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Pillar of the Community
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I have no answers for you but congrats on the find in the wild!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Supposedly, they just slip past Quality Control at the Mint. These days, however, I wouldn't be surprised if Mint employees are sneaking them out. Especially when you see how many are for sale on ebay. |
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I believe the Mint used to give those out at the end of every tour. Probably someone just tossed one as part of a collection dump.
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Fantastic find!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Most unusual to find in circulation, congrats. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Could there be such a thing as a partial collar "failed" strike? Note the railroad wheel appearance on the edge. Just a thought !!!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Could there be such a thing as a partial collar "failed" strike? Note the railroad wheel appearance on the edge. The pressure from the striking of the hammer and anvil dies is needed to bring the collar into play. That edge could not be impressed without pressure from the obverse and reverse dies. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice find! gigi2110
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Bedrock of the Community
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Excellent. I found two roll hunting many years ago--around four months apart. None since.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm wondering if this could be an extreme example of Struck Through Grease and a partial collar strike. Edit:in the second image @1:00, There might be letters near the rim. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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11/28/2024 12:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I think I see some letters at 2 o'clock as well or they may be turkey tracks.
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Pillar of the Community
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Upon very close inspection (10X) there is no lettering anywhere on either side of the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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That edge looks strange to me though, and I didn't notice the striations before. How does this compare with other blank planchets?
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From what I've read the edge is consistent with unstruck plated cent planchet. The collar flattens out that ridge during the strike. I've never heard or read this anywhere. Can not be right. If it was, you'd have a lot of coins out there that were struck underweight that the edge would look like this. Don't know what it is, but maybe Mike can respond. |
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