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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 5434197, member: 18157"]This thread's summary "as I understand it"...</p><p><br /></p><p>The theory put forth by @FredWeinberg (as explained by [USER=84179]@Oldhoopster[/USER]) is that someone intentionally sliced the "0" digit very precisely (so no metal outside of the digit is affected)...creating a groove with raised metal on either side. Over time the raised metal smooths and blends together to appear as a part of the digit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many examples of this type of PMD/Graffiti in the fields has been presented in this thread, but those were large cuts in the field; none as small and precise as the OP's coin. It's an explanation that must be considered...especially considering the source.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another explanation put forth is that a rolling machine unintentionally created Post Mint Damage (PMD). In the examples presented, the last digit of the date is "pushed" out of position. However, all the examples presented don't look anything like the OP's coin and it's hard to understand how metal could be pushed "inside" of a digit without disturbing the perimeter of the digit.</p><p><br /></p><p>The third explanation is of a Mint worker (intentionally or not) damaging the digit on the die itself. The die (and struck planchets) likely destroyed upon discovery...with this one slipping through the cracks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently created a thread of the 1952 Washington Quarter proof "Super Bird" variety where it's surmised that a Mint worker intentionally added an "S" to the Eagle's breast feathers...as a nod to the popular 1952 TV series..."Superman" (silly Mint workers...they do this stuff!).</p><p><br /></p><p>Please correct me if I misunderstood/misstated anything. I found a few 1960 and 1970 cents and am trying to reconstruct Mr. Weinberg's scenario. It should be repeatable, right? So far, I haven't come close to the precision required to create the OPs coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why is this discussion important? ...because it's the difference between a Mint Error and PMD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 5434197, member: 18157"]This thread's summary "as I understand it"... The theory put forth by @FredWeinberg (as explained by [USER=84179]@Oldhoopster[/USER]) is that someone intentionally sliced the "0" digit very precisely (so no metal outside of the digit is affected)...creating a groove with raised metal on either side. Over time the raised metal smooths and blends together to appear as a part of the digit. Many examples of this type of PMD/Graffiti in the fields has been presented in this thread, but those were large cuts in the field; none as small and precise as the OP's coin. It's an explanation that must be considered...especially considering the source. Another explanation put forth is that a rolling machine unintentionally created Post Mint Damage (PMD). In the examples presented, the last digit of the date is "pushed" out of position. However, all the examples presented don't look anything like the OP's coin and it's hard to understand how metal could be pushed "inside" of a digit without disturbing the perimeter of the digit. The third explanation is of a Mint worker (intentionally or not) damaging the digit on the die itself. The die (and struck planchets) likely destroyed upon discovery...with this one slipping through the cracks. I recently created a thread of the 1952 Washington Quarter proof "Super Bird" variety where it's surmised that a Mint worker intentionally added an "S" to the Eagle's breast feathers...as a nod to the popular 1952 TV series..."Superman" (silly Mint workers...they do this stuff!). Please correct me if I misunderstood/misstated anything. I found a few 1960 and 1970 cents and am trying to reconstruct Mr. Weinberg's scenario. It should be repeatable, right? So far, I haven't come close to the precision required to create the OPs coin. Why is this discussion important? ...because it's the difference between a Mint Error and PMD.[/QUOTE]
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