This cent was damaged outside the Mint. The design has been pounded into an indistinct mush and metal has been relocated from the edge and rim to...
Struck through some sort of lubricant like grease or oil. They can get a lot worse than this.
Unplated areas often assume unusual patterns. I've even seen a few bullseye patterns. I don't have an explanation. But they're genuine.
It looks like post-strike damage to me.
My doubts have been erased. It is a genuine example of incomplete plating. The exposure of the zinc core along the sides of the columns of the...
Lamination cracks are often raised (at least on one side), as the metal lifts up from the surface.
I could be a lamination crack (a type of planchet defect). These are often mistaken for die cracks.
Personally, I don't see any convincing evidence that this is an RPM. The thin, faint lines could be die damage.
It's a die chip.
It could be a genuine example of a cent struck on a partly plated planchet. However, two observations give me pause. One is the possible...
Yes, a die cap is a coin that sticks to the die and strikes a bunch of succeeding planchets. The bottom of the cap gets thinner and thinner,...
Gas bubbles are not a manifestation of die deterioration. They indicate a loose bond in the plating that is revealed during the strike. On...
It doesn't look like a clashed die to me. Could be die damage (e.g. die dents) or a wierd form of localized die deterioration.
The point would seem to be that you don't really care what kind of error you've got. That's certainly your prerogative.
Speedy is correct. The coin was struck through a late-stage die cap. The wrinkled surface and mushy design is characteristic of such errors. As...
It's not a die chip. It could be a die dent or a gas bubble. Gentle pressure with the tip of a toothpick under microscope will not do any harm...
There's no need to deface the coin. It is an error, just a minor one.
It's a die chip. They're quite common and don't add any value to a coin.
I don't have an answer for you, only that I've seen this before on other coins with a similar type of damage. As I've indicated, it's not...
Both coins were damaged in the same way. The design was pounded into mush and metal was relocated from the edge to the outer perimeter of the...
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