Errors are not the same as a variety. Errors are the same no matter the date. A Variety is very different and exclusive to a die pairing. These...
Went out this morning. I searched a 100 sq ft area, and my hand shovel broke had to call it a day. The first wheat for me in a while.
What kind of references are you using? Books, online, etc.? And Welcome to CT.
The OP's is definitely not a new set of dies. IF this were a variety, the die stages would be dually noted on a separate site. Die deterioration...
In technical terms it is an error, because it was not struck the way it was intended. In reality though it is the result of an over used die....
What's wrong with Lincoln? He looks perfectly normal.
@Insider There is still the fact that a later die state is present, this could also be correct, after a die has been used X amount of times, it...
I really don't like the spots on the reverse of this one, the photos make them stand out like a sore thumb. I will probably wait till Monday to...
It's not an error, it is coin roller damage. or PMD.
I see now, slightly? I have never looked one over in hand, so my further comments would be futile. Maybe they will tone and ARE from the alloys, I...
If that is true then where is the missing metal from the die? I don't see this as struck.
I don't see anything horizontal. I see a hollow effect around the eagle, can you see horizontal lines?
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I think what you are seeing is the slightest of Die Deterioration. This happens after the continuous effort of forcing the metal into the recesses...
Here is the site. http://cuds-on-coins.com/
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You are seeing die deterioration, and not to mention PMD.
Me either, I still would like to see better photos. I hope the OP posts more. I just thought that this was relevant. an 83'P has a consensus of 8...
Before things go too much further, can you state were you are seeing the smudges, or as you stated originally polish lines? I think what you are...
What does the Obv. look like? you have descent photos. Just try to twist the coin a little and try to take it perpendicular.[IMG] I think the coin...
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