I don't see it either.
It's a die gouge of some sort.
That coin is typical of many I've seen come out of albums. I have no idea where NGC got that from.
Jim, I would imagine one could do a decent approximation with a course grinder, but all the split planchets I've seen still have that laminated...
It looks ground down. Is the thickness normal? The weight? If I'm not mistaken, a uniface strike should still have traces of the proto-rim.
Nice pick-up. I wish my gas station would do that.
However, I do sniff all of the paper money I come across- http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/cocaine.traces.money/ o_O
I don't even like to think about it when I'm searching.
Definitely a lamination error. Though the two are related, here's an example of a split planchet-...
No. There are too many breaks in the steps.
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Yes, what you are seeing is die deterioration.
The clash is probably slightly misaligned. I almost guessed 83. I knew it was one of the earlier 80s dates.
Definitely looks like they were trying to buff out a clash. Let me guess, early 80s?
It's a stain.
This was a heavily abraded area on cents during the 1980s and we often see abrasion "doubling" behind the head and neck area. As Simon said...
I agree with Simon. It looks like circulation damage which often flattens letters and devices. Notice how the numbers are flatter and not as...
I'm not seeing anything on this one.
This type of gouge is a common occurence on later wheats and early memorial cents. No one really know exactly what causes it, but the opinions are...
This is caused by a heavily deteriorated die and was very common in the 1980s.
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