Mint workers abrade the coin dies when they need to clean up problems such as clash marks or other damage to the face of the dies. After the...
Nice Walkers you guys. It puts my measly/wore out coins to shame.
First we need to see a picture. Also you can check the difference on this thread. http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t50286/
Good explanation Jim.
In the early years of coin collecting, three general terms were used to describe a coin's grade: Good Where details were visible but...
I don't know jello, it looks like infamous Sasquatch. [IMG]
With Circulation Strikes of only 360,649, I would say definitely a key date.
Alright thanks I see it. It has the appearance of a crack.
You say it's on his left arm, I don't see a picture of it.
Now that you know the mint mark will vary in location, you can put that aside and look for repunched mint marks or RPM. [IMG]
Looking forward to your post.
I would call it a struck thru, notice how the grain lines differ in angle, plus it's copper plated zinc.
Not knowing what came between the coin and the die, whether it be cloth, leather or some other foreign material, I still say strike thru.
Looks like it could have been struck with debri on the die. So I will say a struck through.
Looks like a lamination error to me. And if that's a die crack it could have turned into a cud later in the die's life.
The date is the results of machine doubling. The reverse I can't make out. Kind of a fuzzy picture. And WELCOME :hail:to the forum.
A die gouge would cause that in the second coin and the third and the fourth and so on untill the die was changed or repaired.
Yes, Pictures would be nice to determine what you have. Thanks and Welcome :hail:to the forum.
I'd say a gouge. Here's a odd one also. [IMG] [IMG]
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