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Pillar of the Community
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My guess is the scratch got mislabeled as a wheel mark. Great coin!
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My guess is the scratch got mislabeled as a wheel mark. When I first read the slab insert, I mistook the gouge as the "wheel mark." From what I just read, wheel marks tend to be far more subtle. Perhaps, NGC erred, as you say, limproperly labeling the gouge as such? Or, there exists a wheel mark that I'm not seeing, AND NGC simply failed to call the gouge that resulted from the erred striking process?  |
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what a great looking triple strike cent! congrats!!
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow, that's a great triple struck error! I know they can go for bigger bucks & sounds like you got an awesome deal.  |
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You did good with this one! Your friend is lucky to have you.
"We are all flawed, some MD and some PMD." NYI |
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Very nice! |
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That's a really nice coin and congrats on the buy. And it's possible NGC mistakenly called the scratch "wheel marks", but seems unlikely as it is a standard machinery scratch seen on many error coins. Wheel marks can be frustratingly hard to see on some coins unless the lighting is just right (other times they honestly can't be missed). When submitting coins I try to look at them from dead overhead, as that seems to be the best angle for seeing the marks when they are light. They also show up in the scope better than with a loupe, but you have to put the coin under the scope and spin the coin around to make sure the light catches them.
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Your friend is lucky to have you. This has been a great hobby in more ways than one. I've been networking with numerous coin buddies, collectors and dealers alike, for the past fifty years. Most of them are now old fogies like me. We constantly help one another make finds and additions to our respective collections. It's quicker and easier nowadays with the cellphones and computers. Some of us have more knowledge in one area than another, but we're all actively seeking items for one another. A few years ago, one of my dealer buddies found a counterstamped coin that I've been seeking for 25 years; and, at a great price, too! I got him a 1920 Lincoln Cent that was struck on a copper-nickel Argentina ten centavo coin. One hand washes another, in effect ... Edited by ExoGuy
12/16/2024 2:10 pm
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Congrats Exo on the very unique pick up! Unc details to boot.  |
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@ Tropical Bats .... That's a fine summation .... Thanks! Has anyone seen a quadruple strike?  Edited by ExoGuy
12/16/2024 4:20 pm
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Very cool acquisition, congrats!
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love the wavy memorial! Can't help with the "wheel mark" or quadruple strike questions, but came here to say this. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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Has a really cool look to it... never saw one... nice addition |
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Nice coin. I've ran into wheel marks on Lincolns in unc rolls that still have the rubber on them.
Edited by Cujohn
12/16/2024 8:23 pm
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The two off-center strikes were delivered in tandem. In other words, the second and third strikes represent a saddle strike.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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