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Valued Member
Spain
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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It looks like the coin was damaged after it left the mint.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Your coin is showing PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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Valued Member
 Spain
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Thank you for your answers. I'm not entirely sure if it is PMD. Please note the impressions under the ponytail and behind the neck, they are clearly part of the original mint, but they should not be there, this is clearly visible when comparing it with a coin in good condition.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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It looks like the coin was struck on one or both sides. Official counterstamps are not usually placed so close tho the edge to cause the shape of the coin to deform, so it could just be an individual trying to apply some kind of stamp to the coin (which makes it PMD). I am not familiar with Spanish coins, so I don;t know if these were stamped for use in some other part of the world, but maybe someone else will know. Edited by tdziemia
01/21/2024 07:40 am
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Valued Member
Spain
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The defects extend beyond the main diameter of the crushing, I refer again to the areas of the bow and behind the neck.Also although there are sharp shocks like cliffs, everything looks very homogeneous, including the patina.I show a photo of a coin in good condition, as can be seen in the area behind the neck, the original bow is not crushed, but rather a large part of it never existed, leaving drop-shaped reliefs.  |
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Spain
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I show new photos from other angles   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What ever it is, looks like it happened after it left the mint.
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Valued Member
Spain
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It's just a theory, but the line of four protuberances under the bow seems to coincide with the holes in a crown like the one on the reverse...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Not sure I can see this, but you have been looking more closely. Along with others, my guess is that the coin did not leave the original minting process like this. It looks like it was struck later by something, maybe struck twice (based on the irregular deformation pattern on the reverse, and that we can see two similar horizontal patterns at 9:00 and 8:00 on the obverse). If it was an official counterstamp, it's not PMD. Anything else is PMD. |
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Posted 01/20/2024 11:58 pm
