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Can anyone suggest what kind of error this is? All strange features are raised. It looks as if the die came in at an angle and pushed everything in one direction. One side of the coin has a solid strike on both obverse and reverse, and the rest is extremely weak. Sorry for the bad photos, but the coin is UNC...not damaged or worn. Thanks and happy viewing.

 

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He was doing acid.

 

Grease strike. Or it's a counterfeit

 

Specs are spot on, so not really concerned about it being fake.

 

Really looks like a cast to me. The edges appear to show what look like to me to be casting lines. There are also what appear areas where there was bubbling. It is possible for someone to make a cast using real silver. But I could be wrong.

 

Test strike setting up the dies.

 

This was my initial reaction as well. Dies spaced too far apart.

 

I thought about casting too, but in hand, it is definitely struck. The bubbles seen have the effect of looking like they are from the force of the metal being pushed...kind of like when you don't put window tint on correctly. Curious about the test strikes, will have to research that.

 

Thanks for the great thoughts everyone. I was going to submit it for grading if it was a serious error and worth the time to do it. So far doesn't sound like it is.

 

Maybe Mike Diamond would know.

Chris

 

I looking at examples of die adjustment strikes on line, I would change my vote to that. If it really looks like it was struck, and the rest of the specs are good, then a cool error coin.

 

Don't know Mike, but I'd welcome any advice that's out there.

 

I might just send it in anyway then, and let everyone know the results when it comes back. I have a PCGS order going out soon anyway, sounds like the perfect time.

 

Might as well is pretty dramatic

 

My first thought is intense, localized heat. Are weight and diameter correct?

 

Yes, all good on weight and diameter...that was the first thing I checked because of how funky it looked.

 

Cast counterfeit or extreme heat. Weight and diameter, while important, aren't dispositive of the coin's authenticity. Have you tested the specific gravity?

 

If it is about UNC condition and let's suppose it's worn dies or something related.

What does the edge look like? If it doesn't look like a normal edge should look like, I suspect it has been dipped in acid.

 

No, it's not that big of a deal for me...it was basically a free coin. I watched the video on SG, pretty interesting process, but my scale is to .1 and if you're going to do it, you might as well do it right.

 

Edge is normal, no issues. And it's approximately MS63-64 with toning, my pictures are just bad.