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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I saw a set of coins on the shopping channel today. It was a U.S. quarter and a U.S. quarter planchet along with an actual working die that used to strike quarters. While reading the description I noticed it sayd the die was grinded off, so now it is basically a hunk of metal. I know that they did this for security reasons but in Canada we just stamp the die to prevent further use. Anyway I just wanted to hear peoples thoughts on this. Feel free to call me Will.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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They are defaced by the removal of the design mostly. There are numbers on the die. But basically it is scrap in my opinion.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
4911 Posts |
That's what I mean, the design is the only reason I would buy it.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Forum Dad
 United States
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I have a Lincoln Cent die that was not entirely ground off. A small part of the design is still there. I think we're going to give it away at the FUN show. |
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Moderator
United States
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I think we're going to give it away at the FUN show.  swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Too bad I don't have an image of that for my educational library? I would like to see that.
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Forum Dad
United States
24170 Posts |
I'll get you one. It's just a tiny bit left though.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
That would help others to get how much may have been left on the die.
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Forum Dad
United States
24170 Posts |
Feel free to snag them...    It's a 1993 D. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Thanks Bobby. They go on to version 8 of the DVD.
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Forum Dad
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 it's a shame...because I find old dies fascinating. They would be educational and a source of revenue if the Mint didn't destroy them so completely.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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So you have to track down one of the dies from the 1996 Olympic coins that they sold. Those were defaced just by grinding a narrow X across the die face. Most of the detail is still visible. Problem is those dies are expensive.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4911 Posts |
Yes I agree, in Canada there was a 1956 silver dollar die that went up for auction. In stead of the design being ground off it was just a couple stamps in to the die.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Posted 12/03/2013 8:51 pm
