1989p 10 C. Clash die nose mostly.

[279773]

Acorn in eye plus nose clash.

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, most clashes occur on the field (flat) part of the coin. It rarely if ever happens on the devices ( numbers, letters or figures). The reason is, the images on the working dies are incused, or sink into the working die. With the images sunk into to the die, that clash would have to have been so strong and deep to register in that valley that it probably would have shattered the dies. And there should have been a very strong clash on the flat fields all around Roosevelt, and there aren't any. More than likely this is lamination, very very minor brockage or die crack related. It is sometimes hard to know what how this actually occurred.

[occnumis2021]

In my opinion, most clashes occur on the field (flat) part of the coin. It rarely if ever happens on the devices ( numbers, letters or figures). The reason is, the images on the working dies are incused, or sink into the working die. With the images sunk into to the die, that clash would have to have been so strong and deep to register in that valley that it probably would have shattered the dies. And there should have been a very strong clash on the flat fields all around Roosevelt, and there aren't any. More than likely this is lamination, very very minor brockage or die crack related. It is sometimes hard to know what how this actually occurred.

while i am in agreement with all you said and some clashes do baffle me in their placement, i will note that part of the nose is pretty close to being level with the field whereas the lower part of the nose is sunken and that area would not be subject to clashes. i've seen so many clashes as many of the pros around here have, in places that seem to make no sense, except perhaps if we had the dies in our hands and could see the actual clashes themselves. THAT would be nice.
i have seen some mercs and roosies that have the clashes in the field in front of the face that also go into part of the nose like that which i think is what convinced me these are clashes.

[279773]

Thankyou occu, and also there is the unmistakable polishing event that is visible all around the relief. Clash smoothing.

[occnumis2021]

Thankyou occu, and also there is the unmistakable polishing event that is visible all around the relief. Clash smoothing.

yours is particularly weird in that it looks like the eyelid and part of the eye is doubled.

i was trying to line up the devices (leave/branches) of that clash but it seems rotated and/or o/c, and usually i'm up for the challenge but just ran outta energy and desire earlier. if you look at a standard overlay, you can see what i mean.