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New Member
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Hello everyone I recently purchased a 1865 3CN and once I received the coin I noticed right away that the obverse is covered in clashes , pretty much the entire fields of the obverse have them ... My question is will this increase or decrease the value any ? The reason I ask is I don't find the coin as attractive with all this clashing but thought maybe it'd be a bit of an oddity to the right person ... I've took a few photos to give you an idea , please forgive my photo skills :)     |
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Pillar of the Community
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That looks quite heavily clashed, and It would be worth around $10 more for this example I believe...
What did NGC grade this coin?
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New Member
 United States
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My photos really don't show just how much it actually is clashed , under a loup you can even see some of the letters look as if they were struck several times , kinda like Machine Doubling ... I done a quick search a minute ago and found a 1865 that looks similar as far as the clashing goes , it was in a anacs holders and was labeled heavily clashed or something to that effect ... This is really the only clashed coin I've owned or seen other than in photos , so I don't really know anything about these but if it did add a bit of a premium to the coin that would be great ... Thanks :) |
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Valued Member
United States
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3c nickels are very often clashed, although this one is a pretty extreme example. Is the reverse as strong?
If I were looking for a really nice type coin, I'd probably want one that is not clashed, but if I were looking for a "best in class" clashed 3c nickel, I'd want this coin.
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As to value and being collectible,if you collect clashed dies then it would add value if you want a non clashed coin then it would be priced differently. To each their own, right? John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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True - I personally find clash marks interesting but distracting, and try to avoid them if possible.
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Pillar of the Community
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I personally find clash marks interesting but distracting, and try to avoid them if possible. I am the opposite. I LOVE die clashes and go out of my way to collect them. I think it adds, hugely IMO, to the allure of the individual coin and the coin type in general.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Here's an 1866 3 Cent nickel with a clash or two.   and  to the CCF!! And to the Wild and Wacky US 3 Cent Coin!! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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to CCF! The clash issue was ongoing throughout the series' run, as you can see from these two coins, struck in 1865 and 1881, both in Mint State (MS) grade:    For being such a small coin with an unusual domination they had a wide and fascinating variety of errors, die varieties, and other anomalies that make them really fun to collect. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I really like it. I would not pay a premium for it, but I would pay FMV for it as a curiosity.
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I'd hang on to it since someday the authorities may assign a specific variety # to it. And IMO classic coins are classic coins; that's why they're all lumped together under that category. And who know some big wig somewhere, someday that has a lot of numismatic influence, could suddenly start pushing 3 cent clashes as collectible varieties thus pushing up the $ value. I keep all of mu clashed coins no matter what coin it is: period. Some collectible clashed silver dollar VAMs, for instance, have variety #s. Check it out: http://www.vamworld.com/clashed+dies |
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I personally think clashes are more significant than woodies or toned coins. But not at the level of double dies.
EDIT: delightful coins by the way.
Edited by 999fine
08/02/2016 08:00 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Die clashes should NOT constitute a separate variety. A variety is defined by the pair of dies used. Those dies do not create a new variety every time they come together without a planchet between them. An obv/rev die pair is still the same obv/rev die pair after they receive clashmarks.
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Posted 07/23/2016 12:46 pm
