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Valued Member
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Odd Looking to me. Just Die Polished or corrosion? Something going on with Lower Feather tips?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like corrosion coupled with flow lines.
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Fun and interesting find.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Heavy Die Deterioration. I don't see any corrosion, just a slight darkening on the high sections of the portrait above the ear. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting coin. A few questions. Is the coin normal weight and thickness? Is the area above the "E" in ONE raised or incuse? How does the color of the surface look in hand, especially compared to other coins of similar grade and vintage?
Thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
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Just Die Polished or corrosion? Something going on with Lower Feather tips? Nice AU looking cent. Just problems from worn dies. ( Die Deterioration - metal grain flow)
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice IHC! What you're seeing is metal flow from Die Deterioration. As the die strikes many Planchets, the die over time gets worn down from use. Errers and Varietys.
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If the weight is high or low, the strike and flow lines would be affected. I'm interested in the area above ONE because it may be a possible die subsidence issue. Either way, this is definitely a late die state coin, maybe VLDS. Other than the ding on the obverse at the TE of STATES, I don't see any corrosion or other damage here. Decent AU, and an interesting coin.
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Valued Member
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Weight 3.2 (1 of 4 readings came up 3.1)  Area above O in word One appears raised, uncertain but suspect Die Deterioration flow lines     Assume this next pic at Feather tip is from Die Deterioration?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you for the additional photos and coin weight. The weight range is well within mint tolerance for a bronze cent (3.11g +/- 0.13 g, range of 2.94-3.24g). The raised area above ONE could be the start of die subsidence, a sign of either a badly prepared or overworked die or both. Everything here points to what others noted upthread, that this was a heavily worn die. It's interesting because of what is illustrates about the minting process and die preparation and life in that era. I don't have any thoughts on the question about the feather tips.
It's a really nice coin, and the added character tells a story, too.
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Bedrock of the Community
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A very nice coin with interesting story as told by the CCF members who responded above.
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A very nice looking coin. the dies were very worn though, lots of radial flow lines.
I would say a bit of die polishing happened to hide some of them, which could be why the second feather from the bottom has that blocky appearance to it on the fields.
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Exactly why I subscribe to this site. Thank you for all you valued input.
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