The OPs coin is a Denver mint 1942.
Interesting coin. There appears to be DDD (die deterioration doubling) on the date based on your pictures. [ATTACH]
Do you have any links? Thanks Rick
They look like stains. If they are raised, they may be adhesive or dried gunk. JMHO
It’s not a 1969s DDO-001. Please post your pictures in the correct alignment, in focus, and cropped. The photo is sideways and out of focus. There...
Very nice! The right die crack looks like a lamination crack but obviously not, you found 11. I enjoy seeing your finds!
Nice find. Does anyone have an opinion on the anomaly in the field? Looks like a lamination crack but those are usually only found on solid alloy...
Great post. Makes you wonder if those abrasion lines were to remove a clash. The first picture almost looks like a column under the chin, of...
I’m not seeing any doubling either. Looks like it may have the remnants of a die clash between the chin and bow tie.
A small date is always a keeper!
Nice find! The obverse lettering distortion appears to be from a worn die. I can’t tell if you have a RPM.
Definition: A die crack that follows a curved trajectory from one point on the rim to another. The area of the die face cordoned off by such a...
Can you show us an example of a offset lamination with a a die crack (on a well known weak area of a coin) that shows no obvious movement of the...
It’s a crack. If it was a lamination there would be a separation of sort at the bottom.
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