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Could the dies be misaligned, and that is edge of the collar, with a Rim Fin? I don't know enough about how these early coins were struck, to know if this is legit or not. The obverse certainly looks convincing... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't know it this is significant but the diagonal reeding is evident all the way around. It isn't as sharp where the lip rises but it's there.
But something interesting...this is the 10-string harp variety. According to CoinsandCanada, it's supposed to weigh 4.5 grams whereas the 8-string weighs 5 grams. This one weighs 4.7 grams so it's Above it supposed weight strangely enough.
Edited by TaeKenDo
05/17/2019 9:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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SPP-Ottawa - A ' Rim Fin' as you put it, is another name for the raised lip ? |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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missing area is too uniform to be indent strike I think. Dies appear aligned. The tapering is exactly how a clip should look. hmmmmm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Is it possible this is struck over an indent strike?
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Pillar of the Community
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@Alan - I don't know much about the strike process, can you elaborate...
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Pillar of the Community
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The portion of the coin was either sunken in before it was struck, or a piece of crescent moon shaped metal was sitting on the edge when it was struck. What's strangest about this one, never seen an indent strike where the indented portion is backwards. How would a coin lay over top and make the indent? Would have to have been a crescent moon shaped piece of metal?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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As you said, is it possible the coin was not sitting flat when struck...that's what I'm thinking.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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overstruck on a host with an incomplete clipped, that subsequently de-lamm'd after the restrike,
that... or... aliens...
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07/28/2019 9:54 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I contacted Mike Diamond, a coin expert. Maybe he can help?
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Before offering an opinion, I must ask you if the unstruck crescent is recessed relative to the die-struck surface. It looks like that might be the case, but it could also be a visual illusion.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
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@mikediamond not sure exactly what you're asking...
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Pillar of the Community
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@Errers and Varietys - thanks for contacting mikediamond
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't know how to make my question any clearer.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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@mikediamond - ok, I just reread your question and checked the photos and understand what you are asking. I would have to dig it out and will do so and get back to you soon on that. Thanks in advance for your help, appreciated.
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