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Very interesting!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm curious about the big blob on Ike's face. Is it raised, incuse , or flush with the rest of the obverse?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm curious about the big blob on Ike's face. Is it raised, incuse , or flush with the rest of the obverse? I am indeed still very curious about this coin. If the "big blob" is being identified as a struck-thru then by definition it would be incuse. Maybe the OP would consider a few additional photos of the obverse at an extreme angle, to show that area of struck-thru. That would shed additional "light" on the overall state of this coin. Very interesting coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe the OP would consider a few
additional photos of the obverse at an extreme angle, to show that area of struck-thru. A last ditch effort to request additional photos. Great learning opportunity..  |
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United States
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A last ditch effort to request additional photos.  |
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United States
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I think the OP ran off to tell his boss that he will be retiring due to finding this excellent coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2737 Posts |
It's quite obvious that the feature on the obverse is incuse. The flattened E in the floor of the depression is proof of this.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the OP ran off to tell his boss that he will be retiring due to finding this excellent coin.  Was thinking the same! Quote:
It's quite obvious that the feature on the obverse is incuse. There is nothing Obvious about this coin. It is truly unique and not something we see very often. I was just hoping to see some photos from an angle, just to help myself and others to learn more about a struck-thru of this magnitude. The straight on photo shots can be very misleading to the eye. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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 with Tacc. I absolutely believe Mr. Diamond, but my eyes also fool me and I'm having a difficult time trying to see it as incuse with the given pics. |
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United States
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It's quite obvious that the feature on the obverse is incuse. The flattened E in the floor of the depression is proof of this. Thank you for the clarification. I was certain is was incuse based on light source direction, but I could never get my brain to see it that way.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice find. As far as what to do with it, I'd get ahold of the auction houses with Mike's descriptions. They would steer you in the right direction.
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United States
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Quote:I was certain is was incuse based on light source direction, but I could never get my brain to see it that way. I had the same thoughts and my eyes just don't see it as incuse. Maybe because it is so big..  |
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United States
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Possibly.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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This is a super coin, you have to train your eyes to see the inscure. It has nice ragged jagged edge from the nose to the top of the ear. With my experience even with good photo equipment the direct picture shot is illusional. The best is to prop up the coin on a slight angle at about 15-20 degrees. This will show the side walls of the strike going inward and eliminate the illusion look. To your best and we would all like to see more pics if possible.
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United States
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I will usually get the light to come in from an angle instead of from directly overhead when trying to get shadows.
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