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c_b_mazur New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 02/01/2021 8:20 pm came across this while searching coins. What are your thoughts the details are almost flush with the coin and it just seemed odd. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 02/01/2021 8:31 pm Seems weakly struck, perhaps from being Struck Through Grease. Also, I think I see a small Rim Fin at 1 o'clock on the obv. "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." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/01/2021 10:10 pm Greaser for sure, nice example! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 02/01/2021 11:55 pm Respectfully disagree with Spence and Coinfrog. A Struck Through Grease error should lower the relief of the devices and design elements and remove detail from the highest points. What I'm seeing here seems to be effecting the fields the most strongly. I'm gonna say a very tired old die. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/02/2021 09:56 am It appears the raised devices on the die (the incuse devices on the coin) were almost totally removed on the missing areas. The mark on the inside of the rim is Machine Doubling not a fin. {red]Why not a fin?[/red] Because fins are on the outside edge of the rims. Just like collar clashes are on the inside of the rim. Fin: Collar clash: Report this Post to the Staff
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