1993 Hong Kong $2 Die Chips Or Counterfeit?

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snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1840 Posts	Posted 02/19/2008 7:09 pm At first I thought it was after mint damage, but after a closer look decided that isn't the case. The die crack along the G in Hong and the deposit near the rim at 2 o'clock are particularly interesting. I have lots of error coins in my darkside collection, but have never seen anything this extensive. Does anyone know how common an error like this is? Edited by snowman 02/20/2008 2:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 02/20/2008 06:52 am snowman, sure would like to see closer pictures of affected areas. The area around 2 oclock and between the petals look like pitting from a rusted die. Don't understand the chip on the petal since this is an incuse area and not usually subject to such a large chip. Report this Post to the Staff
snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1840 Posts	Posted 02/20/2008 12:41 pm I hope that these are a little more help: Flower: 3 o'clock Cud on N: Part of me also wonders if this coin is a fake. There are striations on the outside of the rim (which I can't capture on my scanner). They almost look like a very fine reeding. Unfortunately, I don't have another one of these for comparison. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 02/20/2008 12:48 pm Now that you posted detailed shots, my impression is that surface is cast vs. struck. There is a granularity to the surface that I've seen in other cast pieces, and those defects look like metal that has bubbled into a cavity. If it's fake, that sure would be interesting because I'd wager it was intended for domestic circulation vs. collectors. For an interesting comparison, I found a circulated $2 HK off ebay that appears to be struck. The surface and depth of relief are notably different. Btw, you might like to put this in the World coin forum to generate interest from those collectors. Edited by KurtS 02/20/2008 4:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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