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This 1865 3 Cent Piece Has Something Going On....

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Whaddya think.....

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Hi Bobby

The obverse is a filled letter strike,, the reverse looks to me like a struck thru scrape.
The flake of silver seems to be on top of the planchet rather than seperating from it,, which would make it a lamination error.

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Is that coin clashed as well? Man, I could spend hours just looking at it.
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I probably shouldnt throw my opinion in here but I would say the coin is a clash. very nice by the way, something about that coin because I found it hard to look away also. If it presents to much agony on your eyes just let me know and I will buy it and hide it away!!
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Originally posted by hammerhead

I probably shouldnt throw my opinion in here but I would say the coin is a clash. very nice by the way, something about that coin because I found it hard to look away also. If it presents to much agony on your eyes just let me know and I will buy it and hide it away!!



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I don't know if you can tell from the pic, but there is actually an extra piece of metal bonded to the coin. There must have been a metal scrap in the die or laying on the planchet when it was struck and the strike bonded it with the coin. That is what it appears like with the coin in hand. It has been struck through and there are denticles and some of the reverse design imprinted on it. It is one of the nicest error coins I've seen, especially since it's an obsolete type. The entire coin grades out at VF20.
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