Hi all, I wanted to share my latest Error Coin acquisition. This is a Roosevelt Dime Struck on a 40% Straight Clip and Broadstruck... Any and all comments welcome! Enjoy
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Clipped? That looks like the end of the sheet. Cleaned? Why? I've only worked 74 hours in 4 days, forgive me. Great error coin though!!
I am surprised that it made out of the mint. Do you have any info on how long it has been in a NGC holder?
No and yes.. No on the exact date it was slabbed but yes on how long ago. Those are the new labels NGC started using early this year.
The coin doesn't look like it has been improperly cleaned in the photos...of course maybe me being a novice in this kind error I'm not seeing it. Do the surfaces appear cleaned in hand?
Great question and I have an answer of something I was told of a few years ago from a fellow error coin collector and coin shop owner. (He said he knew someone at NGC) NGC has a technique that utilizes a special machine that uses a light spectrum, maybe laser, that could inform them of any harsh chemicals that could of been used on a coin. The very first error coin that I found about 30 years ago was ruined when I tried to make it look nicer by cleaning it with Ajax. ... The years passed and when I sent it to NGC to get it certified it came back as Improperly Cleaned This is it
On the reverse pic it looks like there may be some slight reeding above STATES OF. Is there any other reeding? I don't agree with the AU grade. Clearly it doesn't look circulated nor does that look like wear. Cool error coin.
Ajax is pretty abrasive. I would sooner believe it left some hairlines than that NGC has some magical laser that tells them if any harsh chemicals were used to clean the coin.
I'm wondering if it is a piece of webbing from a half dollar sheet, would be a good guess at 1970. Cool coin.
Interesting observation. It was hard to take a good picture of the top and bottom edge, a sideview, but I can tell you that there is no reeding present. Looking at the posted pictures, the slab itself reflects lights and shadows in the area in question.. Thanks
To me it looks more like a weak strike than a cleaning, although the high points seems to have a different tone in the pics. It could be as early as 1970, this is when the mint changed the reverse design (flame).
