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<p>[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 260515, member: 1242"]betcha,</p><p><br /></p><p>Most folks leave off the Counter and just refer to Die Clashing or Clashed Dies! Die Clashing is when the design elements from one Die (in this case the Obverse Die) are transferred to the opposite Die (in this case the Reverse Die) and are transferred to the coin but are incuse. This happens when the two Dies collide because no planchet made it into the Striking Chamber. Counter Die Clashing usually happens when already Clashed Dies collide again and again, transferring and retransferring design elements which are transferred to the coin but are obtuse. There are other ways that Counter Die Clashing occurs but I won't go into these ways at this time.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you look closely at the Reverse of the coin, you will see design elements from Miss Liberty's hairline (mainly the "V" of her hair below the bun) between the Eagle's left wing (on your right as you are viewing the coin) and the Wreath. There are also facial elements (lips, chin and maybe more) between the Eagle's right wing and the Wreath. Also, there are remnants of Miss Liberty's neckline protruding from the middle of the Eagle's right wing to near the "n" in "In" of "In God We Trust" and there appears to be something to the Southwest of the feather fletching of the arrows. There may be more that I have not been able to identify from the pictures. If any of these areas show a Clashed Letter from "E PLURIBUS UNUM", "LIBERTY" or the numbers in the Date, then the coin is considered a VAM. The latter area noted to the Southwest of the arrow fletching and the area around "We Trust" are areas to look for Clashed Letters.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 260515, member: 1242"]betcha, Most folks leave off the Counter and just refer to Die Clashing or Clashed Dies! Die Clashing is when the design elements from one Die (in this case the Obverse Die) are transferred to the opposite Die (in this case the Reverse Die) and are transferred to the coin but are incuse. This happens when the two Dies collide because no planchet made it into the Striking Chamber. Counter Die Clashing usually happens when already Clashed Dies collide again and again, transferring and retransferring design elements which are transferred to the coin but are obtuse. There are other ways that Counter Die Clashing occurs but I won't go into these ways at this time. If you look closely at the Reverse of the coin, you will see design elements from Miss Liberty's hairline (mainly the "V" of her hair below the bun) between the Eagle's left wing (on your right as you are viewing the coin) and the Wreath. There are also facial elements (lips, chin and maybe more) between the Eagle's right wing and the Wreath. Also, there are remnants of Miss Liberty's neckline protruding from the middle of the Eagle's right wing to near the "n" in "In" of "In God We Trust" and there appears to be something to the Southwest of the feather fletching of the arrows. There may be more that I have not been able to identify from the pictures. If any of these areas show a Clashed Letter from "E PLURIBUS UNUM", "LIBERTY" or the numbers in the Date, then the coin is considered a VAM. The latter area noted to the Southwest of the arrow fletching and the area around "We Trust" are areas to look for Clashed Letters. Frank[/QUOTE]
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