it is...
I really cannot tell; are we talking in the 1st bay or outside the memorial in the field?
Something scrapped against the surface of the coin - you can see it on many of the obverse devices and the rim - I don't care to hypothesize the...
Very common
Not sure what caused it but it doesn't appear Mint related...
Yep. Master die doubling which is actually bolder than a few of the reguar DDOs for the date. It is present on between 50-60% of all '72 Lincolns...
simple die deterioration
Welcome to CT! Bill nailed it - dryer coin
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