Interesting 1859 With Missing Serifs Etc.

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marjonbc Valued Member Canada 84 Posts	Posted 05/24/2011 11:09 pm Came across this 1859 with some missing serifs etc. I assume probably a filled die or something along that line. What do you guys think? Report this Post to the Staff

cownick Pillar of the Community Canada 677 Posts	Posted 05/25/2011 8:57 pm Quote, Punches and Varieties. Punches,the tools witch sink the dies often suffered damage, producing dies with broken or weak digits and letters. Punches which have been in use for long periods of time also exhibit ware. On large cents the most dramatic example of punch damage is found on the obverse legend, for example those of OC-1 and OC-1a. Unquote. Canadian Coins 65th Edition Vol. 1 2011. I almost kicked myself for not buying it sooner. Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 05/25/2011 9:20 pm This didn't result from a damaged punch. It came from a filled die - grease or grime in the die. Fairly common occurance on provinicial cents. http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA. Report this Post to the Staff
dan-in-crystal-lake Valued Member United States 493 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 9:59 pm Bosox is spot on in his assessment Report this Post to the Staff
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