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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hay all :) Im hopeing you can help me. I bought a 1987 ASE,and noticed a thickening of the rim from 7-12 oclock position. it made me think fake cast coin at first. rings like silver,weights 31.7-31.8g,non magnetic. is this a error? Confused  if more pics are needed please ask thanks for any help Ab     |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The mint specifications have it at 31.103 grams but I am not sure what the acceptable variance is. Hopefully someone with that info can chime in.  And  ! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Edited by coop
09/18/2013 09:31 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree - finned rim. Being that this is such a large coin to begin with, I don't know if the finning is proportionally large enough to command any sort of premium. Some would consider it an error, while others would not.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm sorry, but what is a finned coin? Thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
901 Posts |
It's from Finland  . The rim is thinner, why finned not thinned |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
It is a "fin" because it is elevated above the surface of the coin like a fish's fin. It is caused by the planchet extruding between the die and collar, typically seen on planchets that are slightly overweight or strikes with higher than normal pressure. In the OP's case, you have a chubby SAE  Edited by biokemist6
09/18/2013 12:02 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Cool, thanks biokemist6. I see it now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There are some amazing finned rim errors coming out in the last few years. I've seen a handful of 2009 and later cents with HUGE finned rims. They are spectacular. It is unfortunate though, that these finned rims are often damaged because they are so large and so thin. There have also been a couple finned rims on proof strikes and bullion strikes in modern issues.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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pretty cool looking coin though!
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Posted 09/18/2013 09:25 am
