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Valued Member
Norway
148 Posts |
Any opinions? Good contrast, with nice mirror effect, atleast on the portrait.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1695 Posts |
I wonder why the mirror-like surface only appears on the obverse.
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Valued Member
 Norway
148 Posts |
It has some slight mirror on the reverse aswell, but not as much as the obverse.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2608 Posts |
It appears to have just been harshly cleaned, possibly with PL surfaces on the obverse, but I don't know much about classic proofs so I'll defer to more knowledgeable members.  |
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New Member
United States
21 Posts |
It appears to be a coin that had a Prooflike (PL) obverse that has been cleaned. I have a PL $20 liberty that should be on its way in the mail soon that I can show an example of what a PL should like when it arrives.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4846 Posts |
I'm not so sure if i'd be ready to jump on the "cleaned" wagon yet, the field on the obverse is definitely worrying to me but the reverse looks fantastic, I'd like to see some more photos
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3184 Posts |
Looks to be a coin that had a PL look to it......I'll wait for some other more knowledgable members to chime in.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
The obverse just had a really new die.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4846 Posts |
TypeCoin, Are dies not replaced at the same time? I can't imagine a reason for one die to need replacement before another unless it shattered or something, but I still would figure that both would be changed out at the same time so the schedule is synced between the both of them.
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Moderator
 United States
54280 Posts |
Dies are not changed at the same time. Oh, I guess they could be. Another possibility is that when they start striking coins for a new year, they might mate the new obverse with a reverse they used the previous year.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5854 Posts |
It looks like a business strike with a prooflike obverse. It is not uncommon for just one of the dies to be replaced with a new one. I think it would just add unnecessary labor costs to take out both dies when one of them is perfectly serviceable. The 1922 cent die pair 2 is one example where only one die was replaced. You also see it with Morgan dollars where one side is DMPL or PL and the other side has the typical cartwheel luster. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
I suspect that an ex proof die may have been used for the obverse. Why not use such an expensively prepared die rather just discard it? To ensure that it is not to be regarded as a proof, an ordinary business strike die was used for the reverse. The obverse is impaired way down from proof quality anyway, so this coin needs to be graded as a business strike. As a collector, if I had a choice, I would always choose this coin over an ordinary business strike in the same condition. I happen to think that this is quite a desirable example.  Has not been cleaned. A bit weak in Liberty's hair band. Lots of hairlines on the obverse, which hints that wear may be possible, but I have to admit, I cannot see any wear in these pictures. MS61 or 2. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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TypeCoin, Are dies not replaced at the same time? I can't imagine a reason for one die to need replacement before another unless it shattered or something, but I still would figure that both would be changed out at the same time so the schedule is synced between the both of them. It is fairly common for a Morgan dollar to have one side being PL aand other being lustrous. |
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Valued Member
Norway
148 Posts |
Thanks for the input!
So, in the end, I should slab this coin?
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