1944 Mercury Dime For Grading, Please - Page 2

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CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 01/21/2015 2:36 pm That isn't among the highest points on the reverse, so that would be caused by strike weakness, not wear. It's common for the bottom diagonal band to be flatter because of strike. In fact, the whole bottom part of the fasces can be nearly flat on a poorly struck example. For example, this poorly struck MS67: Report this Post to the Staff
jakesis Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 01/21/2015 2:43 pm Captain, it looks like the "In God We Trust" is messed up too, espeecially the "E" in WE, is that a poor strike?It almost looks like that phrase the date are doubled a bit, or is that just the angle? Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 01/21/2015 4:40 pm That's caused by Die Deterioration. When coins are struck, metal flows outward toward the rim, gradually eroding radial lines in the fields and smearing out the detail of the devices. That's part of what causes the cartwheel luster on coins, but also makes all the features less sharp, or sometimes causing a doubled or shadowed effect. Report this Post to the Staff
jakesis Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 01/21/2015 4:58 pm Ah okay, because yes it looks (to my untrained eye), that's there's almost a shadow edge on the botto of the date numbers and the "In god..." Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 01/21/2015 5:19 pm Super-high-res pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/capta...998/sizes/o/ Report this Post to the Staff
jakesis Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 01/21/2015 5:24 pm Wow those are great pics. Got it. Report this Post to the Staff
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