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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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This is 100% PSD, someone cut or ground it out. Just damaged coin. |
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Canada
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looks to have been buried in acidic soil , accounts for the discoloration , and the core being eaten away..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yes, unfortunately the copper was eaten away by acid.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Makes sense. Definitely PMD of some sort. |
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there is absolutely ZERO damage to the edge of this coin. @minni, I respectfully disagree with your assessment here. As struck, we would expect the ridges to completely span the thickness of the coin. On your coin, there is a gap where acid has preferentially removed copper, as noted by @adam. "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."
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@Spence.... I ment by tools . Guess I need to be precise. I do need to explain things better. Ok so the edge has no damage from tool. I also can se fringe Mark's from the rim still on the edge. If acid can burn off a rim then wouldnt it burn up the fringes. Also the line from Die Deterioration are still present on the obverse and reverse. You can also see a small die crack and looks to be die clash at the bottom of west wing. There is a die chip west wing by his leg. On the obverse you can see the clash by the date. I even believe I see doubling on the R in TRUST. Now I am not saying it's not PMD. My luck I'm sure it is. |
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Pillar of the Community
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The fringes are made of nickel which is more resistant to corrosion than the copper core is. This type of damage is fairly common, we see it on the forum every couple of weeks. You can see the green corrosion on the copper core of the coin.
I cant see the cracks or clashes you're referring to, the pictures arent clear enough and the coin is too crusty to see.
A collar break would add material to the edge if the coin, not remove material. There's nothing in the minting process that can create a recess in the edge if the coin such as this.
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12/26/2020 11:46 pm
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Adam E is correct about acids eating away the metals at different rates, and about the frequency we see these. There was one looking very, very similar just a few days ago. The rest of the coin is in such poor condition that even if it had some of the features you mentioned, they would be inconsequential to any value they would add I'm afraid. Keep looking and never, never, never, NEVER give up! There are good coins waiting out there for you to find them! Keep up the good search!  |
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Absolutely loved the info. Sorry about the pictures. I'm getting a new digital scope in this week and hope that fixes it, because I. Need to post good pictures of 4 error coins I believe is bid on the Salt water bay quarter
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