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By that description I'd say that it is a die cap.
I believe uniface means that there is only one face on the coin, the other side is "blank" essentailly
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very cool coin....
never seen a reverse side die cap like that..
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Its a full indent not a cap I would say. IMO
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An in-collar uniface strike. Likely, the underlying planchet was a thin or split planchet.
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Oh yeah by the way awesome coin 52Raymo. I agree with ErrorCoins222 the underlying planchet would have had to been thin or split to see that much of the image.  |
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Hmmm so that's where uniface comes in...
Definition: A full indent occurs when a coin or planchet is completely covered by a second planchet during the strike. The two discs are then struck together. Another term for a full indent is a "full uniface strike" or simply a "uniface strike".
The indent can affect the obverse or the reverse face. It can occur on a first or a second strike. The indented coin can be struck within the collar or outside the collar.
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It is an awesome coin and I had to have it when I first saw it. I have a weakness for capped die coins and coins with big Cuds. I was pleasantly surprised when I got it as cheaply as I did. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Yes, it's an in-collar uniface strike. It's possible that the underlying planchet was full thickness, as the raised ghost of the Memorial is accompanied by an equally prominent incuse ghost of Lincoln.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Trying to picture this -
If the second planchet was normal thickness, would the indent of the Memorial be as prominent? The ghost of the obverse is common to cents but not the Memorial. Maybe this has to do with direction of applied energy. I've no experience with a coin like this but it is intriguing.
Between planchets no coining takes place. Just indenting? Indenting=ghosts?
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Thanks everyone, I appreciate it !
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When the underlying planchet is thin, the ghost of the Memorial is all that you'll see. Even with planchets of constant thickness, the strength of a ghost image will vary a bit.
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 Thank you for the lesson Mike. I didn't notice the Lincoln image until you pointed it out. As a comparison here is an image of one of my coins from a previous post where it was confirmed it was struck through a split planchet. The striated side of the split planchet was struck against this coin confirming it was split. Only the Memorial is showing and not Lincoln. |
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Yes indeed, thanks Mike !
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I posted a photo of my example here: https://goccf.com/t/185807(On mine the planchet was split before strike - 0.5g vs. the standard 0.8g - so the coin is even thinner than a normal 3cs) -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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