Interested to know the cause of the divot's in the field next to piano on this quarter- Die issues or what? Thanks for you help..
so, I went to town, got pizza--where am I on these? good bad or laundry money? I have had these for a while- always wondering what would cause defect-I mean a defect is defect, last time I checked-regardless of what TPG will identify or not- Or I am just misinformed? Looking for the info, thanks guys
I have ran into quite a few "Return to Montecello" nickels that look very similar to this. It always appears on the left side of Montecello (the building) on the reverse. Always wondered what it was.
Thanks Non Cents- Being I am here to learn- I have also seen this 'appearance' on Wisconsin Quarters-- And I am wondering if I have something here or is it just 'meets the mint's standards for circulation"?..
jay in post #2 I explained what causes these anomalys. If I was not 100% sure about it I would have not said anything. these are about as common on the newer coins as hairs on a dog . I say keep them if someone wants to , It's hard to know what collectors may want in the future.
right on! Rascal---it's hard to tell what the latest craze will be--got ya! Who knows what ANACS will grade them at or what description will be on the holder...
You should pay attention if you want to learn about coins. If you want to be a comedian then find somewhere else to learn. JMO
stang I believe this is fairely new as I don't remember seeing this phenomen on our older coins. this is common on state quarters, dimes and nickels. I have never noticed this on cent coins. I'm thinking a proper name for these would be retained die chip coins if they were to become collectable.
What you said made perfectly good sense, rascal. I'm glad someone brought it up. I didn't think it could be anything major. Glad I didn't make a mistake when I tossed them back. Thanks rascal.
Rascal is correct! This is an early stage of a die chip forming on the edge of the device. I found dozens of these when I was searching bags of 2005 CA SQ's. The break begins below the surface of the die. When it does, the surface of the die steel is raised slightly, thus creating a small depression on the coin. Eventually, it will break away from the die which creates the complete die break on the coin. Whenever you are searching bags of same-date/mm coins and you find one or more coins with such a depression, you hope that you will eventually find one with the full-blown break. Chris
Thank you thank you and thank you--- Got to thinking, it would have to be on the die causing the impression, but not leaving the 'chip'.---off to work ---thanks all!
