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Looks like a hit. The adjacent leaf looks damaged.
Could be a case of struck through. But could be damage. I can’t make out a berm on the edges. A closer shot could help. Using my phone I’m limited.
Looks like it.
Larry - we all have let one get away. Lol. Part of the learning process and I have my share of stories to.
Thanks for that Mike. Jim C sometimes produces items of interest like this to challenge the forum members. Perhaps this is a challenge he will...
Mike - can you describe what it is that lends to your conclusion? We would like to know.
http://www.maddieclashes.com/vertical-misaligned-die-error-tilted-die-error/
Good. How much does it weigh?
Hmmm...I would set that one aside in a flip. The elongated effect of the outer devices stretching to the rim; looks like irregular material flow...
I did the same some years ago, but then began collecting (hoarding) them again for the same purpose. I give out the bucket of nickels ('38-'59)...
I found this one too. I thought it was a clash at first. Might even be still labeled that way on the flip. @potty dollar 1878 - The minor...
Larry - I imagine that you will have many early AU/BU Jeffersons in your Circulated Set. I have many myself, but pretty solid AU/BU Jeffersons...
I was imagining a planchet getting caught somewhere in the tooling and eventually breaking free and getting back into the mix. Kind of like the...
Looks like a planchet problem. Enough of a circumferential taper that didn’t fill out on the strike.
Soak in distilled water. You may need to leave it there for a long while. It will start to lift the verdigris. Use progressively harsher...
I think I see what you are seeing...and the three divots above the tie of the ribbon would seem to confirm the 1920 attribution. No need to...
Looking at the damage...I agree with Potty...experiment!!
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An interesting place to visit. Lots of money spent on making improvements to that city/nation. Except that 20 cents perhaps.
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