1926-S Peace Dollar - Angled Reeding

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hcmusicguy Pillar of the Community United States 814 Posts	Posted 03/15/2017 09:26 am I have a holed 1926-S Peace dollar that has something odd about the reeding - it appears to be slightly angled. I have no reason to suspect the thing is fake - it passes muster on all the usual tests and details are good. On this pic below, the coin in question is in the middle, sandwiched between a 40% Ike and an 1884 Morgan. The angle of the reeding is slight, but does go all the way around the coin. Assuming the coin is legit, what might be the reason for this? (sorry for crappy pictures - I was using my equally crappy phone) Edited by hcmusicguy 03/15/2017 09:58 am Report this Post to the Staff

hcmusicguy Pillar of the Community United States 814 Posts	Posted 03/15/2017 09:36 am I should add that it was purchased out of a respected dealer's cull silver dollar bin. Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3479 Posts	Posted 03/15/2017 10:37 am Wow! That's a big hole!! Do you have a weight on that coin? Just wondering how much was lost to that 1/4" bore. Report this Post to the Staff
hcmusicguy Pillar of the Community United States 814 Posts	Posted 03/15/2017 10:52 am Scale says 26.38g but I think it's off, because it weighed another, known coin a bit heavy. I just changed the batteries this morning and need to recalibrate it. Edited by hcmusicguy 03/15/2017 11:08 am Report this Post to the Staff
hcmusicguy Pillar of the Community United States 814 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 08:34 am Recalibrated the scale, and re-weighed the coin. Now 26.26g. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 1:54 pm To me the angled reeding would definitely make the coin questionable. Since the reeding is applied by the collar during the strike, and after the strike the coin is pushed straight up and out of the collar, if the reeding was angled, ejecting the coin would destroy the reeding. Or at least seriously damage it. Report this Post to the Staff
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