Is this a 1982 spitting eagle?

MiBellita

Hello everyone!! I'm not sure what to think about this one.. I read that 83's were the spitting eagle and that they were die clashes and there should be other clash marks in other places. Seems heavily circulated but it really doesn't appear to be scratched/inverted. Could it be a die gouge? I know my eyes still need some serious training! Please let me know what you think!

**Sorry, I accidentally posted it before I was finished!!

Insider2

Yes

MiBellita

@Insider2 yes to which part

Indulger

Apparently

CRH4LIFE

Yep. The spitting eagle variety. Nice catch

ricko

Nice find.... Looks like the real deal.... Cheers, RickO

Hemispherical

1983 or 1982?

OP title states 1982, what’s typed is 1983, and the coin is 1982.

I’ll be a contrarian.

It looks incuse and is a scratch.

MiBellita

@Hemispherical I meant I've only read about 83's having this type of error. I'm aware that my coin is an 82

Insider2

@Hemispherical said:
1983 or 1982?

OP title states 1982, what’s typed is 1983, and the coin is 1982.

I’ll be a contrarian.

It looks incuse and is a scratch.

Actually it is thicker than a scratch and raised. If it was into the coin it would be closer to a "gouge."

Hemispherical

@Insider2 said:

@Hemispherical said:
1983 or 1982?

OP title states 1982, what’s typed is 1983, and the coin is 1982.

I’ll be a contrarian.

It looks incuse and is a scratch.

Actually it is thicker than a scratch and raised. If it was into the coin it would be closer to a "gouge."

Agree. Being a contrarian only works in stocks... sometimes.

drei3ree

The variety is identified by a die crack—a raised line caused by the deterioration of a coining die—near the mouth of the eagle on the reverse. Its location makes it appear that the eagle is spitting.