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What is the Error on this Coin?

SmokeyjoeSmokeyjoe Posts: 8 ✭
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The coin was pulled from a Mint Roll in 2007. It is the only Presidential Dollar I have found like this and I have searched Hundreds of Mint rolls since 2007.



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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
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    It appears to be a lamination error (i.e. impurities in the planchet, which caused it to split open when it was struck}.

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  • SmokeyjoeSmokeyjoe Posts: 8 ✭
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    @tincup said:
    Looks like some mechanical damage of some sort after the strike? There are metal ridges over and above the areas struck by the die, indicating contact of some sort. Interesting that portions of the edge lettering appear to be intact in the affected area (or are they flattened?)

    The lettering is not flattened

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  • SmokeyjoeSmokeyjoe Posts: 8 ✭

    Thank you for the response!

  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,188 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like some mechanical damage of some sort after the strike? There are metal ridges over and above the areas struck by the die, indicating contact of some sort. Interesting that portions of the edge lettering appear to be intact in the affected area (or are they flattened?)

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  • basetsbbasetsb Posts: 508 ✭✭✭✭

    Certainly interesting. Not many newer minted coins have errors.

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