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coins92 Pillar of the Community United States 851 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 8:03 pm I have tried to take some pictures of this coin and finally was able to catch the mirror effect. It's strange, but the reverse is proof-like and the obverse is about AU 58 without any proof-like shine. What does this mean? Could it be a proof that escaped into circulation? If you look at the picture I wrote a word on a piece of paper and held the coin next to it. Can you see the word in the reflection? Image: IMGA0300.jpg 52.65 KB Image: IMGA0301.jpg 50.98 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 8:23 pm just means the Obverse die wasn't as new as the Reverse die when the coin was struck. I have a 1880-S with DMPL Obverse and no mirrors on the Reverse in my 7070 album Report this Post to the Staff
coins92 Pillar of the Community United States 851 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 8:28 pm Does this affect value? Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 8:34 pm coins92, it's not uncommon for Morgans to have one sided mirrored finishes, if the reverse die has been replaced with a new one. A date might help to determine this. All I can tell is it's a Philly coin dated 1879 or later. Edited by MorgansRmine 03/31/2009 8:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coins92 Pillar of the Community United States 851 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 8:44 pm Actually it's an 1882 San Francisco. Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 9:01 pm Sorry about that, the one pulled out of the safe is the Philly. Also this should not affect the price. Had both sides been mirrored, that would have jumped the price up. Edited by MorgansRmine 03/31/2009 9:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coins92 Pillar of the Community United States 851 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 9:33 pm Thanks a lot Morgan's R MIne! Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/31/2009 11:00 pm Quote: Actually it's an 1882 San Francisco Then it would be completely impossible for it to be a proof as they were minted in Philly Report this Post to the Staff
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