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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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post mint damage or mint error?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No idea what is going on with that coin, but my feeling is that it looks like a mint error. I see what appears to be a pretty good clash. Maybe it struck through a piece of rubber or something.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
677 Posts |
Very cool. I have never seen one like that. It sure makes a person think how it was damaged.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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In my opinion that coin has been subjected to something medium dull moving at low speed under pressure post mint.
It's also showing signs of that classic coin preservation technique "hammered back to flatness".
This is only my opinion.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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classic coin preservation technique "hammered back to flatness".
explain? I dont see any signs of being (re)flattened, or damage "pushing through" to the obverse.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I see the high point right at the back of the kings neck and then the Cud in the center of the divot where the metal has been pushed back in under pressure. This is definitely not a mint error, in my opinion. It's been under something heavy and twisted intentionally from the gouges that have formed patina, perhaps a chair leg with sand on the floor, a shim head for a twist jack circa 1925, something weird like that. I have seen tons of these with screws forced through for use as cupboard door closer inside retainers and that is a very similar pattern to this. in fact there are pictures on this forum if I can find them. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'll have to get the coin back in hand and have a better look (now that I know what to look for!)
thanks
wade
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have several of these with the same kind of mark in different denominations, it almost looks like someone put a drill bit to them.
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Moderator
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What is that to the left of the O (in ONE) on the reverse, attached to the beads? Is that a raised feature?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Drill and hammer...very simple
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Rest in Peace
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Well...I am be no means an expert, but, if this was done long after the coin had been in circulation, then wouldn't the underneath colour be different then the surface colour...They seem pretty close in colour.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Either way = mint or post mint - it looks like a rose lol and l think its pretty cool looking :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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wert, the patina would be different only if the damage had been done very recently. Even if it occurred only 20 or 30 years ago, it makes perfect sense that the patinas now match after a bit of aging. The first thing I thought when I saw this coin was "wow, what a pretty little rose someone carved into that coin" 
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