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The reverse is unremarkable. I think I see the faintest trace of a 2 after the 7. Note the uneven rim.  Colligo ergo sum
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That would be my guess - remarkable example. Could you show us the reverse, please.
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Looks like an awesome Greaser! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Just asking because I don't know enough about capped die coins. If this is "just" Struck Through Grease, then why is the obv rim from 10 to 2 o'clock so wire sharp? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Could you show us the reverse, please. I had said I considered the reverse unremarkable, but now that I look at it more closely, I can see it exhibits an uneven rim like the obverse does. So perhaps the strike was a bit off center, to boot. The previous owner of the coin had put it in a 2v2 and identified it as a capped die, but I had my doubts about that assessment from the get-go. Not that a nice Greaser is a bad thing!  Colligo ergo sum
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It is a Struck Through Grease error. The clue? The full shaped rims. If it were a struck through the rims would look different: Note the shape of these rims:  Instead of looking rounded, this almost looks like a saucer. Why do they look like that? Because the capped die is rounding the edge of the die, instead of having a crisp line near the rims.  See how they are rounded on this image. That is the normal most coins have when they are newly struck. |
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ok thx @coop for the explanation!
"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
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Professor coop anchors this forum.
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