1972 D $1 Eisenhower Low Pressure Strike

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CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2731 Posts	Posted 09/18/2024 10:24 pm I took a chance on this coin for a reasonable price and I think it paid off. I'm pretty sure it is a "low pressure strike" error but I'm open to other opinions. Poorly struck/absent rim design, weakness pattern on both sides, and weak reeding point to low pressure diagnosis. Devices proximity (too close) to the rim seems to be another indicator. Coin weighs 22.12 grams which I believe is evidence of circulation wear and not a thin/tapered planchet issue. "Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254 Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 09/18/2024 10:31 pm Looks like a Low Pressure Strike to me. https://www.error-ref.com/weak_stri...rampressure/ Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6507 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 03:28 am Looks like a pocket piece to me Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 03:53 am I agree with Keith that it is wear of some sort. I actually believe it has been artificially worn. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 04:16 am Pocket piece was the first thing that came to my mind as well. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19118 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 07:16 am I'm thinking along spruett001's line... Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5770 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 07:24 am I agree it is a low pressure strike. I don't believe a "pocket piece" would eliminate the detail around the eagle's eye (and other areas) like this. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 08:19 am What say you, jbuck? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 08:23 am I think it is a low pressure strike, that wear on the obvers is not even, far less detail on the left side, compared to the right side. I think if it were in a pocket, it would wear down much more evenly. (just my 2 cents worth) Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 09:07 am Interesting example! Pocket piece or low pressure strike? Not sure, but I like it either way. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 10:45 am I don't like the looks of it, for several reasons: (1) There are no tumbling marks in the unstruck areas, (2) The rim/edge junction is flat, instead of showing the planchet's original proto-rim, (3) the unstruck areas of the bust and eagle seem suspiciously flat, (4) the faint letters of UNITED seem smeared, and (5) the reeding seems more mashed than weak. That said, I can't categorically condemn the coin. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2731 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 2:04 pm Thanks for the comments and feedback on this one. It seems the opinions are fairly evenly mixed here. While I acknowledge there are features consistent with wear the one feature that sticks out to me as being strong in favor of a low pressure strike is the edge. The edge photo shows an area of weak reeding on one side and no reeding on the other. This uneven edge weakness feature seems to indicate a strike issue and not a circulation issue. To clarify my position, I feel this is a moderately circulated low pressure strike. "Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254 Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 3:44 pm I'm in the sanded down camp. Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5393 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 4:09 pm Definitely a pocket piece . Well worn in all the right places. Report this Post to the Staff
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2280 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 4:12 pm Pocket piece, artificially worn. You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Report this Post to the Staff
donnie59 Pillar of the Community United States 780 Posts	Posted 09/19/2024 7:24 pm Add me to the pocket piece camp. Report this Post to the Staff
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