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While I haven't started a low-ball collection, YET, if I were to start one, this is the one I would start with. Well done!  |
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Thoughts on this one?   |
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The arc is nearly identical to the circumference of the coins itself, leads me to think that perhaps a slice of webbing found it's way into the chamber as a "struck through", or perhaps even the collar itself was involved.
Really interesting piece - I want one !
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Purelywasted: Thoughts on this one? @Purelywasted:If I'm not mistaken, it's an incomplete clip. This type of error usually occurs during the creation of blanks (Often at the time the machine is restarted after a sudden interruption, or during set-up of equipment). This is a relatively well known type of error. Otherwise, there are many post mint damage that try to pretend to be authentic, but I believe that the error on your token is indeed authentic. Example that may differ on decimal coins: http://www.coinscan.com/mintingvari...mpletec.htmlMaybe someone else could confirm or disprove my hypothesis? I'm sorry if my English isn't perfect... I'm learning a little more every day.
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07/18/2019 9:46 pm
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@ Wade ½ Penny T.S. Brown & Co Very nice! |
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Very nice! |
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Thanks ainsivalavie and wade, looks a lot like the quarter on the coinscan site.
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Edited by 1960NYGiants
08/19/2019 10:50 pm
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Quote:1960NYGiants: My newest addition. I believe it is Courteau #290. https://www.PCGS.com/cert/36973866 @1960NYGiants:You're right. An anecdote about the variety courteau #290, according to my research to date, it is the pair of dies that struck the most tokens in this series (Breton #719 & #720). And more precisely concerning the issue of the 1 Penny 1857, about 9.9% of the tokens that have reached us today come from this combination of dies. I'm sorry if my English isn't perfect... I'm learning a little more every day.
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08/19/2019 10:54 pm
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@ainsivalavie - thank you.
What isn't mentioned in your book is that the N of oNe, the E's in tokEn and pEnny are both re-entered slightly to the right. As seen in the large PCGS photo linked above.
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We recently graded this token for a client. Not many known of this type. - Ian  |
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What isn't mentioned in your book is that the N of oNe, the E's in tokEn and pEnny are both re-entered slightly to the right. As seen in the large PCGS photo linked above. @1960NYGiants:Thank you for your feedback, it's really appreciated. I would like more people to do the same. But concerning the absence in my book of the details you mentioned, there are relatively some good reasons. In Courteau's original work, the author tries to find a series of unique elements, or even a single element, that would describe a combination of dies in as few words as possible. Thus, for the reverse of Courteau #290/#291, the die crack above anchor's left fluke is a fairly good indicator for the group #1. And not to mention that the characteristics you describe are present on other dies used for the 1857 issue, and they are relatively minor for this series of tokens. But having seen some of the die descriptions presented by ColonialTokens (Doug), which have a lot of characteristics of mentioned, I imagine that in his eventual forthcoming book these details will be present. I'm sorry if my English isn't perfect... I'm learning a little more every day.
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08/20/2019 01:40 am
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Nice adds! |
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Here is a purchase from the Calgary RCNA. LC-16A1, thick flan 11.3g, reeded edge. I grade it as VF 25/30.   Gene |
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