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I see nothing of the sort. You're the victims of overactive imaginations.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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There are no major shows coming to this area in the near future, and I'd love to have this (the 1959) analyzed by somebody that knows a lot more than me! Is there anybody that I can send this to for them to inspect it and give me a better idea of what has happened to it? Would love to know; thanks!
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Since the weight on the 1959 cent is normal, what you have is an in-collar uniface strike in which a normal planchet (your coin) was struck against a split-before-strike planchet. The striated face of the latter left impressions of those striations against the reverse face of your coin. Because the bottom planchet was thin, a raised ghost image of the Memorial was left on the reverse face of your coin.
Error coin writer and researcher.
Edited by mikediamond
05/13/2010 08:31 am
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Looks like the Coors Lite Train to me.  Weight on the other coin, please. Jim |
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Finally got my hands on a small set of scales The 60-D Weighs out at 3.1 Grams Hope this helps Terry  |
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I respect Mike's opinion, always, but he hasn't made it known,yet, so I'll venture mine: Struck thru a shop rag. It looks like the threads alonf the top of the memorial building. I could be wrong, (again).
Dick
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Thanks Mike for the opinion; as always I appreciate it!
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Since Stewart's coin also wieghs the same as a normal cent, the diagnosis is the same -- an in-collar uniface strike against a split planchet (striated side of the latter pointing toward the obverse die). I've seen many of these kinds of errors over the years, both top and bottom coins.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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MikeDiamond, Thank You for your observations. That had me completely stumped  Now I am wondering How I am going to get all of that on a 2X2 Again Thanks Terry |
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You might write it on a small label, take a picture of it, and zoom out. Then crop it to fit the 2X2.  Dick Edited by livingdinasaur
05/15/2010 5:00 pm
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