What would cause this appearance on multiple Bison Nickels??
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I have multiple examples from same 1000 coin bag with the exact same raised areas on each coin.
Was it rust on the die??? Other thoughts??
Was it rust on the die??? Other thoughts??
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Interesting what you can find when you look closely. I have a bunch that look struck through paper. The pattern changes as the debris moves around and falls away.
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Not your usual gouge, polishing mark, scratch etc.
I don't know if it was in the original die blank or something that happened after the die was made.
Again this is not something on one coin but it is on multiple coins in exactly the same location and to same extent.
Obviously on the die not on the coin or coin blank.
Modern die steel is extremely high quality so this should be very uncommon. Most
of this kind of metal goes through a continuous casting now days and it's possible to
gets voids in the metal. These are small enough that XRays might not have detected
them. The technician might have overlooked them or thought they'd press out.
<< <i>Looks like a pitted or rusted die. >>
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