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Hi, this is an interesting coin!  It's not a DDO, but are the marks in the pics incuse? If so, you might try to correlate these marks to designs on the back.  What could have happened is that something clogged the letters on the reverse die, which at some point fell out of the die and got struck into the planchet, leaving those impressions. I forget the correct term for that, but I'll show these pics to error guys and get their take. |
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thanks for all your help KurtS, I'm definitely learning a lot.
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 with KurtS. Looks like a'SI'an from the obverse. Only as a mirror image. Hold the coin up to a mirror. Does it look the same as the obverse? Interesting keeper for me!  |
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i see what you guys are saying now...it is from the word asian. I also see part of the second "A" under the 1.
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Nice error! This is a strike-through. I actually found a French aluminum coin that has the same error, only without the additional Mechanical Doubling that your coin exhibits. It's not as rare as, let's say, a full brockage. But it certainly adds interest and value.     |
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the proper terminology for this is a "clashed die". the dies struck
each other without a planchet between them. parts of the reverse
design transferred to the obverse die, creating a mirror image.
because the lettering on the reverse die was incuse, there is no
pressure at those points on the obverse die, thus making them slightly
raised on the obverse die. when the obverse die struck the next coin,
the raised parts became incuse into planchet.
Edited by kuhli
12/08/2008 10:02 pm
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awesome thanks guys, I would have tossed this aside thinking it was post mint if I didn't think it was a DDO. maybe I've done that before, but now I know what these are. |
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Yep, it's a very collectible little error. Definitely not toss-worthy! =)
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Hmmm...I suppose the 1966 Baht could be a clash too. Actually, that's far more likely. Cool coin, all the same! |
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Posted 12/08/2008 6:34 pm
