This 1969-S penny seems to missing features on the face and has no neck. The rest of coin is fine, but the face. Any opinions on this? Is this of NAV? Thanks again everyone.
That's what all the scratch marks I see are from. Someone polishing the coin. Not to sound dumb but what do you mean by "To remove clash marks"?
No, not someone polishing the coin. Mint worker cleaning and polishing die because they get worn over time.
Hey, Mr. P., you need to fire your genie. I thought your first wish was to get rid of all 69-S pennies.
Most dies are used until their failure. Dies are polished mainly because of die Clashes and greasers. Ie Mechanical failures.
It's never dumb to ask a question. When the dies clash, a mint worker will attempt to remove the clash marks on the affected die by polishing it with an abrasive to remove the clash marks. Sometimes they fail to remove the marks and they will show up the next time(s) the dies strike a planchet. You can see some examples on this site: http://www.error-ref.com/?s=clashed+dies
Clash marks happen when two dies come together without a planchet between them. Each die imparts part of its image on the opposite die. You see them a lot on Morgan dollars and 3-Cent nickels. When a mint employee is inspecting coins from a press and sees them they will try to remove them by polishing them out of the die. If they are deep - dies hit each other several times - they may remove part of the design. This is what caused the 1937-D 3-legged Buffalo nickel.
