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Alan, No, these can't be common as yours is the first that I have really heard of! But then again, I don't really keep up on those type of Errors very much! However, I am sure that it is more common to see doubled rightside up or doubled upside down inscriptions or no inscriptions on the edge than like your' coin has! That is a nice find and should be worth a fair amount once you have it certified and graded! I would suggest emailing Ken Potter or someone with Coin World or Numismatic News to see if others like it have been found. Frank Edited by huntsman53
05/25/2009 11:33 pm
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Yes, I had to look twice as I thought it was an Adams dollar. But no it was a Washington and had to have gone through the edge process twice as it was position 1 and 2 in the same coin. Not the 50/50 deal, but overlapping and hard to read. I have an Adams mint error which I bought. Never heard of this in a Washington dollar. I think that should clear things up....now is it a known error?
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Alan,
If I am reading your' statement correctly and I believe I have "that your' coin has the inscription stamped both rightside up and upside down on the coin's edge" (i.e. inscription stamped twice with different orientation), then yes it is an error! Some good pictures of the edge showing the inscriptions should settle this matter and clear up any confusion.
Frank
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This is an error, and a valuable one from what I understand. Congrats!
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Interesting, I have not heard of double lettering on the Washingtons. It may not be unique but I doubt many of them can be around since their existance is not widely known. Nice find  |
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It may indeed be an error that has gone through the edge lettering process twice and that would be fantastic!
Still, pictures would help as there is another scenario. Two coins rolling against each other in the machine can also impart lettering to each other. The incuse lettering on one coin acts as a die would on the edge of the other coin.
I hope for the first scenario as that would be a nice error!
Thanks,
Bill
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That is the coolest thing I have seen in a long time  |
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i hate edge lettering but thats one sweet find give ya a dollar for it  |
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Man!! Cool find!!
Congrats!
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Ack! Please do not hold the coin like that any more, fingerprints will ruin the manganese outer layer  The golden planchets are especially susceptible to finger grease as it will permanently etch the print into the coin if not removed immediately. Poor George already has a big print across his collar  Only hold a coin by the edges, never the faces |
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He has been gently cleaned with a lens wipe and put into a airtight where the edges can be seen. After all, he came out of a bar where he was left as a tip. So ole George has been around. But he has a good home now. No one has yet to tell me if there are more out there. I did contact Coin World as suggested, but not answer.  |
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Alan, Nice pics of the error! Again congrats on such a great find! You should have a pretty pricey error coin there! A good article about the coin and find in Coin World or Numismatic News and having the coin certified, graded and attributed will do much to promote and increase it's potential value. Frank |
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Whoa! First time I've seen one of these!
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This is the first time that I've checked this thread in a few days.
Very Nice Error coin. It went through the Schuler Edge Lettering machine twice!
This type of error is known but there is no way to know how many exist. They go through the machine so quickly that a number of them will go through until the mistake is caught.
It is probably in the very scarce to rare range:-) I have seen a few others before.
Again, A very Nice coin and a very lucky find!
Have Fun,
Bill
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06/02/2009 12:36 am
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