1971-D die clash with unusual 1 of date

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  • profiler
    Member
    • Dec 2014
    • 343

    #1

    Error Die Clash/Break | 1971-D die clash with unusual 1 of date

    I have this LMC with die clash and have two questions about it: It looks like there's a letter T in column #2. But if it was a T from the clash, it would have to be upside down. What part of the obverse design could that be?

    The other question I have is about the 1 on date. It's definitely a separation there at the top. Is that die wear, MD, something else?

    Thanks in advance for your comments.
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  • willbrooks
    Die & Design Expert, LCF Glossary Author

    • Jan 2012
    • 9477

    #2
    It appears to me that the T is upside-down as it should be. The other thing you are pointing to is just a stray mark of some kind. However, the T's position is off, so this clash appears to be misaligned and/or rotated. The thing on the 1 looks like a hit, but perhaps I am not seeing what you are saying.
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    • onecent1909
      Wrong Design Die Expert
      • Feb 2012
      • 2597

      #3
      Posting a pic of the whole reverse and the whole obverse would help
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      • profiler
        Member
        • Dec 2014
        • 343

        #4
        Originally posted by willbrooks
        ...this clash appears to be misaligned and/or rotated.
        Thanks, Will. That's what threw me off. The horizontal line going west from the bust is at an angle. It is, indeed, misaligned and/or rotated. Good eye.

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        • profiler
          Member
          • Dec 2014
          • 343

          #5
          Originally posted by onecent1909
          Posting a pic of the whole reverse and the whole obverse would help
          You're definitely right, onecent. I'll do that going forward. Thanks.

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          • jfines69
            Member
            • Jun 2010
            • 28848

            #6
            It does look like clashes... Obv is easier to id than the rev tho... What bay are the marks in on the rev???
            Jim
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            • mustbebob
              Lincoln Cent Variety Expert
              • Jul 2008
              • 12758

              #7
              The anomaly on the 1 of the date seems to be a part of the die crack/chips that is running down the center of it. Notice that there are cracks on the 9 as well. The top part of the 1 is the normal part. The rest is cracked. There's no doubt about the slightly rotated clash either.
              Bob Piazza
              Former Lincoln Cent Attributer Coppercoins.com

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              • profiler
                Member
                • Dec 2014
                • 343

                #8
                Originally posted by jfines69
                What bay are the marks in on the rev???
                Sorry, Jim. They're in bays 2 and 3.

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                • profiler
                  Member
                  • Dec 2014
                  • 343

                  #9
                  Originally posted by mustbebob
                  The anomaly on the 1 of the date seems to be a part of the die crack/chips that is running down the center of it. Notice that there are cracks on the 9 as well. The top part of the 1 is the normal part. The rest is cracked.
                  Yep, the cracks and chips are right there, plain as day. I was so focused on the "separation" there at the top of the 1, I missed them. Thanks, Bob.

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                  • jfines69
                    Member
                    • Jun 2010
                    • 28848

                    #10
                    I think bay 2 and 3 is die damage... I'm unable to match it to any obv or rev devices!!!
                    Jim
                    (A.K.A. Elmer Fudd) Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!

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