Hi So, I am not even sure what to call this kind of error. This is a 1770 Demi Sol from France, and quite a nice one at that. Clearly there is a die crack on the reverse, sure I get that.... I may even see a little evidence of doubling, but that is not my quesiton. If you look on the reverse you can see that a bit of the metal got caught between the collar and die. It caused a smooshed section that rises up above the reverse of the coin. It comes up about 1/8th of an inch or so. it is very thin, as I say, my guess is that it was caught between things when it was struck. Anyone know what to call such a thing? Thanks Gary
Photos aren't the best, but I think the area you're talking about is just damage, and has nothing to do with the minting process. The very last photo, while dark, shows what I see as damage on the top side, which is where your first, close up photo is from, I believe. Another set of photos, not as dark, and not quite as 'close up' as the first photo posted, should enable us to make a better determination as to what you have there.
Thanks for taking a look Fred. I know it looks like damage from that angle, but in hand I assure you it is not. Hope that this photo makes things more apparent. Or maybe it is, but if it is, it follows all along the rim on the reverse at the top with this area being the most pronounced.
Can you take this photo again but get it from the other (top) side, so we are looking at the edge of this coin where the edge is raised?
Can you maybe put the camera on something so you're not shaking? These are all really blurry photos...
Look at the 5th photo - the same 'roughness' at the top is below, just above the center of the coin. It's not a planchet deflect or lamination, imo. With the extra photos, which still don't show the surfaces properly (imo), and no further photos, I still believe what you see is not mint made.
The coin is not damaged. I dont any damage to the edge of the coin at all. Where did the metal come from? It is not from the detacles or the edge of the coin. You need to account for where the metal came from if you want to say it was damaged IMHO. In order for you to be correct it would be a very odd thing. It would have had to roll smoothly around the edge of the coin and pinch it ever so slightly. This lifted edge appears at 10:00 oclock to about noon and then the big one at 1:00 oclock. I have done photos with an iphone and scans on a scanner. I dont own a professional microscope. I dont know how to get you more clear shots.
@Fred Weinberg I appreciate that and I appreciate your taking a look. I am still wondering where the metal came from as there is no damage to the edge or at 1 oclock on the face of the reverse. Who knows right...?? Well, I know you are a well known name in coins. I am wondering what you might think of this coin. Double struck or not?
