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It looks like shift doubling to me, although I have been wrong a time or two hundred before.  Clash - definitely!  Edited by oih82w8
12/27/2012 1:41 pm
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Nice coin! A clash, definitely, nice to have the doubling as well.
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MDD, but the 3 is also repunched. Nice coin!!!
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Question for us learning? Is it MDD because the doubling is uniform, but the 3 is repunched because it's doubling is not uniform? Are repunched always more sought after than MDD?
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If it were a double die the edges would be "rounded" versus "shelf (flat) like".
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This thread got me to go and check out some 50 cent coins I have and I think I found one with a decent clash....a 46. It looks more distinct in hand than it does in the photo. Are these hard to come by?  |
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Smallcentguy, Paul Glover would be the guy to ask, you could ask him on the other coin site (Yahoo).
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12/27/2012 8:40 pm
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Coin Chick asks "Are repunched always more sought after than MDD?" Yes, because a repunch is a die variety that was created at the mint and is specific to all coins punched by that die.
MDD can be considered an accident in the die strike... Don't get me wrong, they are collectable and are sometimes quite spectacular... the coin at the start of this thread is a nice example.... usually caused by a loose die... fairly common for the 1943 and 1944 fifty cent coins.
The Die clash is a nice example of the early George VI Fifty Cent Die Clashes... the later reverse (1950-1952) Die Clash Marks manifest themselves as an incuse pattern through the three lion section of the shield and touching the top of the harp and is an imprint of the King's earlobe.... this means that the contour of the Obverse was changed from the previous 1938-1948 dies. You will also see this on the Obverse as the 1950-1952 Clash Marks in the King's ears are much busier than the previous years.
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12/29/2012 09:22 am
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Thanks, it is a gorgeous coin.
I do not confirm it is rare or non but is nice to have a clash with the doubling.
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