View Full Version : Error Mis-aligned Die | Your opnion of what this is
tomvason
11-30-2007, 04:28 PM
I found this in a roll today. The area circled on the pictures is a raised area on the coin and not dirt. It almost looks as if a part of the reverse came through on the obverse, right in the middle of the 9 and 0 in the date.
I need some expert input. Thanks,
Tom
My first guesses would be die-break or lamination. I would go with lamination. Does it look like a portion of the copper-plating disconnected from the zinc? Another option would be a die clash, but that seems unlikely.
tomvason
11-30-2007, 05:20 PM
No, it does not look like anything is disconnected from the zinc. It looks, to the naked eye, and under a jewler's glass, like something that was struck. The scaned image does not get it as well as I wish I could get it.
Shingpumps
11-30-2007, 06:41 PM
This is a die transfer. Could be a misaligned clash. The marks look like the same size.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9543/1020976fw1.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1020976fw1.jpg)
rockdude
02-18-2009, 08:47 PM
Don't know what clash mark would be there. However did you try pushing on it to see if it moved as if it were a bubble in the plating? This is a really old post, am I missing something?
1sgret
02-19-2009, 01:13 AM
I would say gas bubble if it moved.