I just talking to myself on this one . Planchet falls on dies, dies press together and fill the collar . Not sure if a dropped letter, could get...
How about some closeups of those area ...
How about some images of the date with the mint-mark . I'm not looking for a DDO, either ......
Are you sure that not just a chip, or a piece missing in the collar .
To me it looks like a Misaligned Anvil Die . http://www.maddieclashes.com/misaligned-anvil-die/
I agree 100% . Then they'll be nothing but, worm trails left . I also think the surface of the coin will get ruined, trying to clean it .
I've already put in underwater and thumb cleaned it . Fibers were come off and leaving worm trails ...
It's also, Wexler DDR-007 . http://www.doubleddie.com/828844.html [IMG] [IMG] [IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG] [IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG]
Check it for coneca #2 . http://varietyvista.com/01a LC Doubled Dies Vol 1/1927DDDO002.htm Here's one I took images off . [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Plating Split Doubling . http://www.lincolncentforum.com/plating-split-doubling-split-line-doubling/
1882 88/88 VP-002 1C MS NGC Attribution: VP-002 Cross Reference Snow: S-1 Diagnostics Numerals 88 were repunched north of the first impression.
https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/united-states/cents/indian-cents-1859-1909/816809/
I bought my from a dealer in the states ...
I paid 200 bucks for mine .
True . But those were struck from the old presses . The Schuler Presses weren't installed, til 2002 . Also, Single Squeeze Hubbing was introduced...
I don't think they understand what double struck in the collar means . So I posted a article from coin world ...
https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2017/05/double-struck-cent-has-collectors-seeing-two-lincolns.all.html
I agree 100% . I can't read the label on the slab . [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's some enlarged images . http://nreestr.ru/find4me/?search=vm7025
Here's my latest pickup . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] http://nreestr.ru/en/find4me/?search=vm7025
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