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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1268802, member: 31533"]I didn't think the image was bad. Meant to reply earlier, but on my smartphone I was having difficulties, so I didn't and forgot to when I got to my 'puter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen that type of cent before, and I don't know what the deal is that the sharpness of the striking image ends prior to the edge of the coin, that leaves a 'fuzzy looking' mark around the coin, either entirely or in parts, but the weird portions 'above' (closest to the upset edge) are just IMO junk (ghost images like from plating split or machine doubling type of problems) rather than actual striking of the die to coin. Somehow the area beyond the fuzzy markings either doesn't get struck properly and machine issues can happen or it's striking (like the die was ground down around the edges) and metal won't flow right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1268802, member: 31533"]I didn't think the image was bad. Meant to reply earlier, but on my smartphone I was having difficulties, so I didn't and forgot to when I got to my 'puter. I have seen that type of cent before, and I don't know what the deal is that the sharpness of the striking image ends prior to the edge of the coin, that leaves a 'fuzzy looking' mark around the coin, either entirely or in parts, but the weird portions 'above' (closest to the upset edge) are just IMO junk (ghost images like from plating split or machine doubling type of problems) rather than actual striking of the die to coin. Somehow the area beyond the fuzzy markings either doesn't get struck properly and machine issues can happen or it's striking (like the die was ground down around the edges) and metal won't flow right.[/QUOTE]
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