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Valued Member
United States
460 Posts |
I recently picked up this piece, which I thought from the images on line that it was struck through an off center die cap. Once I received the coin, it appears that it is struck through a struck fragment that was adhering to the die since the brockaged area does not fully extend into the edge. Parts of Liberty and the date appear between the brockage area and rim. The grading services get very generic in labeling errors, especially ones that have a lot going on with them.   Die struck area between brockage and rim is clear in this picture.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You have a point, I definetely see what you are saying. Let's see what others say
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
I have no problem with that description on the slab. It is a very nice error coin to have. It may have been part of a split off planchet from another coin that was struck onto your coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Wow nice and it does look like it was a fragment..IMO
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Valued Member
 United States
460 Posts |
I agree that PCGS is correct with their description but the grading services often stop short of fully describing errors......some of which can be attributed to lack of space on the label and some not. I am probably going to re-submit to NGC who have graded similar errors that I have as being struck through a struck fragment. The below 1923-S Buffalo nickel is one of my examples that NGC went beyond labeling simply as a brockage error. The photo was taken before it was slabbed by NGC.  Edited by Zimmy
07/10/2016 12:15 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Zimmy: Is that a piece of the die? If so it should be magnetic.
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Valued Member
United States
460 Posts |
Not a piece of the die. The image is a pretty deep recessed, mirror brockage of the indian's braid.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
My eye do that to me every now and then. First glance it looks raised, then it turns out it is incuse. I guess I should have looked at the lighting.
Note the light is coming from the bottom of the coin. So an incuse mark would make the reflection on the farthest part of the area in question.
It if were raised, the light would be on the same die as the light direction is coming.
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Valued Member
United States
460 Posts |
My eyes do the same sometimes.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Boy, I'm trying, but it still looks raised to me! Anyway, remarkable coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
The light is coming at 6:00. The indent is showing on the 12:00 area of the coin. The 6:00 on the buffalo is dark because it is incuse. If it were raised, then the 6:00 area on the buffalo would be showing light on that area.
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Valued Member
United States
460 Posts |
Thanks coop for that info. I will probably be able to use that sometime.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2738 Posts |
I agree with Zimmy's diagnosis. Nice specimen.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Valued Member
United States
460 Posts |
Thanks for the confirmation Mike.
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Posted 07/09/2016 6:10 pm
