1957D RPM or Die Deterioration?

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  • AstroRaider
    Member
    • Feb 2010
    • 882
    #1

    1957D RPM or Die Deterioration?

    I acquired 1300+ bulk wheat cents. That'll keep me busy for a while.

    Here is one of the first ones out of the mix...

    At some angles (the shine is a nuisance) it looks like an RPM, but it doesn't fit the convention.

    Is this just die deterioration, or something else?



    Thanks for any comments...
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    • jfines69
      Member
      • Jun 2010
      • 28848
      #2
      Yours has similar characteristics to 001 thru 011 on Copper Coins... Have you tried to match them??? Is there a split on the lower serif (I think the light reflection is throwing me off)???
      Jim
      (A.K.A. Elmer Fudd) Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!

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        • AstroRaider
          Member
          • Feb 2010
          • 882
          #3
          Yes, there are similar characteristics to a few of the 001 thru 011, but this one still does not match (fully) any of them. As yet, I am not convinced it is an RPM at all.
          Allan (AstroRaider) White
          "I want to know why the universe exists, why there is something greater than nothing." Stephen Hawking

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            • willbrooks
              Die & Design Expert, LCF Glossary Author

              • Jan 2012
              • 9477
              #4
              It is a bit fat at the bottom, but I'm not picking up any splits in your photo.
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                • AstroRaider
                  Member
                  • Feb 2010
                  • 882
                  #5
                  I see no distinct splits, so I'm going to nix this one.
                  Allan (AstroRaider) White
                  "I want to know why the universe exists, why there is something greater than nothing." Stephen Hawking

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