Thanks for the update Rick. Too bad it wasn't a doubled ear but I'm curious who "Virgina Mary" is...:p
But it's not a fake or counterfeit coin? It originated from the US mint, someone just had an inside hand in creating it. That doesn't make it any...
No word after 2 weeks? I would think there would be a consensus by then...
As many of the others said, coins with cud errors (I would consider die failure to fall under the scope of "error"), almost always have telltale...
I believe cuds specifically involve the rim. If not, my understanding is that it is then a die chip or die break. This one would be a cud since...
I'm only seeing some master die doubling if anything...
It certainly looks like a doubled die to me. The 1980-P is a tough one to come by as well. Nice find!
It sounds like you can download the Trueview image, not the software necessarily.
Glad to help out! It's definitely more interesting than "regular" MD. I've seen it posted every so often in the error forum with someone confusing...
http://www.error-ref.com/incused-machine-doubling/ http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/error-catches-eye Here's 2 links that I hope will help....
Looks like one to me! :) The notching gives it away.
Same with the homestead and other quarters that have incuse lettering...thus, Machine Doubling on those share many similar characteristics one...
Retained die chips does not have to do with actual pieces of the die being retained within the coin. Read the link again.
Plated coin.
Very cool, though it is still not the same error that the OP is describing, where a piece of the die is actually embedded within the coin.
It's not illegal to possess one as long as it's defaced, I believe. Otherwise, I'll have some feds knocking on my door soon...
I'm not sure if a flake or piece of scrap metal would have significant mass to measure on a scale, and even if the coin had more mass than usual,...
Took a hit, not a doubled die...you can clearly see where the metal was slightly flattened/displaced at the very tip of the earlobe.
Looks like it was delivered today, I suspect we'll hear the verdict soon.
Most I've spent is $450, on a large cent with an estimated value of $500-600. Graded MS62 but it honestly looks better than that. Still got it in...
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