1921 Morgan (Of Course) - Mint Or Post-Mint?

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SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/08/2006 11:00 am A person on another forum asserts that this coin is post-mint damage. He's a man of national reputation who would be in a position to know. I disagree with him. I'm not national anything. In the pics, note that the edges of the missing letters are raised with great precision, especially the E where the raised part follows the contour of the middle serif. I can't envision anything post-mint which would remove the letters so selectively. The lines you see in the blowups are somewhat exaggerated by the nature of QX5 lighting; the fields around the TE show no damage. No metal has been displaced - the raised metal you see is still where it belongs in the letter, except for the lower serif of the T. I determined this by superimposing "good" letters over them in Photoshop. I'm willing to believe it's post-mint damage, if someone can come up with a reasonable theory as to what caused it. Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/08/2006 12:27 pm Hi Dave Im wondering why there is a question here, this is not something that is so rare as to make it a mystery,, Mostly filled letters, grease and metal filings,, This is a stage just before complete filling which would result in missing letters entirely,, in this case the space is still allowing some metal flow but greatly reduced. Rick Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/08/2006 1:18 pm quote: Originally posted by Metalman Hi Dave Im wondering why there is a question here, this is not something that is so rare as to make it a mystery,, Mostly filled letters, grease and metal filings,, This is a stage just before complete filling which would result in missing letters entirely,, in this case the space is still allowing some metal flow but greatly reduced. Rick That's what gets me about someone whose knowledge completely outclasses me, assuring me that it's post-mint. Report this Post to the Staff
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