Ms Liberty's nose job goes bad.

[RI AL]

Good morning, guys.

 

I am posting a picture of a large cent I picked up recently on E-Bay. It struck me because of the nose. I have looked at enlarged pictures and under magnification and it doesn't look tampered with to me. There is no obvious scratching or surface damage in the nose area. My guess is that the die became filled with grease or something that prevented complete impression. What do you think, if I may impose.

 

Hope everyone is well. Sunny and cool here in the RI sticks. Tomatoes and pepper plants got frozen Sunday night so that's it for the veggie garden.

 

RI AL

 

[jesbroken]

Picture's too small to enlarge to tell for sure, Al. No damage obvious at this size photo.

[jman425]

I have an 1853 gold $1 with the same issues too. The coin itself is AU but the nose is really weak, like it did not get a full strike.

[MikeInFL]

I've never seen that before, and assume, like the OP, that it is a strikethrough of some type...Mike

[PerryHall]

Possible filled die in the nose area of the die. Hard to tell from the pic.

[RI AL]

Hi, jman.

 

I'd like to see your 1853 dollar if/when you have a moment to scan it. Rumor has it that my Ms Liberty is getting a lawyer for her botched Beverly Hills plastic surgery. Maybe yours could join in and they can do a "class action". I tried to post a larger picture by adding more pixels....hope it worked...otherwise I don't know how to enlarge stuff yet.

 

RI AL

 

 

[RI AL]

Again...SO sorry about the cat hair. We have 1 cat whose life goal is to shed 365 days a year...especially in my office...:>)

 

RI AL

[physics-fan3.14]

That is weird. My only concern is that it might be a well placed gouge - post mint. It would have to be old, because I don't see a whole lot of displaced metal, which means it might have gotten worn down. I am not saying this is the case, just conjecturing.

[cpm9ball]

Your lawsuit won't go anywhere. She just had a "stuffy" nose.

 

Chris

[jman425]

here is my nosejob candidate. looks like the whole bridge is missing !

 

[MikeInFL]

That gold dollar looks like it was struck with an overpolished die to me, and not a strikethrough...Mike

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