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mcmximcmxi Posts: 890 ✭
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On the 1 and 9
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If I was half as smart as I am dumb Iwould be a genious

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    tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Dirt?

    Tom
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    mcmximcmxi Posts: 890 ✭
    I am talking about the bulge in front of the numbers. There are a ton of different types of errors, I'm just trying to learn
    If I was half as smart as I am dumb Iwould be a genious
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    21Walker21Walker Posts: 1,762 ✭✭✭
    The biginning of a bad 5 years?????????????????.........Rick
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    TomBTomB Posts: 23,262 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You know, I would have probably said dirt too, based on your first post. Your second post, however, is more detailed and I can see what you are talking about on the upper left side of the first one and the nine. I'm sorry that I can't give you a good explanation, only that I can see it.
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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,274 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some say there is "one" in every crowd. Here, there might be two image (smart alecs, I mean)

    I'd say it is caused by a weak. damaged or chipped die , allowing the metal to protrude or "bulge" (my suspicion). It is probably nothing to get too excited about. The "dirt" was a good answer image

    Also looks like some slight machine doubling at the top of the 9.

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    mozeppamozeppa Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭
    after mint damage...sumthin sqwished it!
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    JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mike is right, a post mint hit.
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
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    richrich Posts: 364 ✭
    Your pic is a little blurry,but here goes.Looks like die chips.A lot dates have "blobs" near the numerals.Sometimes the center of the nine is filled , commonly called blob 9 dates.They are minor varieties.
    But hey, I collect what I like.Major or Minor.image
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    BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,783 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They look like die chips. Common to Lincolns.

    But see...........you picked up on them.....

    Keep looking........you'll be OK.

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,823 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>after mint damage...sumthin sqwished it! >>

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    carlcarl Posts: 2,054 ✭
    I agree with the post mint hit. I've got lots of coins from the 40's and 50's and many of them have bumps like that. Most are clearly a post mint hit. Now here is one where the 1 has had a few drinks on a Friday knight is just falling down drunk I think.
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,823 ✭✭✭✭✭
    carl---Looks like damage from a counting / rolling machine.

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