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Pillar of the Community
United States
1584 Posts |
I think this is an interesting coin. 6.1g. What do you think?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
Is it the gouges on the surfaces that makes it weigh less?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1584 Posts |
The planchet was too thin. When the coin was struck there was not enough metal to fill all the space between the dies.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
179 Posts |
looks like the coin has been attacked by acid imo.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
It does have severe PMD and that could very easily explain the weight shortage. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8517 Posts |
The things people do to coins. Wonder what they were thinking bored maybe ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1584 Posts |
I guess I need to re-think this one. The radial pattern of the voids and light weight make me think planchet.
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Valued Member
United States
450 Posts |
I think the radial voids are just where someone has scratched into the coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
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The radial pattern of the voids and light weight make me think planchet. But the fields are the HIGHEST part of the die and they are what make contact with the planchet first. The fields of the coin are the FIRST part of the coin that is fully formed. If a planchet was thin enough that the fields were not fully formed it would be a lot more underweight and most of the devices and lettering would be missing as well. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1584 Posts |
I can't see this as PMD. Of course I might be wrong. I submitted it to anacs. I'll post the results. This one is kinda driving me crazy.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8904 Posts |
Someone gouged up this poor coin seven ways to Sunday.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2540 Posts |
And the results from ANACS?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1584 Posts |
I was soooooo sure I was right on this one. Time for a big thick slab of humble pie.  |
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Posted 07/06/2014 1:11 pm
