Just Bob

A computer receives the scan of the original coin, then a computer-controlled engraver engraves the image into the die. I don't see how a die crack would be any harder to reproduce than any other raised device. To the computer, it would be no different than a vine, branch, or any other similarly shaped line.

Apparently, NGC either forgot to send their check, or failed to show up at the show. They got left out of the report entirely.
And, what is the story with the guy with the cello case? Did he entertain the show attendees?
PS - Glad Rich was ok. He needs to keep some snacks and water on hand from now on.

That is the very rare dime that was created when FDR temporarily gave up smoking for a short time and took up chewing tobacco.
 

These have always looked like scared little ghosts to me:
 

These have always looked like scared little ghosts to me:
 

I notice that the designer's initials are gone, as well. That die endured some pretty heavy polishing.
Question for Lincoln cent collectors: Does a coin have to be missing initials and missing upper walls to be considered a "floating roof?" Or, is it just the roof that matters, even if some of the initials remain?

I notice that the designer's initials are gone, as well. That die endured some pretty heavy polishing.
Question for Lincoln cent collectors: Does a coin have to be missing initials and missing upper walls to be considered a "floating roof?" Or, is it just the roof that matters, even if some of the initials remain?

Sorry, but this is not an error coin. It has been damaged after leaving the mint. 
Welcome to the forum. Sorry that your first bit of news turned out to be bad news. Keep looking, though. You never know what you might find. 

Sorry, but this is not an error coin. It has been damaged after leaving the mint. 
Welcome to the forum. Sorry that your first bit of news turned out to be bad news. Keep looking, though. You never know what you might find. 

These have always looked like scared little ghosts to me:
 

These have always looked like scared little ghosts to me:
 

These have always looked like scared little ghosts to me:
 

These have always looked like scared little ghosts to me:
 

SInce we are posting counterfeits:
 

Sharann and Coinsandmedals  both live in the upper part of the state, but I have not seen either one on the forum in a while.
 
Having said that, I think I will send both a PM and check on them.

Sharann and Coinsandmedals  both live in the upper part of the state, but I have not seen either one on the forum in a while.
 
Having said that, I think I will send both a PM and check on them.

Sharann and Coinsandmedals  both live in the upper part of the state, but I have not seen either one on the forum in a while.
 
Having said that, I think I will send both a PM and check on them.

"Pauly6777"
As a new poster you might want a little more information about "grease filled dies."
The Mints are factories. They happen to make coins, but the machinery operates much the same as any other factory stamping out small metal parts. The area near stamping machines usually has very fine particles of metal sloughed off dies, gears, and other metal parts. The equipment also requires lubrication to reduce friction of one part rubbing against another, and to help raw castings or cuttings move through stamping and other forming processes. For coins, the metal discs, called planchets, are costed with a very thin, light lubricant to help them move smoothly inside the feeding tubes and various mechanical pieces of a coinage press.
Over time, lubricants mix particles, common dust and dirt and even bits of fabric. This gradually collects in the recessed parts of dies - such as stars - and the pressure of striking coins compacts this "gunk" into very hard material. As it builds up in a die, it fills recesses until it is level with the die's surface - at that point, the star, numeral, letter or other feature vanishes, and we have  merely a normal looking field -- and a missing star or letter.
Press operators are trained in cleaning out this gunk before it becomes a problem, but they are not always successful. The clogging is sometimes not noticed until after several hundred coins have been struck. Although attempts are usually made to remove and destroy defective coins, they are not always successful.
Enjoy your "12-star" dollar. It's an interesting coin to own and to learn about!

Interesting comment from a man who frequently sneaks in politically motivated comments, and very often makes non-coin related comments, but that is a discussion for another day.
And I will contribute my comments, as well.
Handguns are used for hunting, competition shooting, personal protection against dangerous animals, and recreational shooting. To say that they are good only for killing people is untrue and shows definite bias.
Mentioning "assault" weapons shows the same bias. Surprising, since you said you took a gun safety course. (You didn't actually say that you were in the rifle club or participated in target shooting.) Aside from, in many cases, having a higher capacity magazine, the only differences in what the media and others call "assault rifles" and  regular rifles used for hunting are purely cosmetic, or to make the weapon easier to handle or control. They are no more powerful or deadly than a target rifle or "hunting" rifle of the same caliber.
It seems very odd that you would cite a fictional musical as evidence, and even more odd that you would claim that "the overall view <was> that there was no place for a hand gun" (sic). That view may have been true for this work of fiction, but it definitely was not the view of the majority of the country in the 1950s.
I am neither a member nor a supporter of the NRA, but this statement is also false. The NRA does, in fact, offer a hunter safety course. They also offer other courses; among them are firearms training courses and safety courses for children. 
 
This is an intentionally misleading statement. The NRA does not issue hunting licenses. The states issue licenses. You are intelligent enough to know this, so I assume you are implying it to prove your point.
 
 
I could continue, but I will probably be reported to the moderators for what I have already written, and I don't really wish to be banned,
The bottom line: The Second Amendment was not written to protect my right to hunt, or even my right to protect myself. It was written to protect against an overbearing government that would try to take away my freedom.
 

Interesting comment from a man who frequently sneaks in politically motivated comments, and very often makes non-coin related comments, but that is a discussion for another day.
And I will contribute my comments, as well.
Handguns are used for hunting, competition shooting, personal protection against dangerous animals, and recreational shooting. To say that they are good only for killing people is untrue and shows definite bias.
Mentioning "assault" weapons shows the same bias. Surprising, since you said you took a gun safety course. (You didn't actually say that you were in the rifle club or participated in target shooting.) Aside from, in many cases, having a higher capacity magazine, the only differences in what the media and others call "assault rifles" and  regular rifles used for hunting are purely cosmetic, or to make the weapon easier to handle or control. They are no more powerful or deadly than a target rifle or "hunting" rifle of the same caliber.
It seems very odd that you would cite a fictional musical as evidence, and even more odd that you would claim that "the overall view <was> that there was no place for a hand gun" (sic). That view may have been true for this work of fiction, but it definitely was not the view of the majority of the country in the 1950s.
I am neither a member nor a supporter of the NRA, but this statement is also false. The NRA does, in fact, offer a hunter safety course. They also offer other courses; among them are firearms training courses and safety courses for children. 
 
This is an intentionally misleading statement. The NRA does not issue hunting licenses. The states issue licenses. You are intelligent enough to know this, so I assume you are implying it to prove your point.
 
 
I could continue, but I will probably be reported to the moderators for what I have already written, and I don't really wish to be banned,
The bottom line: The Second Amendment was not written to protect my right to hunt, or even my right to protect myself. It was written to protect against an overbearing government that would try to take away my freedom.
 

Guns don't "sit around waiting" for anything. They are inanimate objects. Additionally, in America, they are much more likely to be handled by a responsible person than an irresponsible one, according to every legitimate statistic I have ever read.

Interesting comment from a man who frequently sneaks in politically motivated comments, and very often makes non-coin related comments, but that is a discussion for another day.
And I will contribute my comments, as well.
Handguns are used for hunting, competition shooting, personal protection against dangerous animals, and recreational shooting. To say that they are good only for killing people is untrue and shows definite bias.
Mentioning "assault" weapons shows the same bias. Surprising, since you said you took a gun safety course. (You didn't actually say that you were in the rifle club or participated in target shooting.) Aside from, in many cases, having a higher capacity magazine, the only differences in what the media and others call "assault rifles" and  regular rifles used for hunting are purely cosmetic, or to make the weapon easier to handle or control. They are no more powerful or deadly than a target rifle or "hunting" rifle of the same caliber.
It seems very odd that you would cite a fictional musical as evidence, and even more odd that you would claim that "the overall view <was> that there was no place for a hand gun" (sic). That view may have been true for this work of fiction, but it definitely was not the view of the majority of the country in the 1950s.
I am neither a member nor a supporter of the NRA, but this statement is also false. The NRA does, in fact, offer a hunter safety course. They also offer other courses; among them are firearms training courses and safety courses for children. 
 
This is an intentionally misleading statement. The NRA does not issue hunting licenses. The states issue licenses. You are intelligent enough to know this, so I assume you are implying it to prove your point.
 
 
I could continue, but I will probably be reported to the moderators for what I have already written, and I don't really wish to be banned,
The bottom line: The Second Amendment was not written to protect my right to hunt, or even my right to protect myself. It was written to protect against an overbearing government that would try to take away my freedom.
 

Guns don't "sit around waiting" for anything. They are inanimate objects. Additionally, in America, they are much more likely to be handled by a responsible person than an irresponsible one, according to every legitimate statistic I have ever read.