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newhobby Valued Member United States 132 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 12:24 am What in the world happened here? Report this Post to the Staff

Lyle Kruse Valued Member United States 256 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 12:26 am Need better pics to see what you're looking at, but I do see something on the obverse... lets see what others have to say Edited by Lyle Kruse 02/02/2014 12:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
newhobby Valued Member United States 132 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 12:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
Lyle Kruse Valued Member United States 256 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 12:44 am Looks like a die clash to me- Quote: A die clash is created when two dies are damaged by striking each other. Dies may strike each other when there is no planchet between them. In most cases, the portions of the reverse image will transfer to the obverse, or portions of the obverse image will transfer to the reverse. Hope this helps! Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 12:55 am Man-made, clamped between two Linc reverses in a vise. It's physically impossible for a clash to imprint that far into a coin's devices without destroying the die before the impression was made (and the press while it was at it). I'm sure that there are die clash artifacts in a coin's devices somewhere - I'm hardly the final word - but I've never seen it. Report this Post to the Staff
newhobby Valued Member United States 132 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 01:11 am It is bowed in the middle. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 02:51 am There is no doubt this is man made damage. If the dies clashed together the clash would be raised because the damage of the dies striking each other would be incuse. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 03:38 am Looks almost like someone put two together, and hammered them to try and make it look like an error. If you search the forums, you'll find some more information. Report this Post to the Staff
Duncan_Doenitz Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 04:01 am It's the center coin in a three coin sandwich, hammered together. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 04:57 am A die clash usually only affects the fields not the deeper devices in the die. Report this Post to the Staff
newhobby Valued Member United States 132 Posts	Posted 02/02/2014 08:30 am Thanks guys. It's still pretty cool looking. Report this Post to the Staff
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