This is my first post (and am newbie at collecting), and I definitely found something, but not sure what to call it or if a legitimate error. The 1989-S lincoln cent that is part of my Prestige Proof set looked like it had a "dot" before the E in E Pluribus Unum. On closer inspection, it actually has 2 ridges that run from the S in States downward through the E and to the dot between the E and Pluribus. The lower ridge peaks just before the E, making it look like a dot since it is finished and catches the light just like the dots. The upper ridge also makes a distortion of the top of the E. Please look at the pictures and comment. Since I know little about collecting, does this anomaly increase the value of what is otherwise a beautiful proof - or should I want my money back for the set? Thank you very much in advance!
Welcome to the Forum Noodleloaf! It could possible be a bubble or a die crack it is hard to say. It looks like you also have other flaws on this coin. It may be the lighting but it look like there are die cracks under the O in OF and under the R in America. Can you send close ups of these area? To answer your question about Value: Yes it will raise the Premium of the set from someone that collect these type of errors. Once again Welcome and nice find.
It is probably a new way to repair the Dies!:rolling: Instead of polishing the Dies, they now scrape them.:whistle: Frank
looks like a die gouge to me... something whacked the die hard enough to leave an impression resulting in a raised area on the struck coins.
I was suspecting a Die Gouge also but I can't imagine how that what we normally call a Die Gouge would be beveled and the areas (North and South) adjacent along the axis would also appear to be beveled. It appears that the Die was struck by some sort of tool and although this may not be the normal way in which a Die suffers a Gouge, I guess that it would still be called a Die Gouge. Frank
This is probably from the anvil die, but sametimes found on the hammer die die scrapes just an opinion Jazzcoins joe
It looks like a die dent or a gas bubble. There's no way to be sure from here. What Jazzcoins is talking about are accidental die scrapes. On the coin, these take the form of a series of narrow raised lines that run parallel to each other. They appear to be inflicted by the feeder finger. They occur in all denominations. The defect in this proof coin does not resemble a die scrape. It is too short and the direction is wrong.
