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Message:: [QUOTE="mikediamond, post: 226402, member: 1859"]<<Wow, that's fascinating, thanks! Let me see if I can't put this in my own words. You're saying the raised lines north and south of the "island" are suggestive of a die break throughout.>> No.  A die crack. <<Thus, you're connecting the island with a part of that die break, and the only way to be consistent, there, is to conclude the metal in that area came loose as a result of the die break and lodged in the die surface.>> The die crack essentially splits and then rejoins itself, defining an island of metal.  That island sank down into the die face. <<Then, when the planchet was struck with the die, that impression in that area of the die was naturally imparted to the coin.>> Any recessed area of the die would create a raised island on the coin. <<If I have that right, it would suggest repeated instances, until the die was replaced...or, at least, repeated errors in that area, as the die, from the hammering, continued to break, or "mature." Is that anywhere close, at least, to what you're saying?> Yes, this is a repetitive die error.  In other words, there would have been more than one cent struck from this die, identical to yours. <<Again, you'll have to beg my pardon, as I'm not accustomed to this level of  diagnostic proficiency. But I find this totally cool, and I just want to make sure I'm understanding it right.>>[/QUOTE]