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NO E in Monticello
Zoee
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So I know about oil filling in . But I looked are every angle with a magnification of ×25 and nothing is there . So what do you all think
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Zoee
Posts: 90 ✭
Zoee
Posts: 90 ✭
Zoee
Posts: 90 ✭
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If you dont think it is due to a grease-filled die, then what do you think caused it?
I would say a grease-filled die....Open to other opinions, but none occur to me.... Cheers, RickO
The die area could have been filled with other substances besides oil. Metal shavings come to mind. Peace Roy
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I have one where there's no E in CENTS. Oil filled is the common ex.
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I'd Call the mint and demand they send you an "E"
Steve
Definitely the result of the die being filled by something. The leading candidate would be grease, but there could be a plethora of other things.
Pete
But wouldnt a oil fill in show some trace of the E?
I have only been collecting error coins now for a year and I search and study coins daily but I'm a infant when it comes to knowledge. So for all you answering my question I THANK YOU.
A better term is " debris filled die". Go into a manufacturing faculty that has metal forming equipment and you'll see thick residue consisting of grease, oils, metal shavings, dirt, etc. Jam it into a die, compress it under tons of pressure during the strike and it can get hard pretty quickly.
As others have said, people normally say grease-filled die, but mixed with that grease can be metal shavings, etc.
You are correct that your missing letter is especially "neat" but the coin is also a bit worn, so any slight surface anomalies might have been worn away.
The bottom line is that there is no other explanation unless someone ground off the letter with a tool. The die does not show heavy polishing on other details next the "e" so it was not polished away.
You would have to look at pictures of boats and bicycles, then they may send you one.
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