| Author |
 Replies: 12 / Views: 2,271 |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1414 Posts |
|
|
|
|
Valued Member
United States
450 Posts |
I see some die cracks, some die chipping, maybe some clashing, and both sides of the coin are clipped off. Looks like that die had all but disintegrated.
What are you seeing in question?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
1414 Posts |
Yes, was trying to steady a mag. glass and my iphone so I didn't get the whole coin in. The top of the first column and leaves around the coin interest me. Thanks. Jeff
|
|
Valued Member
United States
450 Posts |
Die chip at the top of the column and some die cracks running through the wreath. There are a lot of die cracks and clashes on this series.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
And the cracks running through the right side of the wreath have been chipping along the edges of the cracks. The leaves are also starting to be drawn out to the rim from die wear. This die should have been retired thousands of coins earlier.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1414 Posts |
Ok thanks for the info. Jeff
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
940 Posts |
The mint experienced a lot of die problems after switching from silver to the much harder nickel for 3-cent coins. Eventually they learned to harden the dies better. Here's a closeup of a 3-Cent Nickel struck from a shattered die (click on the image for full resolution).  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4963 Posts |
Yours looks like a die break on the 3 (Roman numeral) to me, although I may be wrong. My only 3 cent nickel has a reverse rotated about 115 degrees, enforcing the theory that the mint had many problems with this series.
This is my 300th post!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
9792 Posts |
A small Retained Cud above the OP's coin on the first column. Nice retained cud/crack on the second coin posted! "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
849 Posts |
This wouldn't happen to be a 1866 3cn would it? It looks like an earlier die state to the one I have. https://goccf.com/t/200579Is there any clash marks on the obverse? |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1414 Posts |
|
|
Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
I thought I'd seen that break at the top of the I before.  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Quote:
Eventually they learned to harden the dies better. I think it is more likely they learned how to anneal the coppernickel planchets better. If it was a matter of hardening the dies they would have done the same thing to the dies for the other coins and we would have seen a skyrocketing in die life on the other denominations. That didn't happen. |
| |
Replies: 12 / Views: 2,271 |
|
Posted 06/03/2015 4:32 pm
