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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 7826588, member: 18157"]Not so long ago, I had a similar discussion with [USER=86437]@Fred Weinberg[/USER] , the foremost authority of error coins. Someone had posted a 1960 LMC with a smooth line through the "0". It looked the "0" in a Norwegian "Ore" coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, the answer was PMD...but no one could offer a plausible explanation of how it happened. The consensus was that a straight hit, just across the "0", raised some metal that had since smoothed over to appear like a raised part of the device. After thinking about it, I accepted it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I accepted it because I learn some things from that discussion. I learned that unintentional die anomalies usually affect more than just one coin and nearly every U.S. die anomaly has been identified and cataloged. The odds of encountering an unidentified U.S. coin die anomaly, on a coin over 100 years old, are minuscule. I also learned that there's some pretty bizarre PMD out there that defies explanation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The recurring theme was..."I don't know what caused it, but I know it's PMD". There were just 14,000 business strikes minted of the 1879 Dime and there's nothing listed in Cherry Pickers Guide...after all these years. I hope this helps. Beautiful coin, btw. It would be nice to see the reverse. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: Notice how the damage goes past the field and into the rock device? Die gouges usually don't do that since the devices are incused into the die.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 7826588, member: 18157"]Not so long ago, I had a similar discussion with [USER=86437]@Fred Weinberg[/USER] , the foremost authority of error coins. Someone had posted a 1960 LMC with a smooth line through the "0". It looked the "0" in a Norwegian "Ore" coin. Anyway, the answer was PMD...but no one could offer a plausible explanation of how it happened. The consensus was that a straight hit, just across the "0", raised some metal that had since smoothed over to appear like a raised part of the device. After thinking about it, I accepted it. I accepted it because I learn some things from that discussion. I learned that unintentional die anomalies usually affect more than just one coin and nearly every U.S. die anomaly has been identified and cataloged. The odds of encountering an unidentified U.S. coin die anomaly, on a coin over 100 years old, are minuscule. I also learned that there's some pretty bizarre PMD out there that defies explanation. The recurring theme was..."I don't know what caused it, but I know it's PMD". There were just 14,000 business strikes minted of the 1879 Dime and there's nothing listed in Cherry Pickers Guide...after all these years. I hope this helps. Beautiful coin, btw. It would be nice to see the reverse. :) Edit: Notice how the damage goes past the field and into the rock device? Die gouges usually don't do that since the devices are incused into the die.[/QUOTE]
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