What Caused This 44-S Wheat - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 10 / Views: 864
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 11/25/2008 11:03 pm Any ideas on what caused these marks. Thanks sure can! Edited by rockdude 11/25/2008 11:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 11/25/2008 11:13 pm Can you provide a pic of the obverse? swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5606 Posts	Posted 11/25/2008 11:15 pm Hello RD, I think that looks like the planchet was 1st marked with that impression, then the die struck the planchet making this a coin.I say this because it appears that the "marks" are under the die strike.NICE COIN, remember this is only my opinion. BE WELL, MORGANS DAD... PS: IT ALSO APPEARS THAT ON 4 SPOTS AROUND THE COINS PERIMETER, AT SOME TIME THERE WAS A HEAT SOURCE APPLIED TO THE COIN.GIVING A BURNT EFFECT.. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 11/25/2008 11:19 pm Quote: it appears that the "marks" are under the die strike I noticed that as well morgans dad. I wanted to rule out damage on the obverse but then again, I guess those would be pretty deep and an obvious cause. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5606 Posts	Posted 11/25/2008 11:23 pm VERMONTENSIUM, , whats your take on the heat marks and apparent burns at 4 points around the perimeter? Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 11/25/2008 11:29 pm I believe this was a mounted coin and possibly a solder gun or other heat source was used. The marks are pretty evenly spaced which tells me it was mounted IMO. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 11/25/2008 11:36 pm Those spots don't look as if they are heat related, rather corrosion or whatever happens to copper. The pictures show them darker then they actually are. Report this Post to the Staff
Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 11/25/2008 11:44 pm Some sort of Die Clash it looks like. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 11/26/2008 08:56 am These are damage marks put on the die. It has nothing to do with the coin, I have seen high-end BU coins with similar marks. I believe they are tooling marks of some sort...but definitely on the die. Something like clash marks, but clash marks would be elements from the obverse design, not straight lines. Report this Post to the Staff
Jazzcoins Valued Member United States 301 Posts	Posted 11/26/2008 11:50 am I think it's post mint damage or it could have been damaged out side the mint never saw any thing like that. Jazzcoins Joe Edited by Jazzcoins 11/26/2008 11:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 11/26/2008 11:53 am If it was post mint damage don't you think that it would effect the letters? Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 10 / Views: 864

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: US Coins and Currency Forums Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.27 seconds to rattle this change.