What happened Here?????

mrbrklyn · May 1, 2012

I don't think this is completely uncommon for an IKE.

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BadThad · May 1, 2012

GDJMSP said: ↑

I dunno, might have been a planchet problem. But it also might have been something as simple as dirt & grit stuck in a spot of oil on the die. When the image is blown up completely you can see a few raised bumps next to the A and in between the D and O. And the tops of the letters themselves in ONE DOLLAR are pretty bumpy. And there is some light scattered pitting on each side of the bell, and a little on the bell itself.

I'm more inclined to go with the theory of dirt, grit and oil than a planchet problem largely because the fields, which is the area most greatly affected by the pitting, is also the area that is under the greatest pressure from the dies. The fields are also where you have the most metal flow. It is metal from the fields that flows away to fill the devices and legends in the die. So any pitting on the planchet would have to be really, really deep for any of it to remain in the fields after the coin is struck.

And I just have a hard time imagining how a Proof planchet with pitting that bad and that deep,that goes through special preparation and polishing, could get by the inspection process and not be seen and rejected before being struck.

Anyway, that's my thinking.
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Exactly my thinking as well.....saved me some typing. LOL

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