This example is from a new box of 2020's cents from the bank. I got 15 or so with the exact clash marks as the one shown above.
Found this today, thought I'd share[ATTACH][ATTACH]
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Pretty sure this didn't happen either:happy:
Thank you Oldhoopster... Again, I was just curious as to what you all thought might have caused this damage. I don't see bag marks, forklift or...
Pretty sure that didn't happen...
I swear I didn't...:happy:
But this never made it to "someone". Fred Weinberg said it didn't happen at the mint. So, I'm sure it wasn't from the mint, but, it never made it...
This is from a box of 2020 uncirculated cents I got from the bank. What would have caused these strange indents? Could the planchet have been...
Thank's my bad...
No, just some debree I brushed off.
Found this in a roll this morning. It's the first die crack in this location I have found.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Still surprised to find these in circulation (box from the bank). Also, in pretty good condition for over 35 years.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just wondering about the post by @2manyhobbies stating the steps can still be seen because the top of the "C" can still be seen also.
Is it possible there was some sort of material on the on the planchet when struck?[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Possibly a wire attached to an electrical source and then glued to the surface? Anyway, the overwhelming consensus this did not happen at the...
This had a long bath in acetone. The strange shape is incused not raised. If glue, would it have carved out that strange shape on the surface?
The VDB initials on the obverse are almost non existent. The F of the designers initials on the reverse is gone. Might have been obstructed by a...
I also thought this might be a doubled die listed on Variety Vista as 1966 DDR-001 but only the E and D of UNITED and the S and T of States looked...
Thanks for the responses, now confident the cent will last well into the future...
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