captainfwiffo
Sr. Member
I was searching through some pennies today and found this weird one... In the middle of Abe's bust, right below his ear there is a flat area. It's featureless and shiny like the field of the coin. Several of the low spots on the bust are flat and shiny like this. I don't recall ever seeing anything quite like this.
Is it just an overpolished die, or some sort of hubbing error? The die does not appear to be in a very worn state to my (not so experienced) eye - the edges of the features are all well defined, the surface is smooth and I don't see any significant chips or cracks.
What am I looking at here?
Is it just an overpolished die, or some sort of hubbing error? The die does not appear to be in a very worn state to my (not so experienced) eye - the edges of the features are all well defined, the surface is smooth and I don't see any significant chips or cracks.
What am I looking at here?