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Forum Dad
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"Viewed at an angle, the coin has a high, curved rim that appears like an ashtray and is the finest of only two Morgan dollars known with this type of error (the other is dated 1903 and graded PCGS AU-50). It was likely struck 4-6 times, and the enlarged head on the reverse, in offset, facing right, is clear and defined. The coin has superb original toning and luster."  https://www.greatcollections.com/Co...r-from-photo |
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Pillar of the Community
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This is extremely cool! I remember seeing this exact coin on a CoinWeek "Cool Coins" Youtube video. Fred Weinberg, the owner of the coin back then, was telling a story about a woman who thought this coin would make a good ash tray  The video is "CoinWeek: COOL COINS! ANA National Money Show Portland." on youtube for anybody interested. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Edited by jacrispies
11/26/2021 6:46 pm
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Rest in Peace
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That is very cool! Thank you for sharing...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow, never seen anything like it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow. That's quite the coin. It also has quite the pedigree.
I'll never understand how errors this evident could have made it into the wild, especially in this era.
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow! What a crazy example. I wouldn't normally be a fan of the toning, but I really like it on this one. Compliments the curvature.
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Pillar of the Community
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 imagine finding this in Grandpas coin stash!!! Actually, there might and probably are more items like this stashed away somewhere just waiting to be discovered. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Very neat. The outer rim of the coin looks like a rattlesnake.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Very cool error. I wonder if the coins that were struck through this die cap also escaped the mint?
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I've probably seen this explained before but it didn't stick in my head. How does the expanded, reversed image end up on the opposite side of the coin? The strike against a blank planchet transfers the design through the die cap planchet to the other side while expanding it? Hard to wrap my head around that. And for @Zurie's comment, coins struck with this would have an incuse design like the die itself but also expanded, right?
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Posted 11/26/2021 6:45 pm
