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My guess it would have been done by a press repair technician.
All he has to do is bring in extra coins in his tool box, along with nails or anything else handy, and gets to work. Fix the problem, pull out a few things to strike coins on (other coins, nails, whatever) and test the press. Once he's done he signs off the press as repaired, packs up his tools (and newly created rarities) and heads back to the shop. Over the next few weeks he slowly removes his treasures out the exit doors.
He waits a few years, retires or needs money and visits his local coin dealer and starts peddling off his treasures. Pretty simple plan when you think about it.
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My guess it would have been done by a press repair technician. As good a theory as any.  Quote:
He's got quite a few things that look like they had help.... That Ike is tempting me.   |
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The Chinese or Russians now tampering with our coinage?
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Fully agree this is a man-made 'error' and as such falls into a grey ethical area of provenance. I say the coin should be destroyed and the offending creator found and prosecuted for whatever mint tampering laws exist (if any) Then again - the early US mint has a history of creating fantasy strikes for well heeled collectors. I'm simply against using a position at the mint to create a 'genuine error' by manipulating the normal mintage process. It's wrong and should be punished; not rewarded by $12,000 ebay listings Thats my 2c worth.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yeah, this certainly was not made by accident. Cool looking nonetheless.  |
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Moonlight mint has one of these presses the mint uses, they bought it surplus from Denver Mint I think.
I'm not claiming they did it, just saying they have the capability to do it, and it would look like a U.S. mint "error" (is something intentional even an error?)
Anyways, I don't see why this couldn't be one of their "fantasy pieces" really, messing around with the press and having some beers.
All I know is something like this doesn't happen by "error".
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12/18/2020 10:51 am
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Moonlight mint has one of these presses the mint uses, they bought it surplus from Denver Mint I think. They may have the presses, but they certainly don't have the dies needed to make this error. |
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They may have the presses, but they certainly don't have the dies needed to make this error. If Mr. Carr doesn't already have the dies he has the tools to produce them. Take a look at the Moonlight Mint website for examples of coins he's minted. |
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http://www.moonlightmint.com/dc-coi...uck_list.htmWow. If I'm seeing what I think I'm looking at he is very skilled indeed. Edit: I'm wondering who at the mint in their right mind would sell one of their presses as surplus. That's just asking for all kinds of trouble.
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507Edited by chafemasterj
12/18/2020 12:58 pm
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Here's the sanding disc. 1986 silver eagle   Looking on sold records there are coins to match a few of these sanding discs. There must have been a few of them. Some obverse and some reverse. |
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willburton,Thanks for the images,pretty cool.
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Pillar of the Community
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And the double denomination is broad struck out of the collar for the Lincoln Cent. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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