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NickT707 New Member Canada 36 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 01:21 am Wondering if this is a polished die or PMD. Aside from a cpl scratches rest of planchet looks clean Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 07:13 am The wear on the leaves either side of the beaver suggest this coin is simply worn, not weakly struck. Bald Beaver is caused by weak strike, the areas affected are generally too deep in die to be subject to polishing. Bare belly and missing wood however are the result of die polishing. We'll need a pic of the obverse to be absolutely sure. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 03/13/2016 07:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 12:03 pm Although yours does show signs of some wear I have about a dozen of those all Uncirculated MS+, same thing but no wear. Maybe some hard packed grease. Report this Post to the Staff
Scissel Pillar of the Community Canada 693 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 8:51 pm This bald beaver could have been caused by an annealing error - the planchet was too hard to strike-up properly. Especially in what would be the higher relief area near the centre of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Talonbat Valued Member Canada 395 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 9:27 pm I have quite a few of these in Mint state. I agree with DBM the leaves suggest to me that it's worn. In addition the tail should have full or almost full detail and the back of the back leg should have at least some detail and yours doesn't look like it does. It could be a bald beaver that's also been worn down a bit, luster and obverse would make it easier to tell. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 11:15 pm Here's an example of the ones that I have, the strike looks a bit light on both sides. No wear and too lustrous to pick up with my microscope. They're known as Bald beavers and here are more in this link. http://nwcoin.com/advanced_search_r...rt=3a&page=6 Report this Post to the Staff
Talonbat Valued Member Canada 395 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 12:36 am Very clear and standard MS bald beaver, nice pictures Alexer. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 01:08 am Nice one Alexer! No doubt about that example. It has no wear. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
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