View Full Version : 1950-S Interesting Die Gouges
hyf88
04-23-2011, 08:20 AM
Found this one in a roll with RPM's 4,8,and 10. Some pretty neat die gouges goin on in the date and mintmark. Wonder what could have caused it, maybe the mintmark punch slipped?
- Bill
hasfam
04-23-2011, 09:11 AM
That is a neat looking die gouge on the 0. Not sure about the theory of the MM punch slipping. This coin shows a lot of heavy die scratches in that area too. There's just something about the US Mint not taking very good care of the dies back in the 50's.
Rollem
04-23-2011, 09:15 AM
Very nice find. Ditto on care of the dies. I think all they had was a harsh file to clean them. LOL
coinman2009
04-23-2011, 10:30 AM
An Interesting find! Congrats! :D
Interesting coin, thanks for sharing!
jfines69
04-23-2011, 03:24 PM
I would say a Dunce Cap on the MM and a feather on the "0"... LOL... Nice find!!!
jcuve
04-23-2011, 10:35 PM
A lot of dies in the '50s to '60s were abraded heavily after a clash and in the process the dies were often gouged. Most often, whatever made a die dent or gouge remains a mystery and can not be tied into any specific tool. Nice pics BTW
lineop3
04-24-2011, 10:50 AM
Very nice pics and a very interesting find.
I would have asked the same question and looked for a clash or RPM on it, or even an OMM.
Thank you for sharing this with us!
Aisha
copperlover
04-24-2011, 11:10 AM
A very good coin for the astute collectors.
Lucien