How does something like this (extra metal) happen?

DavidH

Someone told me that the extra metal on the '8' in the date was due to natural wear of the coin. I have a hard time believing that, so thought I'd ask here. Look at the left side of the 8, right in the middle.

jmlanzaf

Die chip. If there is some damage on the die, you get "extra metal".

Remember, the die is the inverse image of the coin. "Extra metal" just means a scratch or divot in the die. Pretty common. Generally no premium.

DavidH

That's what I needed to know, thank you!

ricko

Yep... Good example of a random die chip....Cheers, RickO

TurtleCat

And just for clarity, there isn’t any extra metal but rather the same amount displaced differently due to the defect on the die.

moursund

@TurtleCat said:
And just for clarity, there isn’t any extra metal but rather the same amount displaced differently due to the defect on the die.

Right, because the planchet didn't change, so presumably the rest of the metal in the coin is in a slightly different shape, or fractionally less dense...

Smudge

Don’t listen to “someone “, ask here for the right answers.

jmlanzaf

@Smudge said:
Don’t listen to “someone “, ask here for the right answers.

If "someone" said natural wear of the "coin DIE", they could be one of us.

Steven59

Just for the Heck of it - why is the dot between S & U circled? And really, a closeup of the 8 would be interesting to look at, looks more like a small die gouge than a die chip

ShaunBC5

Looks like the dot is out of round a little? Another minor die issue?

DavidH

@Steven59 said:
Just for the Heck of it - why is the dot between S & U circled? And really, a closeup of the 8 would be interesting to look at, looks more like a small die gouge than a die chip

I circled it because it doesn't look like a circle...like ShawnBC5 said.

I appreciate everyone's help.