What is going on with this dime?

silverpop

I bought this 1943-s PCGS Ms66 Silver dime sometime ago and just noted miss liberty has a bit of her nose missing

any ideas as to what could of caused this to happen ( i have looked at it though a jewelers magnifying glass)

now i've seen photos of other dimes from this year and none show this issue

All photos taken with a old webcam

close up of the area

koynekwest

Die polish. A "Broken nose" variety.

silverpop

just never seen anything like this before on any of the dimes i have bought

thanks for the info

LanceNewmanOCC

@silverpop said:
just never seen anything like this before on any of the dimes i have bought

thanks for the info

if you look, you will see the polish to the forehead and down the slop of the nose. this area is known for leaf/branch clashing.

if you also see the term abraded die, this is what it is referring to.

joeykoins

Good eye!

BLUEJAYWAY

Nice discovery.

silverpop

thanks for the info guys

well it just caught my notice and i was like ok what the?

mannie gray

Yeah it is fairly common on Mercs but especially so on the issues from the 40s.
Some proofs even show this feature......or don't show it.....

silverpop

much thanks for the info i'm not a error person so this is a whole new ballgame to me

koynekwest

There's some pretty impressive examples of a partially missing nose on Washington quarters and Buffalo nickels too, among others. Overpolished dies have created such anomalies as the two feathers and 3 and 3 1/2 legged Buffalo nickels.

silverpop

thanks for the info and all the help with this dime and helping me learn about this type of error i'm grateful

ricko

I agree with the above analysis... You have spotted an often overlooked anomaly found on coins...A good coin to keep as an instructional aid. Cheers, RickO

Hydrant

I like it! Die polish sounds like a good explanation.