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1963 Nickel...so Many Issues

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 Posted 01/16/2012  3:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add RogerD to your friends list
The obverse also has something that I am having a hard time with. There seems to be a line running through the lower hairline from the forehead to the field. As you may notice the colouration is darker than the rest of the coin which seems quite odd.

Honestly I do not know what to make of it. Is it just a scratch, quite baffling with my experience, maybe I'll throw under the microscope.



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1963-Nickel...so-Many-Issues

1963-Nickel...so-Many-Issues

1963-Nickel...so-Many-Issues
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 Posted 01/16/2012  3:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ugly to your friends list
That is a rather extreme die clash considering the PSI required to create that in a pure nickel planchet.

Nice.
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 Posted 01/17/2012  12:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cladhunter13 to your friends list
There is a nice die clash of the lower portion of the bust on the reverse. As Ugly has stated...its a very nice clash for the composition of the 1963 nickel. As for the first A in CANADA I believe you can classify that as Die Chip. A Cud affects the rim of the coin only. Have a look at this site. Ken Potter explains what a Cud is in great detail with excellent pictures for reference.
http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/WhatIsACud.htm

As for the 2nd A and D touching...I believe that it is fairly common for nickels of this date range. All in all I like the coin and it is one that I would hold on to.
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 Posted 01/17/2012  11:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add RogerD to your friends list
Alright I will catalogue it as a Die Clash, and as far as the chip on the A, I really do like how it formed on the A.

Okay Cladhunter I'll have a look at Kens website. Still having a hard time seeing what the die clash is on the obverse, is it on the shoulder?

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 Posted 01/17/2012  12:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cladhunter13 to your friends list
My Bad! Sorry if I confused you. Sometimes my hands type faster then my mind thinks. LOL! The die clash is on the reverse and it is a clash of the lower part of the bust. What I was trying to say is that the clash on the reverse is part of the lower section of the queens bust.

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 Posted 01/17/2012  1:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ugly to your friends list
The queens head also appears to have a partial beaver back shape running through her hair and headgear. How about a closeup there?
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 Posted 01/17/2012  1:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add castor to your friends list
HI RogerD

Just for help you to see.

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 Posted 01/17/2012  2:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cladhunter13 to your friends list
Thank you castor for the overlay. I have not made any overlays as of yet. I guess I can chalk it up to being lazy. :)
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 Posted 01/17/2012  2:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cladhunter13 to your friends list
Are you using a camera with a macro lenses or setting for your pics or a digital microscope? The close-ups look good and the detail is easy to see.
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 Posted 01/17/2012  2:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add castor to your friends list
Hello cladhunter13

I take pictures of the WEB and I put one above the other in Photoshop. Then I cleared to see the two parts.

You can see this link. I have made the 10 ¢, 20 ¢, $ 1 and $ 2.

http://www.numicanada.com/pieces-de...images&id=60

I am to those who remain.
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 Posted 01/17/2012  9:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add trout1105 to your friends list
I agree the hair looks wierd , looks like she is wearing a bandna
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 Posted 01/17/2012  9:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Earle42 to your friends list
I have been looking since at least Y2k for a 1963 without the touching A & D - I do not know if they exist or not.
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 Posted 01/17/2012  11:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cladhunter13 to your friends list
Thank you for the info castor. Again...my hands typing faster then my brain works. :)

RogerD...What do you use to take your pictures of coins? :)
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 Posted 01/18/2012  03:17 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add RogerD to your friends list
Those image overlays mess up my eyes but I do see what you are getting at.

For taking pictures the Canaon Vixia HFR 20, its a camcorder with photo function it has 20X optic zoom but for coins often the zoom isn't used, I like to get the camera as close as physically possible to the area in question for best imaging. Lighting is usually the biggest issue for photographing so I've been reading the photo forum.

After taking the pictures Zoombrowser EX is used as the editing software. It's easy to learn and the results have been better than expected for a free program.



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 Posted 01/19/2012  03:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add RogerD to your friends list
Nickel is pretty hard and imagining what is going on is a task I've been working on. So far it looks like the queens head is underlining the CENTS on the reverse as well as the impression of her lower form in CANADA.

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Seeing the beaver in the hairline has been challenging, if you can see this you've better eyes than I do.


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