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Pillar of the Community
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  What is going on with this ? I have owned this thing for years and Finally dug it out of a box of oddities .
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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looks like it was struck through a capped die to me.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
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Weighs 5.51 grams and has a full Reeded edge , full dentils .
It exhibits light wear and is NOT polished on the reverse .
The obverse has a few small scratches .
The upper forehead gash is a small lamination , piece retained.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks like someone carefully dremel it, if the weight is off
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It is Not Dremeled and well with in tolerance for an 800
Fine 25 cents with light wear .
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I agree with Silverwolf...struck through a capped die.
Much rarer on quarters, as you typically see this on cents; although I did have one in my possession for a bit that I bought at J&M last year...
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Valued Member
Canada
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If this coin was struck through a capped die, why denticules are still there? They should be also lessen I guess.
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Moderator
Canada
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Not a capped die strike. Not with full rim and denticles.
Strike through errors rarely show a raised ghost from the hammer die, without imparting negative relief on the fields.
Red flag for me - I have my doubts this is a mint error.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thank you for all the Feedback . Just had a short convo with Fred Weinberg and he concurs with
SPP that it is NOT an error , just been played with on the reverse .
And that sports fans is good enough for me !
Throwing it in the scrap heap !
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Moderator
Canada
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For those here not familiar with the name 'Fred Weinberg', he is one of the largest error dealers in the US, and his expertise is widely accepted. Fred also validates errors for PCGS, I believe at no cost. He does that simply for the benefit of the hobby. Certainly, he is an individual that I'd like to meet someday...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Fred is a wonderful guy , first met him about 35 years ago!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Met him at the Tampa Bay FUN show a few years ago, spent sometime chatting about the Canadian error coins he has handled, even showed a few 250000 US gold errors. Sure makes how less valuable Canadian errors are, very easy to speak to
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