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Really neat coin. The additional letters are the correct orientation, not reversed, so not a vise job.
Good thought Jon but because the overall area is incuse, but I think it is more of a strike through (grease or metal?).
I don't think a lamination because of the extra letters inside the depression look to be raised based on the light reflection.
It's the multiple, recessed extra letters and rims of the motto that are really perplexing.
EDIT: Also most of the furrowing seems to be under the top layer of UNUM.
The anomaly looks incuse but how about the letters?
You're right. The furrowing is definitely incused but the letters inside that area. Man, it's hard to tell. I'm looking at it under the loupe. Hold on, I'm going to put it under the Microscope again.
Wonder if it would be worth submitting. The coin itself looks in decent condition.
Thanks for the feedback gents and ladies!
I don't know if it would be worth it??? I would think having the attribution done before sending it in would most likely make it worth while... At this time I have no idea who does these attributions??? JCuve use to do them but I have not seen him on in a long time!!!
Jim (A.K.A. Elmer Fudd) Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!
I don't know if it would be worth it??? I would think having the attribution done before sending it in would most likely make it worth while... At this time I have no idea who does these attributions??? JCuve use to do them but I have not seen him on in a long time!!!
Agree, TPGs will not know what it is. It needs someone like Mike D to get a good opinion on it.
I think things like that 83 are die damage so damage on a die for the most part will be raised on a coin. This looks more incuse.
Agree, TPGs will not know what it is. It needs someone like Mike D to get a good opinion on it.
I think things like that 83 are die damage so damage on a die for the most part will be raised on a coin. This looks more incuse.
Mike responded to me on CCF:
I see two possibilities. The first is a set of conjoined dropped letters. However, since there are two sets of incuse letters, this would require the coin itself to have been double struck, along with the plug of die fill. I see evidence of only one strike. The second, more likely possibility is that this cent was struck through a very thin, previously-struck piece of metal that had experienced two uniface strikes prior to the strike that generated this struck-through error. Mike Diamond
I see two possibilities. The first is a set of conjoined dropped letters. However, since there are two sets of incuse letters, this would require the coin itself to have been double struck, along with the plug of die fill. I see evidence of only one strike. The second, more likely possibility is that this cent was struck through a very thin, previously-struck piece of metal that had experienced two uniface strikes prior to the strike that generated this struck-through error. Mike Diamond
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