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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks like a counterfeit, but shifteted inserts will have the design on the ring
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Odd-looking thing. Beats me.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Picture are not the greatest. Coin very beat up....that said...Design elements look ok, not Chinese fake or if it is, it is the best one yet......weight please.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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It happens once in awhile. The brass core is not fully seated in the ring when struck. You see them for sale on ebay occasonally. If it is showing space between the ring and core, these are the ones collectors like.  |
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Valued Member
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Thanks for the feedback. The weight is 7.24g and I'm pretty confident it is not a counterfeit. I have attached an overlay showing the obverse core outline (green) and the reverse core outline in red. I'm wondering why the left side of the reverse core is jagged and a different size/shape. Why would the brass core be a different size/shape on one side vs the other? The right side of the core is in the same position on the obverse & reverse.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Cool find.  Errers and Varietys.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice find, Canada67. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That 2005 set is a good one, there not rare but scarce in PL strikes. I did own a few in the past.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The answer to your question is that if the center core is off center then it must be overlapping the outer ring. Of course it overlaps on one side or the other. During the striking of the coin, the pressure is going to force the overlapping areas together and the metal will flow as it does and flatten out. The core was overlapping the ring on the obverse so we see the brass colour overlapped there but not on the reverse because of this.
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Thanks for the information and discussion.
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