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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 7606465, member: 24314"]<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1853-c-dol-heritage-r-jpg.1309009/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The OP's post has been answered above. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is an expensive filler. The dealers I showed the image to said they would have no interest in the coin UNLESS it was discounted OR they had a customer who collected Mint Errors on better coins (White Elephants).</p><p><br /></p><p>Technically, the coin is NOT DAMAGED. It was struck on a flawed planchet. At 1 o'clock the rim is incomplete due to the laminated planchet. The lamination continued into the coin to the "1." A major "de-lamination" is present across the coin on the "ED." The fact that the surface "split" is turned up at the "D" indicates that the missing part was still attached to the planchet when struck. As it peels away, probably assisted by the hand-of-man, it leaves a rough surface in the field and it LOOKS LIKE a rough surface on top of the "ER." The surface of the "ER" is the clue to when the missing piece broke away. </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is not damaged (unless you wish to correctly note the up turned metal). The area under the "ED" did not happen with chemicals or mount removal either. </p><p><span style="color: #b30000">I still cannot believe <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> the problem with this coin was not mentioned on the NGC label or listed in the auction. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 7606465, member: 24314"][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1853-c-dol-heritage-r-jpg.1309009/[/IMG] The OP's post has been answered above. This coin is an expensive filler. The dealers I showed the image to said they would have no interest in the coin UNLESS it was discounted OR they had a customer who collected Mint Errors on better coins (White Elephants). Technically, the coin is NOT DAMAGED. It was struck on a flawed planchet. At 1 o'clock the rim is incomplete due to the laminated planchet. The lamination continued into the coin to the "1." A major "de-lamination" is present across the coin on the "ED." The fact that the surface "split" is turned up at the "D" indicates that the missing part was still attached to the planchet when struck. As it peels away, probably assisted by the hand-of-man, it leaves a rough surface in the field and it LOOKS LIKE a rough surface on top of the "ER." The surface of the "ER" is the clue to when the missing piece broke away. The coin is not damaged (unless you wish to correctly note the up turned metal). The area under the "ED" did not happen with chemicals or mount removal either. [COLOR=#b30000]I still cannot believe :facepalm: the problem with this coin was not mentioned on the NGC label or listed in the auction. :([/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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