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Would a weakly struck trial strike tend to show light or no detail in the high point of the relief on both the obverse and reverse? Is it possible to have a strongly struck reverse and a weak obverse, per se? Thx for your thoughts, Jim New Canon G-9 on the scope, hope they are acceptable.   Probably a strike through or even post mint damage, but interesting anyway. Edited by Jim1953
11/02/2008 11:26 am
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Jim:
1) yes, would show light to no detail, it would depend, each set up strike is different.
2) nope, not possible. Think about it, it would be like one hand clapping, there has to be force that is equal from both sides.
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If you have a coin that fits what you are describing, a picture would say a thousand words. It could be struck through something. It could be as simple as Struck Through Grease or it might have been struck through something like a capped die. Thanks, Bill |
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Very important point - obverse and reverse are struck with the same pressure at the same time. No such thing as a weakly struck obverse without a weakly struck reverse.
Most of the time when someone mentions a coin that had a weakly struck obverse but the reverse was hammered...doesn't know what they are saying. The real case in that event is likely a coin struck with a very worn obverse die and a fresh reverse die.
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I will try and get a pic up soon. My camera, actually wife's, was stolen. She replaced it with a real low grade piece. I will see if I can get something from it and post.
Jim
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Jim:
Good luck with the pictures.
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Trial strike example.  |
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What are your thoughts on this one, coop? Jim  |
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It looks like a late stage die cap. from what I can see. Maybe Mike Diamond will confirm this. He is the expert.
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I agree, the coin picture that was added to the top of the thread was struck through a very late stage die cap.
Thanks,
Bill
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Thanks guys. This one was giving me fits.
Jim
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I agree with Bill and Coop 100%. A trial strike would be very weak on BOTH sides like Coop's coin.
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Jim1953 appears to have a heavy grease strike, not a capped die strike. I say this because the outline of Lincoln's bust is relatively sharp, while a capped die strike would show a blurred outline. Same thing goes for the letters of LIBERTY. The design rim is well-defined and normal-looking instead of showing the conventional "wire rim" of a capped die strike.
Coop's coin shows a heavy grease strike on both faces. It's clear it's not a low-pressure strike because the design rim is very well-struck. A low-pressure strike cent will show the original proto-rim of the unstruck planchet and a beveled rim/edge junction.
Error coin writer and researcher.
Edited by mikediamond
11/04/2008 09:59 am
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Thank you, Mike. I have sure learned something with this one.
Jim
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