If there is no light reflection, my vote would be die deterioration doubling.
I don't think it's a doubled die. Any potential "notches" I see look more like light reflection.
Post pics! :D
Not that I see, no.
Where is that one of Stevex riding a dolphin? :rolleyes: Edit: ah, here it is (hope you don't mind if I share one of your own pictures...:oops:)...
That 1997 is a large cud, very nice find. Not sure exactly what price you could get for it, though with a cud that large you could expect a nice...
Could be an improperly mixed alloy.
Looks like a lamination error on FIVE and STATES, and circulation damage on the rest.
I don't think this one is a doubled die. Any doubling that I DO see appears mostly flat-like and does not make the design any ticker...it doesn't...
I don't see any evidence of a DDO.
And excuse my newbie ignorance...is there a way to tell if these are half dollars, dollars, etc?
I hope to own at least one of those one day...old silver is really cool.
The error is a struck through error. Something (likely grease) got stuck in the die and prevented a full strike of the date.
Jim in my experience, laminations tend to not be that "neat". It has a small arc with both points connected to the rim, and looks almost identical...
Maybe a silly question...is the design on the "reverse" raised or incuse?
Whose to say I don't already know a little bit? ;)
Looks like a retained cud. http://www.error-ref.com/anvil-die-retained-cud.html
It's fine, they said "do whatever you want with them". You really think I would stoop that low, green? :D
Thanks guys. Not an actual cherrypick of mine, but someone sent it in a package of goodies. Since I'm not really into halves, I think I'll sell it...
I have a 1982 "No FG" Cherrypicker's variety coin, looks BU. Coin has not been cleaned, I guess the light hit the coin at a funny angle and made...
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