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<p>[QUOTE="Pete Apple, post: 3789802, member: 103982"]<b>During this time period, the Obverse was commonly the hammer die. However this statement: "Most off-center strikes and some uncentered broadstrikes show a collar scar on the face struck by the anvil die." (<a href="http://www.error-ref.com/inverted-dioe-installation/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/inverted-dioe-installation/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/inverted-dioe-installation/</a>) seemed to me to suggest that for this coin the Obverse Die was the anvil die. This would not be expected in 1988 and would indicate an inverted die installation. What am I missing? </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>As I understand it the Mint began working with inverted die installation in 1992 and the Schuler Press (horizontal striking) in 2002. Since this coin predates those events is the reason I am wondering if I am actually interpreting what I see correctly i.e. the Obverse die is the anvil die. What am I missing?</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>(Additional Photos in Comments)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012236[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012237[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012238[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012239[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012240[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012241[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012242[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012243[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012244[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012245[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pete Apple, post: 3789802, member: 103982"][B]During this time period, the Obverse was commonly the hammer die. However this statement: "Most off-center strikes and some uncentered broadstrikes show a collar scar on the face struck by the anvil die." ([URL]http://www.error-ref.com/inverted-dioe-installation/[/URL]) seemed to me to suggest that for this coin the Obverse Die was the anvil die. This would not be expected in 1988 and would indicate an inverted die installation. What am I missing? [/B] [B]As I understand it the Mint began working with inverted die installation in 1992 and the Schuler Press (horizontal striking) in 2002. Since this coin predates those events is the reason I am wondering if I am actually interpreting what I see correctly i.e. the Obverse die is the anvil die. What am I missing? (Additional Photos in Comments)[/B] [ATTACH=full]1012236[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012237[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012238[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012239[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012240[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012241[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012242[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012243[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012244[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012245[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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