2011-P Garfield $1 With New Trail Dies Obverse Found

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ilikeikes Pillar of the Community United States 1205 Posts	Posted 12/08/2011 12:04 pm I got the 2010 & 2011 Uncirculated Mint Sets from the Mint yesterday..I wanted the last year of Satin Finish Coins, the ATB Quarters, and the new "Brilliant" finish coins for my albums...anyway, on the 2011-P Garfield Dollar are fairly substantial Trail Dies running on his Name, I don't see listed anywhere....there are also heavy dimples on this, and, a few other coins...on the Traildies.com website, there is a new section for dimples, which are currently listed as a "design anomaly", and, no explanation for their presence..somehow, I think we'll figure out that the taild dies and dimples are related somehow..cause and effect relationship...anyway, this one goes off to B.J. Neff for examination..reverse has a possible trail die here and there, too minor to shoot..Trail dies can be hard to catch on camera..I was lucky to grab these.. Calvin Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/08/2011 1:33 pm Nice find. I agree that trail dies are hard to photo. I have a few LMC's with BJ right now and have had a few added to his site. I bet yours gets added to his site too. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
stewart Pillar of the Community United States 1126 Posts	Posted 12/08/2011 2:50 pm Very Cool Find Calvin Congratulations Your right shooting trail dies is quite difficult Terry Edited by stewart 12/08/2011 2:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
KaChing New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 12/08/2011 4:31 pm Super find. I've searched through tons of coins and only found a handful of Trail Die errors. Report this Post to the Staff
ilikeikes Pillar of the Community United States 1205 Posts	Posted 12/08/2011 6:13 pm The trick with trail die hunting is a very good grading lamp...I use a professional architect's folding lamp, just like the ones used at coin shows, and a GE reveal bulb...you can bend and twist a coin a million ways, and NOT see trail Dies..it has to be a just the right angle...move the coin a tad, and, they "dissapear"...funny, when I talk to "older" dealers at shows, and ask if they have any Trail Die coinage, I almost always get a blank stare, and a "What's That?"! You have to be a bit nutty to collect them..a good coin for me, cause I'm pretty nutty...I have a box filled with over 30 cents, 25c, & others that are "Discovery" TD's, from B.J. Neff, and all of his attribution papers....someday, they'll all go off to ICG(the only TPG) for slabbing, and conservation....there isn't much of a retail market for these...the prices on the TD site are estimates...most TD collector's, as myself, prefer to find their own...I did buy a few on ebay this year, and, someday I want to make the top 10 Lincoln Cent List collection....somebody should make those up, and sell them as such..I bet it would be a good seller, as those are very difficult to locate just by BU roll hunting. Off to hunt my new 2011 Silver ATB Proof sets just in from the Mint.... Report this Post to the Staff
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