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Pillar of the Community
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First name I thought of was "Elizabeth Beaver Eyes". I know, I'm bad!   Edited by Zonad
07/19/2014 1:14 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I never get tired of your coins zonad, now please excuse we while I mop the drool of my floor.
Feel free to call me Will.
Edited by thedollarman
07/19/2014 4:18 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Certainly a beauty...strong detail.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Nice one!
I like how errors like this show how little movement of metal there is along the surface of a coin when struck, and how they show the cold process hardening of devices.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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"I like how errors like this show how little movement of metal there is along the surface of a coin when struck, and how they show the cold process hardening of devices."
I need to ask..which is the first strike on this coin? the one we see most detail? Or as I have always assumed, the one which shows only in some places.
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Valued Member
Canada
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What happens exactly? There's a normal strike that sticks and flips over for the next? Or perhaps some worker throws a struck coin back in with the blanks for a second strike?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Nobody answers, they don't want to risk an opinion?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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the first strike was the one that shows the beaver on lizzies forehead.
my reason for this is you see that strikes design in the field, if it were the second strike it would be raised instead of pressed down.
my second reason is that you see the beavers design in the portrait of the queen which means that she was struck second, this is the reason you see design in her face since the die wasn't filled completely during the second strike.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 The most complete strike is the second strike. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
07/26/2014 8:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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thanks for your thoughts. And, was there help involved in the creation of these? How does a struck coin end up back in the collar for second strike?
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Bedrock of the Community
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How does a struck coin end up back in the collar for second strike? Mint employee. |
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