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Bedrock of the Community
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Edge lettering was not used on golden dollars until the 2007 Presidential dollar series. What you are seeing is most likely the result of your coin impacting the edge lettering of a Presidential/Native American dollar. |
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Thanks for the quick reply. I just wonder, if it's caused by being struck by another coin, wouldn't the area be indented, not raised? It's difficult to show perspective in the picture, but the area is raised.
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Pillar of the Community
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Since the edge lettering on Presidential dollars is incuse, it would create a raised letter when pressed against the edge of this coin. |
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Once again thanks for the info. I guess I'll hang onto it since it's kinda unusual. Happy hunting!
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on most of those pictures, the area to the right of the mark looks recessed like part of the metal was moved from that area to create your mark
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Yes. You are correct. There is an area next to the mark where the metal is indented. I thought my brain was tricking me into seeing something, but it sure looks like part of the letter M, or W.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like marks from the three part collar to for the edge on the gold dollars. That would make sense as there are three of them on the coin.
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It could be. How can a letter or number get transferred like that?
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Pillar of the Community
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Just from pressure between the coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Are they evenly spaced on the rim? 1/3 open space between them?
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There is only a part of on letter, raised, so there is no between to measure.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like marks from the three part collar to for the edge on the gold dollars. The three part collar is only used on proof coins, and not until 2007. And if it got that mark for being pressed against the collar division mark on a proof coin it would be incuse not raised. (The collar division marks on the edge of the proofs is a raised line.) I think you are seeing the result of a contact against the M in UNUM. Edited by Conder101
11/13/2015 09:58 am
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Good point, conder. I agree that it's probably the M.
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i know this post is older, but I just looked through a few 2000s today and this one had a field day in the machines (or someone likes to hammer coins lol). picked up 2004(9 or even 11?) date plus an extra mint Mark... decent shape too... that's a keeper in my book.   |
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Posted 11/10/2015 8:14 pm
