Hi, I might have labeled it differently, the reverse had another coin stuck between it and the die. I would have added that the reverse shows...
Hi, Did you get your question answered. I hadn't noticed the message until today. Sorry about that. I don't check the visitor's messages...
Hi, It's a scratch....Even The letter "U" is damaged on the path of the scratch. Thanks, Bill
Hi, I agree. Machine Doubled. Have Fun, Bill
Hi, I am not sure that I understand the question. Thanks, Bill
To put it in perspective, it is a minor crack and it is something that has happened on cents of every year. Thanks, Bill
It is indeed a nice clashed die error. Keep in mind that hundreds, even perhaps thousands of working dies are used to strike most modern coins....
yep:-) What he said!
The color of the polished coins makes it almost certain that they were cleaned with "BRASSO" a common destroyer of cents:-) Thanks, Bill
Hi, Terminology is getting wild so I will add that the coin was the "1 in the neck" die variety. Note...it is not an "error" but a die variety...
Hi, Also, minor die chips are not errors. They indicate what is known as a Die State. It is considered a normal part of the minting process....
Carlos, Forget about it. There are no known doubled dies with spreads like the type you are imagining. To put this in simple terms, no matter...
It is not a doubled die. It is also not die deterioration. The digits are nice and crisp. It is a form of machine doubling. Nothing unusual....
Hi, There is really nothing to be said without a closeup picture of the coin. Thanks, Bill
Hi, This is no surprise as it has been known for a long time that the only place a number is added is to the master die ......and that they were...
Hi, DoubleD Die....is the correct term when it applies. Thanks, Bill
Hi, It looks like a cast fake that is falling apart:-) It does not appear to be real or of the proper alloy. Have Fun, Bill
Man, You guys and gals are gettin' good:-) I've read ten or twelve threads and I didn't have to post anything :-( Have Fun, Bill
You have to weigh it.
Hi, Machine doubling and not a doubled die. Thanks, Bill
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