1942-P Mercury Dime w/ "Extra 1" Shaped Die Chip

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1942-P Mercury Dime w/ "Extra 1" Shaped Die Chip

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Good morning folks,

Was sifting through my Mercury dimes tonight and noticed this tiny little, badly placed anomaly on a Good (maybe VG?)-condition coin. It looks like a die chip that is rather "conveniently" in the shape of a 1. It almost tricked me into thinking it might be a leftover from an erroneous date stamp. I knew better this time than to think this was something of significance, though. :lol: :naughty:

I'm mainly just showing this one off to remind people minor chips/cracks can look an awful lot like something else, sometimes! Plus, I mean... come on, the location couldn't have been much better to trick someone like me LOL.
1942 P Mercury Die Chip 1.jpg
1942 P Mercury Die Chip 2.jpg
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1942 P Mercury Die Chip 4.jpg
1942 P Mercury Die Chip 5.jpg
Please let me know if y'all would like more pics. I can try to get some better ones.
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Re: 1942-P Mercury Dime w/ "Extra 1" Shaped Die Chip

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CoinPyro wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 4:51 am Good morning folks,

Was sifting through my Mercury dimes tonight and noticed this tiny little, badly placed anomaly on a Good (maybe VG?)-condition coin. It looks like a die chip that is rather "conveniently" in the shape of a 1. It almost tricked me into thinking it might be a leftover from an erroneous date stamp. I knew better this time than to think this was something of significance, though. :lol: :naughty:

I'm mainly just showing this one off to remind people minor chips/cracks can look an awful lot like something else, sometimes! Plus, I mean... come on, the location couldn't have been much better to trick someone like me LOL.
1942 P Mercury Die Chip 1.jpg1942 P Mercury Die Chip 2.jpg1942 P Mercury Die Chip 3.jpg1942 P Mercury Die Chip 4.jpg1942 P Mercury Die Chip 5.jpg

Please let me know if y'all would like more pics. I can try to get some better ones.
Hello, good morning! Looks like a well-placed scratch to me. :think:
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Re: 1942-P Mercury Dime w/ "Extra 1" Shaped Die Chip

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SensibleSal66 wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 4:58 am Hello, good morning! Looks like a well-placed scratch to me. :think:
Ah, so not even a chip? Looked like it had the right reflection so I was hopeful that was a bump not a canyon, but you may be right.

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Re: 1942-P Mercury Dime w/ "Extra 1" Shaped Die Chip

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I agree. A well-placed scratch.
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