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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Interesting doubling on reverse of 1968D
Below are photos of the back of a 1968D LMC. They don't match any existing DDR varieties and my suspicion is that they are simply die scratches / gouges, but I figured I would get a second opinion. Though not photographed, I ran across another 1968D that had similar, though weaker vertical lines inside the right-most column as well.
Note the apparent doubling inside the right most column. |
Though difficult to see, there is raised area akin to a rotated punch of the vertical bar in the 'F' |
Monday, January 21, 2013
1960D RPM
Definitely a 1960D RPM (my first) but which variety?
Closest matching appears to be [1960D-1MM-027] but the die scratch marker for the 'Y' doesn't line up w/ the marker for 027. There is what looks to be a die break beginning on the cornice and what looks to be a small tail showing on the 'U' in 'PLURIBUS'. The differences in the later two could be explained in that my coin is EDS and the reference @ CC is MDS, but die state wouldn't explain the misalignment with the 'Y' marker.
Closest matching appears to be [1960D-1MM-027] but the die scratch marker for the 'Y' doesn't line up w/ the marker for 027. There is what looks to be a die break beginning on the cornice and what looks to be a small tail showing on the 'U' in 'PLURIBUS'. The differences in the later two could be explained in that my coin is EDS and the reference @ CC is MDS, but die state wouldn't explain the misalignment with the 'Y' marker.
Note the NE running die scratch from the inside of the Y. In 027, the scratch begins from the outside of the Y. |
Potentially the beginnings of a die break on cornice. |
Perhaps a baby tail running SE out of 'U' |
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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