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2centsal

I just wanted to express that since I joined here, I knew very little about Error Coins . I've come to realize that with experience and patience, there are a ton of Variety/ Error Coins online selling as a Regular Coins because more attention is put on the Grade and the Rarity . The best thing I did...

Paul

i 'bumped this topic' back to the top due to what i have recently seen at the on-line auctions :s

DSCoins

Sorry about how long this post is. I am as guilty as everyone else when it came to using a microscope to search my coins. After a few comments by someone I will not name, told me a number of times I was trying to hard. At that tine my thinking was how could I be trying to hard, after all it was rig...

Paul

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Paul

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Possible plating issue, I see no premium here

Daniel

Just slightly misaligned but well within mint specifications and very common.

Daniel

Welcome and thanks for joining our community

Earle42

I agree with the above assessments. Even a major off center cent where the date has been affected (missing) is often less valued than one where the date is discernable.

Earle42

:welcome:

Earle42

Sorry, too fuzzy to see in the pics.

Earle42

While still a bit fuzzy when enlarging them, I am pretty sure what I see is some strike doubling (SD) and maybe some Die Deterioration Doubling DDD. MD occurs when the dies the coin is struck with are physically loose in the press. The dies "bounce" during the strike and you end up with wh...

Earle42

Correct! Keeping such things makes for good learning tools. You will find as time goes on that you can fill a room with MD and/or DDD coins. They make good teaching tools. Sometimes a drastic MD coin is fun to save. Kennedy Halves can readily be found with MD and I believe its b/c the larger diamete...

Earle42

Cannot help it - former teacher who loved my job! Its all part of the fun. People on forums have helped me so very much, and I like to give back. Looking forward to more posts.

Earle42

Nice find! Eye candy from a roll!

Daniel

Glad you're posting and helping Earle42!

Paul

Please post only one coin per thread..........

I do not hugeeyes any die doubling in your images posted here.

Paul

In your images, this looks to be a extremely late die state coin...... from what I can see. It's important for everyone to keep in mind that "Internet Image Attribution", IS NOT a recommended action for anyone. :eureka: ...... the gold standard here, is to inspect all coins firsthand. Int...

SensibleSal1966

Thanks Paul for your wisdom .The bold print helps with my deteriorating eyesight . I have a Dino light bought from Paul, so it should do the trick, no ? Remember Paul ? There are a few types of doubling here's an easy explanation at coinsite.com . Just type shelf doubling in the search box . :s Here...

Paul

A "Cud" is a 'rim to rim die break'.......................

Paul

Internal breaks are called "Die Chips".......
I'm not able to determine if these are actual chips or contact marks in your images.

Robot1010

Thanks karl.bursa. I think these are going to be somewhat rare because I haven't seen many over the past year. Could be because so many disregard die deterioration and won't even look to see if there is also true doubled die combined with die deterioration as often happens

Paul

Mine is so old, I don't think they make the exact model anymore.... But, it is a 20 g, .001 scale. :eureka: I do remember my search criteria........ As I used, "Jewelry Scale" for my search criteria. I wanted something that would weigh out to the thousands (.001), & only go up to 20 g...

Paul

I just put a link up to Amazon regarding scales in another post....
Here's that link:

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Earle42

Raised = die chips. indented = contact marks.

Daniel

Just toning.

Paul

hugeeyes @ picture #2, I have to go with "Plating Blister"........JMO

Daniel

Plating blister.

Earle42

We all learn by experience. Thanks for sharing yours with us.

Paul

These appear to be "Minor Die Chips" in your last image here.....

Try imaging these within an alternate light source at a severe angle, ......trying to make them cast a shadow so that they will "POP" when you look at them picture you taken.

Paul

Keep in mind, "Chips & Cracks" are very common..... :eureka: You will see people paying exorbitant prices for these.... Why? Because most don't know how prevalent they are, and when you blow them up huge with a microscope image, they get sucked into the "Rarity" that they ar...

Paul

See Attached

Daniel

Die deterioration and marks from circulation.

Earle42

I agree.

SensibleSal66

I'm going out on a limb here but I guess Machine Doubling not true Doubling . Nice Grade though,a few spots but a really nice coin overall .

SensibleSal66

Awesome !! Nice Coin ! What of any other years to look for ?? Here's a excellent website showing the difference and values? https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/618/small-cents/lincoln-memorial-cent/1998-P/wide-am/#:~:text=The%20US%20Mint%20produced%20two%20major%20varieties%20of,wide%20%22AM%22%20vari...

Paul

:thumbsup:

Earle42

:winnah:

SensibleSal66

Looks like Mechanical doubling .The height of the second Letters/ numbers have to be the same height as the main numbers/letters. Not "shelf-like ". Check this site out :
http://doubleddie.com/58243.html

SensibleSal66

Nice Find. Heck, I'd buy it .lol . Yea, I would say so . Nice shape too.

Daniel

This is within mint specifications and adds no extra value, you will find these a lot.

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