1881-O Class III Branch Mint Proof - Does It Exist? - Page 2

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zeewool Pillar of the Community 3660 Posts	Posted 03/20/2011 11:45 am Quote: "The branch mints did not have hydraulic presses as the Philadelphia Mint did; therefore, strength of strike such as seen on this coin could only have been achieved by MULTIPLE STRIKINGS." JD, that is absolutely ridiculous, written by someone who did not have the slightest idea of how the coining press operated..... Multiple strikings were an impossibility. I have already explained how strength of strike is achieved (planchet annealing and pressure adjustment of the coin press), and it certainly was not accomplished by the notion of multiple strikes. Edited by zeewool 03/20/2011 11:50 am Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6398 Posts	Posted 03/21/2011 12:47 pm The coin at least appears to have highly reflective deep mirror fields. Are you hesitant to send it to NCS for professional conservation? They can certainly remove any PVC or other surface contamination. They could then forward it to NGC for grading (assuming it isn't placed in an NCS holder as a "problem" coin). Wouldn't NGC be a sufficient authority to judge whether it is a branch-mint proof? Report this Post to the Staff
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