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Valued Member
United States
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Looks like it was drawn into the coin not the die
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
  United States
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maybe theres another out there ^^, that pike of the reed on the ike made me think of reeding dmg
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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so I did a bit of a diagram  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
75160 Posts |
Counterstamp?
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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How could a counterstamp be raised?
It would have to be incuse.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Looks like two light directions. The light is from the right, on the blue arrows.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
584 Posts |
yeah that could be reflection from my arm that my bad on that one
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Pillar of the Community
United States
584 Posts |
with a counter stamp wouldnt you still see a hit mark?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
You mean on the opposite side? Yes. (Depending on how hard it was struck)  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I suspect someone used a vibrating engraver to crudely carve an ampersand into the coin's surface.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
584 Posts |
@ Mikediamond lol wish I had those skills lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Did any US-mint-made coin during that era have an ampersand of that size and shape?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
584 Posts |
still searching, even in foreign
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