Mrflynn32 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Have a barber dime with what looks to be an inverted digit on the date, and magnification under 20x didnt show any signs that it had been altered as far as I could tell. I have looked and looked but cannot find any mention of a similar error, what it could be worth, or any information on how the type of error occurs. Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbbpll Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Looks like it took a serious hit that moved the metal, which then wore down, or someone was messing around a long time ago and tooled it. I see ridges at the upper left of the damage indicating metal was moved. The date punch would have to have been reversed / mirror image for that to happen at the mint, which is impossible, i.e. the 9 isn't just inverted, it's also flipped. Second image is rotated 180, third is then flipped horizontally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrflynn32 Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Im surprised that metal would be able to move that way to make this effect, thanks for your reply and insight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Mrflynn32 said: Im surprised that metal would be able to move that way to make this effect, thanks for your reply and insight Hang around this forum for awhile, and you will see more examples, along with all sorts of other odd looking damage. Edited May 2, 2020 by Just Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Surgically neutered coins are nothing new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
