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Moderator
 Canada
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A few subtle clues are there... uncommon, but not super-rare in Canadian 1-cent strikes. You can even decipher the date with this one (without knowing the weight)... This one was incorrectly identified by my favourite error columnist, who shall remain unnamed, for I don't want my (online) name dragged through the manure again in Canadian Coin News... (Zonad and Mr. Diamond - you have seen this before, so no letting the cat out of the bag!!)  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Forum Kid
Canada
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Is it a 1980? or even a 1981? very nice SPP! I think it is a 1980!
Edited by Vancouver IslandCoinKid
11/19/2014 10:26 am
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Valued Member
Canada
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Looks like 1986 to me... Quote:
This one was incorrectly identified by my favourite error columnist, What was his conclusion?  |
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United States
152 Posts |
Looks like 1986 to me also.
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
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Looks like 1986 to me also.
Edited by Matteproof
11/19/2014 11:36 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I think that SPP is asking us to identify the error, not the date.
Since you didn't show the edge of the coin, my guess is a split planchet, split after strike.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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1986 struck through, eg; cloth, rag etc, or perhaps grease. Seems to be some patterning going on.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Strike through is my first thought... split planchet is a nice guess too.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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First thing comes to mind is struck through VLS cap. Slight finning on the obverse? Nice cent either way.
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Canada
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Struck by capped die Yes... and no... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It would be Counter brockage is my guess.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Struck by a die capped with a counter brockage? My head hurts...
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Canada
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Pennyman007 and robmck1967 nailed it!! It is a very late stage counter-brockage. The details are not in mirror image, and are spread very wide (not quite in a linear fashion) and the cap was so thin that the normal reverse ghost can be seen. Look again at the original post and image, and then key your eye in on these details. The '0' from the date is clear - this is a 1980 cent.  Here is a stretched (linear) overlay, which is almost a perfect match to the details annotated above. 
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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11/19/2014 2:16 pm
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Posted 11/19/2014 09:27 am
