Ladies & Gentlemen, here is coin struck by clashed dies. I bought this at the Naugatuck Connecticut coin show this last weekend. You can clearly see the outline of Queen Victoria’s profile on date side of this 1873 three Pence coin. You can also see the outline of the several wreath leafs both behind & in front of Queen Victoria’s head.
Just for fun .... For visual effect in this photo, the queen’s portrait has been inverted horizontally for direct comparison of the heavy clash marks. You can see the queen facing right on both the obverse & the reverse. Post em if you got em.
Cool clash. These aren't uncommon for this series. I have one from 1867 with a nearly identical clash, just positioned slightly different. The nose is right by the top point of the 1 on mine.
You have a nice coin there. In general the dies that strike small & thin coins often seem to get clashed & strike some pretty interesting coins. For example, you will find several clashed die silver 3-cent pieces I think.
Nice and interesting coins. I like the photo collage with the inverted image. Clash marks are often used for authentication. For example, almost all genuine 1877 Indian Cents display a clash mark above the O in ONE CENT.
The OP coin appears to have three sets of clashmarks. If you blow up the image and look at the clash of Victoria 's forehead on the reverse you can see three clear sets of clashmarks there.
