Thanks for confirming what I suspected but was too chicken to say for sure:-) Have Fun, Bill
Hi Jason, Great errors! Have Fun, Bill
A die chip is not an error. It's a sign of a die stage. For those that discriminate between errors and die varieties, die chips are markers...
The point is that it has to be beyond the normal tolerance of .13 grams for there to be enough extra metal to call it a thick planchet. Your coin...
It appears to be an issue with the alloy so i would call it a "woodgrain" effect at this point but I wouldn't rule out the possible influence of a...
Keep in mind that it looks different on plated cents such as the coin you pictured, than it does on U.S. Nickels , for example. The doubling is...
Coins were removed from encasements all the time , many years ago. They were not collectibles in the 50s and 60s, for example. Many people...
It is a function of what is called die deterioration doubling.
It could be a result of the mixture of the alloy that , like some earlier Lincoln's ended up with a woodgrain effect. It would be better to see a...
I didn't say that other forms of doubling did not exist on the coin. I do see die deterioration doubling. The coin does exhibit enough of the...
It could be for a few reasons, one would be a minor die chip that causes the opening of the number to appear filled on the struck coin....Or, it...
They would all need to be looked at closely, some of the cents may be broadstrikes but most look like coins that have been removed from...
Kurt, Don't let these guys throw you. You are seeing separation and notches where they belong. despite what others think, I know this to be a...
The imagination can do strange things. That's all I want to say. Some folks are on the right track while some others are in a rowboat , in the...
It's a die chip and the rest is die deterioration doubling. Thanks, Bill
atrox001, while I know that coin is not UNC. It is probably the best struck one that I've ever seen. Most have good doubling but they appear...
I think he was pointing out a minor typo in your first post. You labeled the thread as a 1968 S and the coin is a 1968 S. The first post has an...
It is severe die deterioration doubling. We see the same thing on US nickels when they are struck by extremely worn dies. Die deterioration...
It's a scratch added after the coin left the coining chamber. It is no error. The odds are somebody cut it with an exacto blade.
That is all the result of being struck by a worn die. We see this a great deal on plated cents. Thanks, Bill
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