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New Member
United States
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I have been looking at a 1878 S that looks to have had at least triple clashing and to save the die, it looks like they polished the life out of the thing. Either way, some signs of clashes remain. In one of the close-up pictures, I captured what looks like a little owl in front of the Eagle's beak...snack time! This might be a Rorschach inkblot test and maybe I am the only one to see it...but I thought I would give it a try.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Looks more like a squid to me. But then again I'm a fishing nut  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2661 Posts |
I definitely see the owl. And as I too love to fish, I can also see where it would resemble a squid. But unlike you Trout, I would not waste such a sweet, tasty squid on a fish. I would fry it up and eat it.  |
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Australia
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But unlike you Trout, I would not waste such a sweet, tasty squid on a fish. I would fry it up and eat it.
 I always keep the squid I catch, The secret is point them at your mate when you bring em abord, let him cop the ink squirt |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You're not the only one. Very clear.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very cool!
What is being clashed?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10048 Posts |
Well owl be! He must be in a fowl mood How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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New Member
 United States
28 Posts |
I will add a few more pics below. In the one picture, your can see signs of clashing to the right side. Notice the bottom of the "R" in America...the three lines look like three layers or steps. There also might be the outline of the wing as well...not 100% sure. Also notice the parallel lines in the Eagle picture and the right wing detail. It almost seems that the lines were possibly on the planchet as some of the wing details seem to cover the lines. I really don't know as I am still learning about the process of striking the coin and the various things that could go wrong.     Edited by TMR
01/27/2012 10:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
817 Posts |
I think it looks more like a little owl in a tree.
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Moderator
 United States
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It almost seems that the lines were possibly on the planchet as some of the wing details seem to cover the lines. You're correct. This is a somewhat extreme example of something commonly seen on Morgans, but not completely out of the ordinary. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I wonder how often clashes aren't identified because of a die rotation before the clash?
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United States
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I wonder how often clashes aren't identified because of a die rotation before the clash? That's a heck of a question, fredd, since Morgans are known with some serious rotations. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Just never saw it asked before.
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Posted 01/27/2012 7:43 pm
