Capped Bust Half Dollar With Strange Die Mark. What May Have Caused This?

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Joey Morgan New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 02:35 am Hi everyone, I have a newly acquired bust half Dollar with a very strange mark on the reverse, above the eagle's head. The area of interest is raised above the field and is very prominent. It appears to be something from the striking process or possibly from a repaired area of the die? Any ideas? THANKS! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 04:48 am to CCF. Die clash? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 06:33 am it's a match for a die clash! Nice call John1! Click the picture for a larger image ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 07:34 am Thanks Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5667 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 08:22 am Yes, a die clash associated with the O-103 Overton variety. http://maibockaddict.com/1813-o-103...dollar.shtml Report this Post to the Staff
Joey Morgan New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 2:14 pm Thanks guys!! Die clash makes sense, and it exactly matches the picture from Yokozuna. That is a really neat picture. I'm assuming that it's not from a real coin, but just to demonstrate where the die clash would occur? I love the website Zurie, definitely looks like O-103. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 3:15 pm Reminds me of a Buck Rogers spaceship - (I know, Who's Buck Rogers? - LOL! ) Edited by Rothery 01/15/2021 4:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Joey Morgan New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 3:35 pm Yep, it does look like a spaceship! Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 3:46 pm @Joey Morgan I used an image of a real of a non-clashed (is that a word?) Mint State coin, but it's just an overlay done in Photoshop. It does show where the dies could have clashed and caused the design to transfer to the resulting coins. You may be able to find other areas on your coin that match up with possible clashed areas using the overlay. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 3:56 pm Quote: Reminds me of a Buck Rodgers spaceship - (I know, Who's Buck Rodgers? - LOL! ) A baseball player. Buck Rogers, on the other hand... The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. In a freak mishap, Ranger 3 and its pilot, Captain William 'Buck' Rogers, are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit which freezes his life support systems, and returns Buck Rogers to Earth ... 500 years later. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 4:04 pm Quote: A baseball player. Buck Rogers, on the other hand... OOPS! I'll change it! Report this Post to the Staff
Joey Morgan New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 5:39 pm @yokozuna Thanks for posting that photoshop image, very cool and makes it easy to visualize what happens when the dies clash! I don't see any other obvious clash marks on this bust half but maybe that's because it's too worn? Question: When a die clash occurs, why are there only isolated marks such as this one? I would expect to see the entire imprint from the opposite die. Is this due to repair/polishing? Or is this piece just too worn to see the lost details? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 5:41 pm Well done! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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