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Dropped letter or Not? If not, what is it?

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    ChristosChristos Posts: 950 ✭
    Horse shoe?
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    leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Christos
    Horse shoe?


    Well, that settles that. image

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It does look like a 'D'.... higher magnification would help. Cheers, RickO
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    keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A larger image would help but with what you have provided, it looks like it could be a die chip.
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    TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like a D, but there are no D's on the Obverse, and the one from the reverse is the wrong size.





    Therefore, just a well shaped die chip.



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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is the large round area raised above the surface? If so, then it is a die chip. If it is depressed below the level of the field it may be a strike thru something or other.
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    ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Die Chip.
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    winkywinky Posts: 1,671 ✭
    Die chip or a reverse D so I say Die chip.
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    BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: leothelyon

    Originally posted by: Christos

    Horse shoe?




    Well, that settles that. image






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    jetblack740iljetblack740il Posts: 534 ✭✭
    I looks like there are 3 layers of metal but not show well from the photo.

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Those are most excellent photos that prove (via the shadows) that the area in question is raised, and therefore the result of an unusually geometric die chip.
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    LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    you can see some of thesd cuds have "layers."



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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow... great magnification pictures... it sure does look like a D.... but I believe Capt.

    Henway is likely correct. Cheers, RickO

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