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Area in question has a very high ridge on that side also. happened to notice the coin as I was searching by the edges for silver and saw the plain edge. Seemed odd the reeding was gone for a coin in this condition, then I could feel the high edge and noticed the strike. Any correlation between the edge and strike ? or just a little bit off strike with worn edge.    |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm not convinced. It doesn't look much worse than a coin struck with a slight misaligned die. I would want to get a closer look of the entire edge to see why the reeding is missing. It could theoretically be struck without the collar causing it to be considered a broadstrike, but it doesn't seem to have spread enough to be a broadstrike.
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Might be a possible double error ?
Could the planchet have been made with no or little reeding ?
then struck. I know it is not a very wide strike
but the lip on that side is a lot higher, that is
how I noticed it (by feel) after seeing the edge.
There is minute evidence of some reeding just in
a few spots (only half way up edge) Very thin, invisible to the naked eye
the rest of the edge is not uniform, not real smooth but
a little bumpy here and there and no real scratches or dings.
Is this correct: the reeding is put on the planchet after the planchet is made or at the same time ? just wanted to go through the steps first.
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Member
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Small Broadstrike but still a broadstruck coin. no reeding is the key.
errrrrrror
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Valued Member
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I see, thank's
How does that process interfere with the reeding ?
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The reeding was never there, the coin was stuck outside the collar.
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Pillar of the Community
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3, the reeding is placed on the coin by the collar during the strike and also controls the growth or spread of the coin as the strike takes place. No collar, no reeding and over spreading of the coin diameter. At least this is how I understand it.
Jim
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Bedrock of the Community
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Is the dime larger in diameter than a dime? If it is slightly smaller someone might have used a file on the rim? It happens. I remember when people used to spoon silver coins to make jewelry. Some alter coins for profit and other alter coins just messing around. If the coin is not larger than a normal dime, I wouldn't think it is broadstruck.
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Pillar of the Community
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If there were no collar and that much detail you would expect the coin to spread more. The reeding is imparted by the collar as noted. The fact that the reeding is weak could mean that the collar didnt engage properly. Still hard to be certain that the coin was not tampered with.
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Valued Member
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It's only a hair larger in dia.
guess I could mike a half dozen others
and see an average. what reeding that is barely visible
is only on one side of the edge. the whole edged looks
more rounded than others.
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Once again it is a broadstruck coin and has not been tampered with. This error is so minor it isn't worth much over face nor much more discussion.
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Thank God :) Huh ?
Glad to just have learned about what is,
and what is not. Heck, after all that someone
just send me a SASE with another dime in it and
you can have it...
I can see the calculators going now :)
U'mmm, .41 plus .41 plus envelope plus gas to post office
plus one dime = $19.94 total :) (not bad for a dime)
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Posted 11/17/2007 12:11 am
