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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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Not a really beautifull coin, but the "error" 'struck' me as odd  Anyone has some idea's of what might have caused this?   Edited by Kingz
11/19/2010 7:49 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Maybe used to stabilize a wobbly chair leg?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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lol For banquets maybe. Napkins are better for that.
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Pillar of the Community
 Netherlands
626 Posts |
Lol guys, but seriously... could this perhaps be a error made during the mintage proces? In all likeleness it happened afterwards, but what besides a 'heavy' chair would cause this?
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Valued Member
United States
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There is no doubt in my mind that it is post-mintage damage. It would be very difficult and pure speculation guessing as to what exactly caused it. Imagine the possibilities over the last 149 years! Use it as the first coin in your "If it Could Only Talk" collection. But then it would speak in Italian!
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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14ers that would be no problem since my name is Gino, and as you know all Gino's speak Italian Hahhahah
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Moderator
 United States
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The coin is damaged. That's it.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
626 Posts |
Yeah it's damaged, only in a way the denomination 5 is gone because of the pressure from the other side... just wondered what couldve caused it, wouldn't be surprised if it's some kind of flower stamp or what not... not some fatty balancing his chair on the coin.
Looks pretty clean cut at the ear, perhaps it happened during minting.
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Valued Member
United States
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It does appear to be post mint. The damage seems to go in a circular direction. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but if this actually could have happened at the mint the design would also be affected by such a twisting motion. Also metal seems to have been peeled to the sides of the scooplike damage.This would not happen at any point in the minting process.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Any number of different types of punches could have made those marks. I feel that I can say with 100% certainty that it is not a mint error. That was maliciously done by someone with another metal object and a hammer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 This coin shows the same markings as the counterstamped coins in my collection. Of course whoever punched this coin was not sanctioned to do so. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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with post-mint because the die would otherwise contain the impression and not leave distortion on the opposite side. |
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Posted 11/19/2010 8:03 pm
