Dot above date 0

[_Nathaniel]

Does anyone know anything about the dot above the first 9? Any information would be greatly appreciated 

[Greenstang]

Could be a small die chip

Also welcome to Forum

Edited July 23, 2021 by Greenstang

[_Nathaniel]

On 7/23/2021 at 5:20 PM, Greenstang said:

Could be a small die chip

Also welcome to Forum

Thank you for the warm welcome:) And i thought it could be a small die chip but it’s just so perfectly round? 

[James Zyskowski]

Hey howdy and welcome to the forum. Interesting how things run in cycles but let me be first to say this’ll get interesting because lately we have had a rash of mystery mm and “unusual sightings “. Remember that you will get a lot of opinions while I’m fairly new I can testify that wait and sort them out. It’s a very good sign that you don’t see a “O” mint mark above the first 9. Thank you for posting.  It certainly is symmetrical    🤓

[RWB]

Interesting. Anyone seen others? The dot looks as if it as been there a long time.

[Oldhoopster]

I believe it's just some type of random die damage.  Maybe it was hit with a tool or something.  I don't believe it's a die chip (too uniform), nor do I believe it was intentional.  if it was some type of intentional mark, I would expect it to be centered around something, not just a random location.

 

Just my thoughts.

[Woods020]

Is this raised? Or just incuse? If incuse it could be a punch mark someone did for fun. If raised it’s interesting.

[_Nathaniel]

On 7/24/2021 at 1:29 AM, Woods020 said:

Is this raised? Or just incuse? If incuse it could be a punch mark someone did for fun. If raised it’s interesting.

It is indeed raised

[Fenntucky Mike]

Is it bonded or does it flow seamlessly into the field of the coin? Probably hard to tell with that much circulation. If it's not bonded then I'd go with a die chip/damage that over time or at one time took a hit/s and pressed the defect down forming it into a circular shape. I'm a little surprised that if it is a die chip it's not more well known and maybe it is with cent collectors. 

[J P M]

Sometimes a piece of a coin gets chipped out and displaced and jammed into another spot. Copper is a soft metal. 

[Coinbuf]

Welcome to the forum, the most likely possibility is a die chip that over time with circulation wear has softened the edges and made it look this way.

[Greenstang]

Round Die Chips are not uncommon. They start off as a pin hole in the die and through continuous striking, it slowly enlarges the hole into a round shape.  

[J P M]

On 7/24/2021 at 11:21 AM, Greenstang said:

Round Die Chips are not uncommon. They start off as a pin hole in the die and through continuous striking, it slowly enlarges the hole into a round shape.  

I have a stack of new pennies that have a chip on the E of CENT. At first I thought it was crappy zinc bubble but after finding 15 there was no doubt in my mind it was a chip. But my mind is not as chipper as it used to be either.  

[RWB]

Die chips and similar surface defects are very rarely uniform geometric figures. The OP's dot seems too close to circular to be a natural occurrence. Would need to see a sharper image at greater magnification.

Steel dies spall or fracture along crystal boundaries - these are almost never circular.

[_Nathaniel]

On 7/24/2021 at 1:55 PM, RWB said:

Die chips and similar surface defects are very rarely uniform geometric figures. The OP's dot seems too close to circular to be a natural occurrence. Would need to see a sharper image at greater magnification.

Steel dies spall or fracture along crystal boundaries - these are almost never circular.

I don’t have the best camera but hopefully these helps?

[RWB]

Thanks!