Weird Jefferson - What caused it?

CarlWohlforth · January 14, 2005 11:46PM

Can anyone suggest how this Jefferson came to be?

Would PCGS slab it as an error? ANACS?

Bear · January 14, 2005 11:51PM

Maybe he got too close to a Tessler Coil?

tsacch · January 15, 2005 12:04AM

A die break/crack would cause raised lines...those look incuse..if thats the right term.

tom

CarlWohlforth · January 15, 2005 12:07AM

Here is the reverse:

It is normal size. It is pretty messed up, huh?

coinfreak499 · January 15, 2005 12:09AM

I think it might be water damage.

windwhispersintrees · January 15, 2005 12:10AM

Defective planchet from near edge of the sheet of metal?
Struck in thread or debris?

Neptune · January 15, 2005 12:20AM

Looks like he just woke up - wrinkles from the pillow.

ldhair · January 15, 2005 12:52AM

Old age

atarian · January 15, 2005 1:07AM

maybe damage by the circulation. i dont see any steps or anything maybe its from the world coming in contact to it

grip · January 15, 2005 1:22AM

Looks like just wear and tear,beat up,I was going to say fractured die ,but looks incuse.
Al

NumisMe · January 15, 2005 1:39AM

It looks like one of two things to me:

1) It was frozen and then heated, numerous times.

or

2) It was pressed, or hammered, or flattened to some degree, then hammered back into round.

I think the second is most likely, because when I was younger, I found a nickel that had been run over by an empty box car, and I hammered it back into round with similar results.

JMHO

errormaven · January 15, 2005 2:13AM

It looks like it was struck through a dust bunny on both faces. Seriously, it does look like a strike through error incorporating some coarse material on the reverse and thread-like objects on both faces. However, without a close inspection under a microscope, one can't exclude some kind of environmental damage.

-- Mike Diamond

cladking · January 15, 2005 2:35AM

<< <i>Defective planchet from near edge of the sheet of metal?
>>

It does look like it was the end of an ingot and had too much contaminant and slag in it.

It would sound "hollow" if dropped if this is true.

jdp2 · January 15, 2005 2:37AM

Did you find it in a parking lot? Looks like it was run over a few times.

Dog97 · January 15, 2005 2:51AM

Whoa....that's weird. Looks like problems in the coil process or improper alloy mix.

coppercoins · January 15, 2005 3:11AM

Definitely not damage alone, no way. Those who say it's damage either cannot see it clearly or don't know what they're looking at. It is struck through in part, but also has planchet problems, re the cracks. It's not one error, it's a combination of interesting errors....but it's definitely NOT post-mint damage.

charley · January 15, 2005 3:31AM

Asolutely mint damage-scope would probably reveal metal fatigue and ,I suspect die shatter at strike impact, in effect, causing struck thru appearance .Note D in God.IMHO