Is This coin Double Struck, or is it Metal Flow,

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• CaptHenway Posts: 33,067 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 13, 2010 5:26AM

  With the coin being broadstruck, I am inclined to say just metal flow.
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• ctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 13, 2010 5:36AM

  It is off center. What about the 2nd "G" on FG? and the 2nd "R" in AMERICA?
  
  I always have trouble with these. I have seen a similar look on dimes, but with dimes you look for reeding to confirm the double strike. On cents, without the reeding, is the any way to know for sure what's going on??
  
  

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• errormaven Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭

  March 13, 2010 5:51AM

  The thin copper plating split due to tensile stress. This effect is very common. There's no evidence of a double strike.

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• ctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 13, 2010 6:07AM

  Thank you Mike and Capt.
  
  This coin is a type 2 wide AM so it is a double error with the off center strike. I was looking for a third error where the was not one

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• Aegis3 Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭

  March 13, 2010 7:06AM

  I'd probably go along with metal flow, but do you have pictures of the entire coin?

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