2007-S Washington Proof Dollar Weak Edge Lettering

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Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 12/26/2008 1:40 pm Anyone ever heard of a 2007S Washington Proof with weak edge lettering?. Do they all have weak lettering?. Compared to the business strike, my proof lettering is barely visible. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/26/2008 1:59 pm Not positive but I think all the prez dollar coins in proof have weak edge lettering compared to the circ. varieties. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 12/26/2008 3:07 pm I'm not sure. I only have 1 and nothing to compare to. Here's some pix of how very weak it is. Edited by Kloccwork419 12/26/2008 3:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 08:24 am They look normal for a proof version to me, but I am no pro,lets wait for the pros to chime in. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 10:25 am That looks very odd. Proofs are struck twice, you would expect that to impress the letering very DEEPLY into the edge. And why in the world is the edge of the coin so rough? Proof coins typically have smooth polished edges, even on the reeded edge coins th surfaces down in the reeds don't look like that. And on the date it almost looks like the digits have broken off the collar die leaving areas of differing heights to create the digits. Report this Post to the Staff
Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 10:58 am Here's a better pic. You can also see how they use 3 separate collars to make a ring of some sort around the coin...All the business strikes I have are all nice and smooth real deep etching. That's why I posted this. I figured since it was a proof it should be nicer then this! Report this Post to the Staff
cearnan New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 12:56 pm Just a guess, but it looks like a broken collar. If the collar broke, it may not have held the coin tight enough to make a full impression on the rim. The notches I see in your picture are what lead me to believe this. Report this Post to the Staff
Sleaklight Pillar of the Community United States 827 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 1:05 pm Looks like a normal proof to me, nothing out of the ordinary. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 1:21 pm Hi Kloccwork My 2007-S sets looks the same as yours , including the ridge where the collar was not completely closed . very weak lettering . Report this Post to the Staff
Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 3:13 pm Must be normal then.. O well. They should do better on proofs Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 5:33 pm Quote: They should do better on proofs That doesn't always hold true. Some one found this proof Cent in a set once. I wish I had found it! Edited by coop 12/27/2008 5:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 7:04 pm So much for the card that come with it saying they look very closely at all the coins and any marking or scratch that looks like it on the coin , is on the plastic. Wonder what they could of said that was!!.. That is a nice looking error. Report this Post to the Staff
Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5611 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 10:12 pm I am not an expert, however the pictures posted, the date 2007 looks like the lower half of the 200 was doubled, especially the 2's lower half and the zero's have a deeper "horseshoe" appearance than the upper half of the zero's lighter appearance. This is normal? Report this Post to the Staff
Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 11:18 pm NOt sure. but I'm about to check ALOT closer . Didnt think of dobling, just noticed it was weak and had to ask about it.. If I see anything Ill post again Report this Post to the Staff
Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 12/27/2008 11:30 pm Here's a close up. Looks kinda doubled but looks like whatever makes the lettering was jumping around and etching everything Edited by Kloccwork419 12/27/2008 11:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mikep Valued Member United States 322 Posts	Posted 01/08/2009 10:31 am Hi. Check out this link. Ken Potter has some info on his site regarding edge lettering. http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/...dgeTypes.htm Report this Post to the Staff
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