Posted 02/24/2018 2:38 pm
Well you have two different events going on with your coin. The dies are the problem.
On the obverse, the thin last letter 'T' is from the die being polished so much on the fields that that device is almost wiped out. So die abrasion caused that issue.
Like on your coin, this single device was so over polished that it almost disappears.
This can also happen on the bust as well.
On the reverse you have a totally different issue. The devices are wider than normal. This is from having grease into the dies and fill part of the design. When this happens, the device are prevented from forming the deeper designs with grease that prevents that area to be formed. This can affect the smallest or the largest areas of a device. Yours is one of the larger areas to be filled. Most of the grease issue in the central area and on the leaves on the right side of the torch. So while these things are interesting to look at, they don't bring a big premium. It more of knowing what happened that is the benefit to a new collector. So you can move on to the next coin. So if you have a hard time imagining what happened these illustrations may help:
The only time the grease filled example may bring a premium is when they block a very large portion of the coin on both sides.
On the obverse, the thin last letter 'T' is from the die being polished so much on the fields that that device is almost wiped out. So die abrasion caused that issue.
Like on your coin, this single device was so over polished that it almost disappears.
This can also happen on the bust as well.
On the reverse you have a totally different issue. The devices are wider than normal. This is from having grease into the dies and fill part of the design. When this happens, the device are prevented from forming the deeper designs with grease that prevents that area to be formed. This can affect the smallest or the largest areas of a device. Yours is one of the larger areas to be filled. Most of the grease issue in the central area and on the leaves on the right side of the torch. So while these things are interesting to look at, they don't bring a big premium. It more of knowing what happened that is the benefit to a new collector. So you can move on to the next coin. So if you have a hard time imagining what happened these illustrations may help:
The only time the grease filled example may bring a premium is when they block a very large portion of the coin on both sides.
