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Valued Member
Canada
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The coin has the 2nd A and D touching, the 1 st A is misshapen and there are lines radiating from the 1st A to the bottom of the island.   As far as labelling this coin what would the main issue for the cataloguing of the coin be presented as? |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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If I remember correctly...the A and D being connected is not all that uncommon for that date range. It also appears that the coin has a die clash. Particularly from the D to the bottom of the water line. Any chance of getting a good pic of the full Obverse and Reverse? The A appears to have some minor die chips. Just my opinion...lets see what others have to say.
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Canada
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That is a rather extreme die clash considering the PSI required to create that in a pure nickel planchet.
Nice.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There is a nice die clash of the lower portion of the bust on the reverse. As Ugly has stated...its a very nice clash for the composition of the 1963 nickel. As for the first A in CANADA I believe you can classify that as Die Chip. A Cud affects the rim of the coin only. Have a look at this site. Ken Potter explains what a Cud is in great detail with excellent pictures for reference. http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/WhatIsACud.htmAs for the 2nd A and D touching...I believe that it is fairly common for nickels of this date range. All in all I like the coin and it is one that I would hold on to. |
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Canada
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Alright I will catalogue it as a Die Clash, and as far as the chip on the A, I really do like how it formed on the A. Okay Cladhunter I'll have a look at Kens website. Still having a hard time seeing what the die clash is on the obverse, is it on the shoulder?  |
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Canada
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My Bad! Sorry if I confused you. Sometimes my hands type faster then my mind thinks. LOL! The die clash is on the reverse and it is a clash of the lower part of the bust. What I was trying to say is that the clash on the reverse is part of the lower section of the queens bust.  |
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Canada
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The queens head also appears to have a partial beaver back shape running through her hair and headgear. How about a closeup there?
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Canada
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HI RogerD Just for help you to see.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thank you castor for the overlay. I have not made any overlays as of yet. I guess I can chalk it up to being lazy. :)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Are you using a camera with a macro lenses or setting for your pics or a digital microscope? The close-ups look good and the detail is easy to see.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Hello cladhunter13 I take pictures of the WEB and I put one above the other in Photoshop. Then I cleared to see the two parts. You can see this link. I have made the 10 ¢, 20 ¢, $ 1 and $ 2. http://www.numicanada.com/pieces-de...images&id=60I am to those who remain. |
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Australia
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I agree the hair looks wierd , looks like she is wearing a bandna
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have been looking since at least Y2k for a 1963 without the touching A & D - I do not know if they exist or not.
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Canada
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Thank you for the info castor. Again...my hands typing faster then my brain works. :)
RogerD...What do you use to take your pictures of coins? :)
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Valued Member
Canada
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Those image overlays mess up my eyes but I do see what you are getting at.
For taking pictures the Canaon Vixia HFR 20, its a camcorder with photo function it has 20X optic zoom but for coins often the zoom isn't used, I like to get the camera as close as physically possible to the area in question for best imaging. Lighting is usually the biggest issue for photographing so I've been reading the photo forum.
After taking the pictures Zoombrowser EX is used as the editing software. It's easy to learn and the results have been better than expected for a free program.
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Posted 01/16/2012 3:06 pm
