what kind of error is this?

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  1. annacrigger

    annacrigger New Member

    Still learning :)
     

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  3. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    That is a die pair which never made enough during its' working career to have a comfortable retirement - the numismatic equivalent of an 80yo Walmart greeter. It should have been retired 100,000 strikes ago. :)
     
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  4. annacrigger

    annacrigger New Member

    I feel silly for asking this, but what is a die pair?
     
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  5. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    Dies are employed, of course, in obverse-reverse pairs. They don't always live their entire production lives together. Sometimes one will fail early, or a clash will happen and they have to take one die out of production to polish the clash away. So, you can sometimes see this worn-die effect on only a single side of the coin.

    Your obverse images clearly illustrate severe die wear. The reverse image is less talkative, but above KISATCHIE looks to be a similar indication. It makes me think this particular die pair stayed together for their whole lives.
     
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  6. annacrigger

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  7. annacrigger

    annacrigger New Member

    Are they worth anything?
     
  8. cpm9ball

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    First, welcome to the neighborhood, Anna!

    The wear Dave is referring to is commonly called "die deterioration".

    Chris
     
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  9. cpm9ball

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    25c!

    Chris
     
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  10. annacrigger

    annacrigger New Member

    Lol, thank you!
     
  11. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    The salient point is, there's no real "error" involved here, just normal die lifespan anomalies.
     
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  12. cpm9ball

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    Stop using those 25c words. You won't get any change back.

    Chris:wacky::wacky::wacky::wacky:
     
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  13. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    Welcome to CT, Anna. And thank you for asking what you termed a silly question. I learned something from Super Dave's answer, too. Remember, there aren't any silly questions...wait, that's not true. I took a computer class once. I think my instructor would disagree with that old cliché.
    Steve
     
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