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<p>[QUOTE="rascal, post: 1317146, member: 29239"]the other areas are the same exact color as the one under the chin. back a few years ago when I first found this coin while roll searching I thought it was struck thru wire , dropped letters or something else when looking at the sunken in lines , then I noticed that the areas inside of these lines are a totally different color than the nickel clad coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>actually some of the smaller places not visible in the photos looks like dropped letters but I'm sure it is just smaller struck in fragment pieces. the area beside of the 1 in the date looks like another 1 but it is aso just a struck in area. the area that goes thru the pony tail and keeps on going is the largest piece but I could not get my lighting right to capture it in the photo. if you look closely to the left side of the pony tail in the neck area you may be able to make out where this piece starts at.</p><p><br /></p><p>the sunken in lines that surrounds the struck in fragment areas pretty much confirms that this is struck in fragments from something else. the feeder fingers is the only thing made from aluminum that the mint uses that I know of. </p><p><br /></p><p>numismat you appear to be interested in error coins and I can tell you are learning fast. keep on paying attention , this is a great place for all of us to learn more about coins if we are interested in them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rascal, post: 1317146, member: 29239"]the other areas are the same exact color as the one under the chin. back a few years ago when I first found this coin while roll searching I thought it was struck thru wire , dropped letters or something else when looking at the sunken in lines , then I noticed that the areas inside of these lines are a totally different color than the nickel clad coin. actually some of the smaller places not visible in the photos looks like dropped letters but I'm sure it is just smaller struck in fragment pieces. the area beside of the 1 in the date looks like another 1 but it is aso just a struck in area. the area that goes thru the pony tail and keeps on going is the largest piece but I could not get my lighting right to capture it in the photo. if you look closely to the left side of the pony tail in the neck area you may be able to make out where this piece starts at. the sunken in lines that surrounds the struck in fragment areas pretty much confirms that this is struck in fragments from something else. the feeder fingers is the only thing made from aluminum that the mint uses that I know of. numismat you appear to be interested in error coins and I can tell you are learning fast. keep on paying attention , this is a great place for all of us to learn more about coins if we are interested in them.[/QUOTE]
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