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2009 birthplace penny from new roll collar error

I was going through an early release roll of 09 pennies last night and I know everyone loves to go PMD as you can see on the coin part of the collar broke away highlighted between the 2 arrows, that piece of copper then got stretched out and embeded into the coin!

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can't explain why the rim changes so abruptly,

    but

    that long ragged line is from a crack in the die

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 14,643 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TunaMcButter said:
    ...part of the collar broke away highlighted between the 2 arrows, that piece of copper then got stretched out and embeded into the coin!

    Ummm....no.

    If copper broke away and got embedded it would not be raised.

    It's a die crack.

  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,714 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice die crack, that's about it......

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  • MarkKelleyMarkKelley Posts: 1,749 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @FredWeinberg said:
    Nice die crack, that's about it......

    Right said, Fred.

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 23,898 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just a die crack on a massively hoarded coin.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, a die crack.... Good to keep for your 'education file'. Cheers, RickO

  • so i see i get it the metal is soft the die crack is really at the rim to that end point and the metal is filling in the crack and it sits ontop of the coin instead of like a regular crack when you think of it being a hole.

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