Yes, it is a nice little die chip. ----FROM CONECA---- Die chip These are small raised irregular blobs of metal found usually at the design stress points.They are most often found in the recessed areas of certain letters or numbers (e.g.; B & R of LIBERTY and the 9 & 5 of the date).This is because the recessed areas of the letters and numbers on the coin are raised areas on the die, which look like little islands.It does not take much stress before these raised pieces of the die start to chip and break off, leaving a raised area on the coin where a recessed area is expected. Die break These are large raised irregular blobs found usually at the design stress points.They are most often found in the fields between the design and the rim.After repeated strikings under tons of pressure, the dies begin to crack.When these cracks meet each other (as in a circle), or when they extend to the rim, the metal contained within the borders of the crack begins to break away from the die itself.The broken piece may not at first be loose enough to fall away.In such a case, the coin shows a depression where the die chip or, if it is large enough, the die break has occurred.
I can't seem to spend a coin anymore, my husband thinks I'm crazy... Maybe I am a little crazy!! But I do love the HUNT
It's a chip off the old B, Bonnie. Congrats. I love these when they just involve a letter or a number. This is a repeater, now, so there are more out there like this. What's the date and mint on that one?
Lol, I didn't even realize they were three. But yes, the first two are chips in the B, the third, under the R. These are just parts of the die that chipped off during use of the dies. The minting of coins these days is a very violent process. The minting happens at a pace like machine-gun fire, it's that rapid. Dies chip for it, among other things. That's what happened on these coins.
When I first started with errors & varieties, I started trying to collect a set of every state with a chip in the B. The interest kinda fizzled out. I think I have somewhere between 10 & 15 different states. From what I've seen, Oklahoma is riddled with these. Even Wexler's Oklahoma WDDO-001 has a filled B as a die marker. I found it in change Monday. I may start paying more attention & try to work toward completion of the set.
