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Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 01/30/2008 4:19 pm Came across this coins, at first though someone cut it. I noticed, however, that the "cut" is actually struck on top of the coins surface. where it reaches the rim, it is built up on top of it, rather than cutting into the rim. I have not seen one like this before, and need some help identifying this error. Is this perhaps an incomplete clip? Report this Post to the Staff

gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 01/30/2008 5:16 pm It's just a damage. Don't see how that can be a mint struck error. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/30/2008 9:06 pm , Don't know what caused it though. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 01/30/2008 10:30 pm No it is definitely not damage. Again, this is not cut into the surface of the coin, rather it is struck on top of it. If you look at the rim, the part with this cut is raised higher. I've had local experts look at it and they all agree it is an error, just not sure what kind. One suggested it was an incomplete planchet clip, but I don't think that is the case either. Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 01/30/2008 11:10 pm Looks to me like someone made this into a tiebar or pin by soldering a small metal rod onto the coin. There appears to be silver solder along the sides of the raised line. In addition the added metal seems to have obscured part of the King's nose. It had to happen after the strike because there is no ghosting on the other side. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 01/31/2008 01:41 am I would concur that it's a removed mount mark. Threepences were often converted into buttons or cufflinks. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
QuickSilver Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1077 Posts	Posted 01/31/2008 12:05 pm I agree that it has been caused by melting. The ridges either side are the displaced molten silver. I would also assume something had been attached to display the reverse of the coin as the angle of the mount would make the reverse side upright if a pin or similar had been mounted horizontally. Not sure that last sentence actually made any sense but I knew what I meant!! Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 01/31/2008 12:12 pm Hmm... the melting theory does make perfect sense. Another mystery solved, thanks guys! Report this Post to the Staff
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