1974 10 Cent Canada: How Was This Error Caused-Or Is It Even An Error?

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oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 11/24/2020 6:37 pm The obverse is flat, and the coin is overall round. The rim near the "squashed" area is wider with full reeding. Report this Post to the Staff

johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1618 Posts	Posted 11/24/2020 6:58 pm It's called an indent strike, which occurs when a second, blank planchet is in the chamber during a second strike. I have a 1973 quarter that is similar... Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 11/24/2020 8:12 pm Quote: when a second, blank planchet is in the chamber That did not happen, edge reeding is clearly visible, blank planchets have no reeding. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1618 Posts	Posted 11/24/2020 8:26 pm Right! A partial brockage then...the second planchet in the chamber had already been struck prior Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 11/24/2020 8:41 pm So compared to other errors, how common (or rare) is it? Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10456 Posts	Posted 11/25/2020 1:00 pm Uncommon, but not rare. Obviously mint state examples are the most sought after. A good mint state example might fetch CAN$125, it really depends how large the indent is, and how much of the partial blockage is recognizable. "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 11/25/2020 3:05 pm Thanks. Then this strikes me (pardon the pun) as an example in the low range of desirability, but still interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
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