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cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 04/19/2013 8:24 pm I was wondering if this is a weak strike or something else. The rims are nicely formed. both surfaces are smooth to the touch and you can see the image of the queens bust on the Obv and the image of the Maple Leaf and dots on the Rev. OBV: REV: Report this Post to the Staff

lambecolin Pillar of the Community Canada 618 Posts	Posted 04/19/2013 11:16 pm Wow---Is that called a no strike? Ghost strike? A complete mechanical malfunction. Calibration error? I've heard that the mint has no system to catch these errors effectively, too costly ! Report this Post to the Staff
cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 04/19/2013 11:36 pm Not sure. I thought it was a cool find from a roll. I have a 1982 with a OBV struck through a Die Cap. Is it possible to have both the Hammer Die and the Anvil Die to be capped? Report this Post to the Staff
cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 04/20/2013 1:24 pm Anyone care to share their opinion? Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 04/20/2013 1:57 pm WOW.. Almost a blank.. I would guess weak strike or Grease Filled Die. Report this Post to the Staff
cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 04/20/2013 9:56 pm That would be one heck of a Greaser. Do you think there could be any chance struck through a rev and obv die cap or is that pretty much an impossibility? Report this Post to the Staff
purelywasted Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 04/22/2013 6:09 pm It looks a lot like a Dryer Coin. I have a couple that have similar wear (not as much), have been told that they are Dryer Coins. Mine have similar rims and the leaf looks more worn, but same look. Apparently they get stuck in commercial dryers and cycle through for a long duration, eventually wearing down. Report this Post to the Staff
cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 04/22/2013 10:22 pm "dryer coins" have their rims affected...usually to a great extent. They will either have their rims wore down. The longer in the dryer...the more the rims are worn down. The rims on my coin are not worn at all. There are quite a few threads on the forum discussing Dryer Coins. Here is one...just the first on the search inquiry generated list. https://goccf.com/t/79493 Report this Post to the Staff
purelywasted Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 04/23/2013 12:40 am This is a picture of one of my coins. Very similar pattern of wear on the reverse. Notice how the leaves and "ada" are flattened in a similar way. You're example just looks much more worn. In addition, it looks like yours was originally a 12 sided penny. Can you make out the date at all? Report this Post to the Staff
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