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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by OcalaFlorida
11/12/2014 1:08 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Clearly post strike damage.
In the crushed areas you can still see traces of the original struck details. The only way that could happen would be for the coin to have been originally normally struck and then whatever crushed it wiped out most of the details.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree. The rim is complete in the areas not flattened. Nothing in the mint process would create this. Interesting but PSD. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2824 Posts |
That was my first opinion as well but I didn't want to comment to him till I double checked it here. Only reason I thought to ask, was supposedly found in mint bag.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks !like a squeeze job for sure
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
Interesting, but definitely PMD. |
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New Member
United States
24 Posts |
Why weren't the letters on the front squeezed or pressed down? It seems they would be flatter? Just curious.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
It looks like it was done in a two step process and the pressure was different on each alteration?
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New Member
United States
28 Posts |
It may have also been that the obverse was on a softer material (think aluminum or something) than the reverse when pressure was applied.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
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Why weren't the letters on the front squeezed or pressed down? It seems they would be flatter? Look again, they are flattened. Compare the relief of the letters WE TRUST compared to the OD of GOD or the 99 of the date compared to LIBERTY. Also having to flatten Jeffersons head (a very large raised area) tended to partially protect the lettering on the obv. |
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New Member
United States
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Thanks for the informed answers. It just looks funny, kinda like a train wreck, can't stop looking at it. Still very new to this site but I find some of the forums quite intriguing. Especially the error ones. Incredible information overload! lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2824 Posts |
gave it back to my friend at his shop and told him it was post strike damaged most likely someone altering it to look like a error or a bored individual with free time to mess with a nickel.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Note on the last image, that the devices that are flattened are also enlarged. So it is another indication of PSD. |
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Pillar of the Community
Puerto Rico
778 Posts |
This is a pocket screwdriver.
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Valued Member
United States
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I see the Coin Artist are still at it,I save all I find some Post are pretty artistic  |
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Posted 11/12/2014 1:12 pm
