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I came across this picture of a cancelled die. It looks like it came from the Kennedy series as some of the hair is left. So what do you think a coin would look like if a planchet would have been struck? Since it would have "groves" in it, I would think it would create raised "file like" lines, yes?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That one is pretty rough, just a little bit of detail left dramatically increases its value. The State Quarter dies sold by the Mint had a smooth effacing.  And yes, all of the grooves on the die would create raised lines on a struck planchet. |
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United States
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Whoa! That is wicked cool! I wonder why they left the toupee?  |
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Like mine?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it is PMD. The coin appears to have the edges ground down, too. Like someone took a file to it for some reason or another. Just my opinion, though.... |
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 United States
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Who knows what they did... could be from 1971-2010. But that reminded me of 2 Kennedy's I have laying around. It has the wierdest surface I've ever seen if it's PMD. Tip it any way and the light hits 6-7 different files surfaces and each shines as you spin it. It's almost a 3D effect.   I know it can't be from this seeing the die in concave... but it'd be cool if it were... :) Edited by Peaceman
05/16/2011 11:51 pm
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At the Carson City Mint museum, they have some very cool Morgan dies and Eagle dies that have a very simple X across the die. Man would it be nice to have one of those!
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There's one on ebay... not sure how authentic it is... Better if it were in a slab. |
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At the Carson City Mint museum, they have some very cool Morgan dies and Eagle dies that have a very simple X across the die. Man would it be nice to have one of those! After the 1996 Olympics, the Mint sold the dies used to strike the Olympic commemoratives with just a simple cross cut across them. When they come up on the market today, they run several hundred dollars apiece. |
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Looks like a dremel tool was used on the scuffed Kennedy half. Worked it over good without removing the rims. |
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Posted 05/16/2011 11:23 pm
