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But what to call this specimen? The Great Emaciator  |
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Could we get a better image of just the coin in question, both sides?  . I can't tell what you are asking about based on this teeny photo. |
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Interesting conversation. Personally, I can't distinguish much with the relatively small image posted. Photos of the reverse could give a bit more context. Thanks.
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There are probably hundreds of overpolished dies out there
including ones like yours where the neck has been polished out.
Technically they are not a true variety and would be overwhelming
to try to identify them all as varieties.
At what stage of the polishing would you identify it as a "variety".
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Personally, I can't distinguish much with the relatively small image posted. Too small? Try right-clicking on the photo and "open image in a new tab". Then you can enlarge it to your heart's content. |
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Jimmy, a 3.5 leg Buffalo nickel missing a tiny bit of the front leg will transform from a $50 coin into a $10000 coin. Collectors can have a weird fascination with overpolished dies. Also refer to the Kennedy half dollars and Lincoln Memorial cents with the missing FG initials. I think a nice example of a coin with severe die over-polishing could find a home in many collections of minor mint error coins. |
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I agree that there are some overpolished dies that have been given
fancy names and command a premium but my point is that you can't
expect every coin with a bit of overpolishing to be recognized. Where
would you draw the line as to what constitutes as being overpolished.
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I agree that there are some overpolished dies that have been given fancy names and command a premium but my point is that you can't expect every coin with a bit of overpolishing to be recognized. Where would you draw the line as to what constitutes as being overpolished. Davy Jones: "One soul is not equal to another!"Jack Sparrow: "Ah-ha! So, we've established my proposal as sound in principle. Now, we're just haggling over price." I really don't know. Some experts decided that a bit of polishing on a buffalo's ankle is worth $10000-20000 extra on a mint state coin. I can also see that we deeply catalog very minor doubled dies and RPMs. I think that coin has collectible value greater than 1˘. As for the question of who is the "they" that determines what die is a variety and which varieties have spectacular value, that sounds like an unsolvable riddle to be debated over pints at a coin show. Or on the Internet, but it's 11 a.m. and coffee doesn't motivate me to argue this stuff quite like Yuengling Lager. =P  Edited by Brandmeister
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Still hoping for better (Larger) images of this coin  |
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Quote:Still hoping for better (Larger) images of this coin If you would click on the first link I left you will get them. -makecents-
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Quote:The Great Emaciator Oh my.  |
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With over 4 Billion minted I'm sure there were a lot of polished dies being used! But pretty neat to see the difference
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Referenced from the Original Yontan 1974-D 1˘ Overpolished Die Thread. Those high resolution pics are included below:   I have to say, the high res images show that Lincoln's head is almost floating off his shoulders. The Y in Liberty is vanishing. Quite an overpolished die! =) |
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