Hi! I picked up this 1863 Our little monitor civil war token. I believe it's Fuid Patriotic die 240 paired with patriotic die 337. The issue is the missing "C" in C.D.H. You can see the period after where the C should be and with a 10X loupe you can see what I think is a faint C. It doesn't look like wear the coin is in good shape otherwise and the D and H are sharp. Anyone have an explanation.
I can see a shadow C and a clear stop right after where it should be. Not sure what the reason is but it could be a defective die. Bruce
Looks like a C to me. Do you have any links to the dies? I looked earlier but I am having a hard time linking to a good reference. I have a Monitor around here somewhere.
H-G 1128 240/337 That's from G & M Fuld patriotic civil war token (one of the few books I do have for old copper lol) As for the C.. I can see the dot and what appears to be a shadow of the c.. i'm almost thinking it looks like a greese filled die type error...
Yeah with a loop I'm 90% sure there's a C there. Was thinking it maybe a grease filled die error. Any other ideas what would cause it? Grease errors bring a premium on CWTs?
I doubt it. Even more prominent errors (clipped planchets and other anomalies) are fairly common. Quality control standards were not always as tight with these private makers as they were at the Mint.
