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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by TLS5933
02/26/2007 6:43 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Better date CC, lots of die cracks for character, and the look of an ms65. Sweet!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very purdy coin TLS  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Top-of-the-market 64, I think, by today's tighter standards. VAM-5, Doubled CC Top, if I'm seeing the detail pic right. I wonder about the cracking, though. It's in atypical places and patterns for die cracks. If it weren't for that spur coming off the G in God, I'd think it was in the planchet rather than the die.
Altogether fascinating coin.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Dave, You could be right.I have never seen one quit like this when it comes to die cracks.Their in places I have never seen before,and going all directions.    Edited by TLS5933
02/27/2007 04:59 am
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Moderator
United States
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Wow, that's freaky. I wonder if the die was overhardened, or maybe the planchets under-annealed, leading to an abnormal die failure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I need to take more pictures to post them all,but there's a number of cracks starting at the edge and shooting straight over to the leaves and beyond on the reverse and theres one on the obverse that comes in from the edge, cuts the lower part of Miss Libertys neck and then goes down and through the top of the "1" in the date.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'll bet those dies didn't last long after this girl was struck. Really cool coin! |
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Forum Mom
United States
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Very nice coin! I see it as an MS64. Love the die cracks! That coin has loads of character.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks everyone for your input.I don't believe the coin to be high MS but its still a beauty. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just for my benefit, could you tell me which way the CC is doubled? I only have 1 CC so far, same year, more wear but the CC looks the same.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1703 Posts |
cp, the CC is doubled at the top.Check the second "C" in my picture and you can make out the doubling at the top.Also the first "C" is much thicker than a regular "C". Hope that helps. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks, I will compare later when I get home. Wasting time at work waiting for the Dr. to want x-ray 10 minutes ago!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see your doubling now, much bigger and better monitor at home. both my C's are fat, but from wear I guess. Thanks for the help, I need it more than I thought, peering at all my morgans through my new loupe tonight I finally realized the I of "IN" has the gap in it so it looks like a u kinda  , when I brought that into view on the first one I thought I was going to have dancing fruit galore |
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Posted 02/26/2007 8:12 pm
