die chips?

[Guest]

went trough a roll of 58p and found 3 die chips on the top half of the 8 and a couple with die chips on the wheat all are almost exact copies of each other is this pretty common? I can post pic's if need be.

[liveandievarieties]

Die chips from the early 50s through the early 60s are a very common occurrence. It sure breaks up the monotony of searching a roll of a mundane year, but no significant premium for these puppies.

[tjw]

did't think value would be much . just kinda found it strange to be exact copies of each other like that .I guess maybe they came one after another off the press so to speak and in the same roll.

[Roller]

I would think that you get repeat chips (not exactly alike because the metal will flow somewhat differently in each case) in the same place until the crack progresses in size.

[hasfam]

......just kinda found it strange to be exact copies of each other like that .I guess maybe they came one after another off the press so to speak and in the same roll.

It doesn't matter when they came off the press, as you put it, or in what order. A die chip is exactly that..a chip in the die, and every coin struck with that die will mirror that die exactly. A coin is an exact mirror of the die that strikes it. So every coin that is struck with a die that is chipped will have the exact same die chip on it.
This is why we use die cracks, die chips, clashes, die dents, etc as markers to help identify a specific doubled die to a specific die because each anomoly on a die is specific to that die.

I would think that you get repeat chips (not exactly alike because the metal will flow somewhat differently in each case) in the same place until the crack progresses in size.

This is true in the since that as a die is used more and more it begins to wear out. Anomolies on the die such as die cracks, die chips etc will be altered as the die states change, ie EDS, MDS, LDS and so on. Again, when using anomolies as die markers to identify a particular doubled die to a specific die, the markers may change as the die itself ages with use and progresses from an early die state, to a middle die state and to a late die state and so on.

Not sure if any of this is making any sense. I hope it is. Attributers understand this concept the best because it is critical in proper attribution of a variety. So, if I missed something in this explanation, I hope one of them will correct me.