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Moderator
 United States
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Pocket piece was the first thing that came to my mind as well. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm thinking along spruett001's line...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree it is a low pressure strike.
I don't believe a "pocket piece" would eliminate the detail around the eagle's eye (and other areas) like this.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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United States
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I think it is a low pressure strike, that wear on the obvers is not even, far less detail on the left side, compared to the right side.
I think if it were in a pocket, it would wear down much more evenly. (just my 2 cents worth)
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Moderator
United States
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Interesting example!  Pocket piece or low pressure strike? Not sure, but I like it either way.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't like the looks of it, for several reasons: (1) There are no tumbling marks in the unstruck areas, (2) The rim/edge junction is flat, instead of showing the planchet's original proto-rim, (3) the unstruck areas of the bust and eagle seem suspiciously flat, (4) the faint letters of UNITED seem smeared, and (5) the reeding seems more mashed than weak. That said, I can't categorically condemn the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks for the comments and feedback on this one. It seems the opinions are fairly evenly mixed here. While I acknowledge there are features consistent with wear the one feature that sticks out to me as being strong in favor of a low pressure strike is the edge. The edge photo shows an area of weak reeding on one side and no reeding on the other. This uneven edge weakness feature seems to indicate a strike issue and not a circulation issue. To clarify my position, I feel this is a moderately circulated low pressure strike.
"Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCLStruck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burrFloating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm in the sanded down camp.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Definitely a pocket piece .
Well worn in all the right places.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pocket piece, artificially worn.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Add me to the pocket piece camp.
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United States
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If it is wear, that much should at least throw it into the lower end of Weight Tolerance. What does it weigh? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looking at the Reeds it looks like a slot machine and well worn coin to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It weighs 22.12 g so it is under tolerance. I do feel that with as much wear as is showing that it would weigh less. I can accept the reeds looking hammered since contact with these heavy coins will accelerate wear as opposed to lighter denominations. I just don't see how one side of the reeds is virtually missing from normal circulation wear and the other side is not. Thanks again for the feedback.
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