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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by Adam590
04/16/2024 4:11 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's a very nice coin. That is just a byproduct of how these coins were made. Planchet defects are very common, it wouldn't bother me a bit, but if it bothers you look for a different one.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Flaw doesn't bother me, but I wonder about the stability of the apparent corrosion spots.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for the opinions. Coinfrog, do you see active corrosion here? Can you help me identify it? This is helpful for learning about EAC.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Out of my wheelhouse but I wouldn't call this a planchet flaw but rather a very strong die clash on both sides.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Planchet flaws are normal for this series, so PCGS gives it a lot of leeway compared to other US coin series.
It personally is within tolerance for my liking, although I would wait to find a smoother example with less planchet impurities. Good quality examples are not too rare.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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IMHO, this is a great coin, with eye-catching faults and all. That said, I'd grade it AU-50 at best and value it as XF-AU money. Those who look for pristine quality will naturally pass on a piece like this, but this is still a beautiful type coin to me, and it has a story to tell, given the striking anomalies. Stories matter to collectors like me.
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Moderator
 United States
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I love this coin! great character to it. Love that monster clash of the chain on the obverse..
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United States
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A great looking example with all the history it has earned.  |
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United States
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I've got a Fugio like that, a little rougher, big ol' planchet flaw (obverse under GIO), die clash on the reverse, I like it so much I made it my avatar <--- Love it!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree that it is a great looking coin but personally I would wait for a different one. For me, one of the best features of this coin is that it is one of the earliest instances of the words "UNITED STATES" in coinage. That is the name of our country. The 1783 Nova Constellatios had US inscribed but not fully written out. The reverse planchet flaw cuts across the end of the word "UNITED." I would prefer a coin that shows those words clearly but that's just me.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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I've got a Fugio like that, a little rougher, big ol' planchet flaw (obverse under GIO), die clash on the reverse, I like it so much I made it my avatar <--- Love it!  |
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United States
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Great looking coin with a huge die clash. I would be more concerned about the potential corrosion on the reverse.
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Posted 04/16/2024 5:55 pm
