My First Double Centered Double Strike

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Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 12/11/2011 04:47 am I won another surprise coin on ebay for very little money. This double struck / broad struck dime has both strikes centered and a section of reeding has broken loose on the reverse. I did a last second bid and WON! I've been getting some really cool coins the last few weeks! ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Edited by Yokozuna 12/11/2011 05:00 am Report this Post to the Staff

yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 12/11/2011 08:27 am Very Cool! I see more error coins in ANACS slabs than anything else. I just bought a 1985P Washington quarter with partial brockage and partial collar for $40. I was happy with it, and it's already graded MS60, I thought it was a good buy, if you don't mind me asking, how much did you have to pay? Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2737 Posts	Posted 12/11/2011 08:57 am I see no solid evidence of a second strike. Many such coins are "forced broadstrikes". The "rim" on the reverse face and a beveled edge with smeared reading are caused by transient contact with a stiff, but still collapsing collar. You see the same effect on ordinary partial brockages and indents in the area across from the indentation on the opposing face. All of the grading services make the same mistake. When purchasing a double strike, make sure you have incontrovertible evidence of a second strike. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 12/11/2011 12:46 pm Quote: I see no solid evidence of a second strike. Many such coins are "forced broadstrikes". The "rim" on the reverse face and a beveled edge with smeared reading are caused by transient contact with a stiff, but still collapsing collar. You see the same effect on ordinary partial brockages and indents in the area across from the indentation on the opposing face. ARGH! At first I was like , then I was like and now I'm like . I looked at the coin and I can see where the second strike caused the original strike to flatten out across the coin, not just doubled letters at the rim area of the broad-strike. I was worried at first, but I'm sure now that they got it right. It's a double strike AND a broadstrike, but thanks for causing me to have my first acute myocardial infarction and thanks. as always for teaching me something new about errors. I'll be looking much closer from now on and NOT just trusting the TPG's opinion of the coin. I can see how they could get it wrong! I'll try to get some better pictures and post them this week. These are just the sellers photos from ebay. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2737 Posts	Posted 12/11/2011 1:08 pm What you need to look for in a bona fide double strike is, on the reverse face, a fully-formed set of letters and, outside it, partial lettering. All I see on your coin is smeared lettering, which can be attributed to metal flow during a single strike. However, better photos might show that my impression is wrong. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
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