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I'd throw an au50 at it
I picked this up recently this is a neat little piece, it appears to have been brockaged by an coin that was struck off center because you can...
I was just thinking a brockage or a full indent myself
I'm gonna say this one is post mint as well... i have seen stuff like this come out of nasty car ashtrays and cup holders...
yep, definitely a repunched digit...
post mint acid eaten
all signs that it was run through a roller... elliptical, different sound when dropped, concave, and the medal flow over the rims...
If the piece was run through some sort of roller...something like an industrial "dough rolling machine" if you will... you would get the...
the die cap posted is on a %95 zinc planchet... you can see the zinc through the copper plating on the reverse. I'm not trying to be a...
ok, but where do they come from? I honestly have never heard the term steam stains or steam marks before today.
still a new one on me... How does one get steam stains?
That's a new one on me... what the heck are "steam marks" It looks like carbon spots or some sort of toning to me...
That's a tough call.... is that little tail coming off the D to the left raised? It very well could be an RPM
I would bet on that coin being post mint damage... It looks like the copper was eaten off with acid... I also don't believe it to be a coin that...
depends... if there coins are up at some little auction they will go for a lot more then they are worth as they are most likely the best coins in...
here is another one with some nice luster for the conversation [IMG]
It's not absolutely necessary for both dies to be clashed... If the obverse die was changed after the clash but the clashed reverse die was left...
no, prob not... I would be willing to bet that the value is less then $5
Definitely a die clash.... no doubt
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