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Edited by MS1026
04/01/2008 12:34 am
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Pillar of the Community
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It looks like post mint damage to me. On the horizontal scratch the side of the scratch closest to the camera looks raised, but from the other side it looks like a gouge. On the vertical scratch I can't tell. Just my thoughts.
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From the pic, looks like a scratch. If your looking for the Speared Buffalo; it's a vertical Die Crack almost running the center of the coin. Yours would be nice if it was a Die crack.
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These lines are definitley raised.. I will re photograph and to try and give perspective!
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Now, That is the kind of die crack that does add a premium to the coin. There might not be many more strikes left in that die before the die itself begins to shatter.
When a large and very evident die crack or break goes from rim to rim or obviously involves a portion of the die that will likely break away, you have a coin that goes beyond the minor die cracks that are often seen.
Thanks,
Bill
Edited by foundinrolls
03/31/2008 3:22 pm
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New speared Bison ehhh.  Now that's a Die Crack. I'd pay a bit for that one. I stand corrected from the previous post thnking it was a scratch. Excellent find.  |
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Very nice cracks! I would like to find one of those for myself.
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Pillar of the Community
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That crack reminds me of a butchers cutting chart.  |
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I agree that's a heck of a coin and I dont think it's post-mint damage. Nice find.
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Just for the record and to clarify this issue ... that's not a "speared buffalo". That buffalo has been "BOOMERANGED"I'll bet our Aussie friends had something to do with this.  |
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It looks to me like something very sharp cut deeply into the coin raising the metal around the scratch...doesn't look like die cracks to me.
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i also say scratched. but think you should have it checked out to make sure. seems to me with a crack that deep and as much of the coin it cover it would have broken off. I am not positive cause I have not seen one that large but I have seen where a Retained Cud fell off and left marks like that but not that much area i would have it looked at by someone that knows more about it |
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L shaped die crack thats a keeper!
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Posted 03/31/2008 02:13 am
