What To Look For? PMD (2000 Sacagawea Dollar)

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Erice New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 12/08/2018 1:14 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * At first look I figured someone took a hammer or something to this coin multiple times, until I turned it over, and noticed that there were raised letters where it was messed up. I could see if the letters were depressed since the front looks like that's where it would have been struck. Any ideas? Edited by Erice 12/08/2018 1:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/08/2018 1:26 pm They may have hit another coin on those places making an incuse mark on the devices. The rim would leave that type of mark on the damaged coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Erice New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 12/08/2018 1:30 pm Not to sound dumb because I sure I'm missing something. I can see how the front would look like that from another coin, but on the back how theres an "A" "s", and perhaps the other letter is part of an "M" that is raise not depressed I'm not sure how that would have been accomplished? I'm sure I'm missing something very basic, but in my mind those letters would be in the coin, not raised? Edited by Erice 12/08/2018 1:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6633 Posts	Posted 12/08/2018 1:41 pm You need to work in lighting. need better pics. I only see PMD Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 12/08/2018 1:53 pm @erice, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with your initial assesment that one side of this coin was hit with a hammer. The coin has been placed on a (likely metal) object which had an incuse letter A on its surface. In this way, the metal has been "smushed" to form a raised letter on your coin. It is interesting to look at so certainly kepp it if you want, but the coin is only worth face value. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Erice New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 12/08/2018 2:02 pm Thanks. I know I struggle capturing light with the magnifying glass... yet if I don't I can't see anything. Spence... I think I don't really understand what "incuse" is. I'll have to look at pictures. Thanks for the explanation! Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 12/08/2018 3:07 pm Incuse means that it is indented, an impression in the surface of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted 12/09/2018 12:26 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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