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<p>[QUOTE="Blindbowman, post: 1306609, member: 34389"]i a agree at first sight it dose in fact look like normal ware , but its not and when you look close at the coin you can see it is done when the coin was minted , thats what makes this coin interesting ...</p><p>under a loop the B is not on the coin and never was . the surface where the B should have been is un touched by the press, fact the B never was printed on the coin it self .. that means this damage is from the mint not after ...the date reflects the same damage , i hope to have the Dever mint look at this coin and conferm the damage is from the casting of the mint . if you take in too acount the thickness of the coin and the damage this coin stayed in the mold with the back of coin in the mold was struck 2 or 3 times on the face of the coin and then released . under those conditions this coin would look just like it dose right now ...and do not get me wrong i have seen 100's of thouasands of coins and i do collect silver and gold .. but thats not the issue here ...</p><p><br /></p><p>i am not asking if the coin is a double die or not . i am asking what to call it and has there ever been a coin stuck like this ,what could cause the damage in the mint that would make a coin come out like this ...?</p><p><br /></p><p>if you see the coin up close you tell with out a dout what so ever the coin was minted like this ...if the whole coin had showed even ware i would not have gave it a second thaught at all ...there is a few interesting odd facts . look at the bottom of the coin between the bus and edge . you can see the double die marks as well as at the bottom on the back side of the coin .. now look at the outer rim face . it shows damage 3/4 of the way around the coin but not at the bottom of the coin and under the date ..that edge is un touched ...now look at the two marks that are bare metal zink on both sides of the face of the coin ...they are deeper down from the surface of the coin then other pionts on the coin ..these are clearly mint press points . i have worked with 10 and 20 ton presses and i think i can prove this damage was done at the mint when the coin was struck ...i hope to weight the coin today and see if the coin weight is correct at 2.52..</p><p><br /></p><p>i used a dail gage and the coin is thinner then a normal penny in the center of the coin where the damage had no baring on the reading ..micromeeter calipers dont lie..</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>if you can explain why the coin is thinner in the center of the coin where the damage is not reflected in the reading . i would love to hear what could cause that kind of damage , how could anything make the coin thinner with out damgeing the back face of the coin ...?</p><p><br /></p><p>look again . the back face of the coin is near mint condition ...no real damage at all ...and the high points of the center of the coin face are un damaged ...and do not show the damage that was caused by the ring shape being pressed into the coin ,, it dont think any other object got into the press . i think this damage is from multi die stricks </p><p><br /></p><p>was it the 2sd or 3rd strick is the true question here ...and has there ever been another 1993 triple D like this that shows the same mint marks ...?</p><p><br /></p><p>it is easy to think you have found a great treasure or rare coin it is a lot more fun when you find one you were not looking for ...</p><p><br /></p><p>i have no problem having the mint define what this coin really is ....</p><p><br /></p><p>i think even the chance of this being a 1993 D double die makes it very interesting in the condition it is in now ...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>i will let the coin speak for it self .. thanks for the input ...</p><p><br /></p><p>i had this coin in my pocket for over a week and never knew it was there . it came from one of the local shops i dont even know wich one .. i was trying to get my keys out of my pocket and coins kept falling out so i wanted to take the coins out and move them to another pocket or i would have never seen it .. when i look down it was face up if it had been face down i would have never seen it ....</p><p><br /></p><p>how many rare coins pass us in our life times and we never notice them at all ...</p><p><br /></p><p>yes, i do beleive this is a exstreamly rare 1993 D double die with a halo mint mark....maybe the only one ever known to exist ...i am not a poor man and i dont ever plain to be rich . i just found a odd looking coin ...how many hands has it pass threw , i dont know ,i wonder and smile ...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blindbowman, post: 1306609, member: 34389"]i a agree at first sight it dose in fact look like normal ware , but its not and when you look close at the coin you can see it is done when the coin was minted , thats what makes this coin interesting ... under a loop the B is not on the coin and never was . the surface where the B should have been is un touched by the press, fact the B never was printed on the coin it self .. that means this damage is from the mint not after ...the date reflects the same damage , i hope to have the Dever mint look at this coin and conferm the damage is from the casting of the mint . if you take in too acount the thickness of the coin and the damage this coin stayed in the mold with the back of coin in the mold was struck 2 or 3 times on the face of the coin and then released . under those conditions this coin would look just like it dose right now ...and do not get me wrong i have seen 100's of thouasands of coins and i do collect silver and gold .. but thats not the issue here ... i am not asking if the coin is a double die or not . i am asking what to call it and has there ever been a coin stuck like this ,what could cause the damage in the mint that would make a coin come out like this ...? if you see the coin up close you tell with out a dout what so ever the coin was minted like this ...if the whole coin had showed even ware i would not have gave it a second thaught at all ...there is a few interesting odd facts . look at the bottom of the coin between the bus and edge . you can see the double die marks as well as at the bottom on the back side of the coin .. now look at the outer rim face . it shows damage 3/4 of the way around the coin but not at the bottom of the coin and under the date ..that edge is un touched ...now look at the two marks that are bare metal zink on both sides of the face of the coin ...they are deeper down from the surface of the coin then other pionts on the coin ..these are clearly mint press points . i have worked with 10 and 20 ton presses and i think i can prove this damage was done at the mint when the coin was struck ...i hope to weight the coin today and see if the coin weight is correct at 2.52.. i used a dail gage and the coin is thinner then a normal penny in the center of the coin where the damage had no baring on the reading ..micromeeter calipers dont lie.. if you can explain why the coin is thinner in the center of the coin where the damage is not reflected in the reading . i would love to hear what could cause that kind of damage , how could anything make the coin thinner with out damgeing the back face of the coin ...? look again . the back face of the coin is near mint condition ...no real damage at all ...and the high points of the center of the coin face are un damaged ...and do not show the damage that was caused by the ring shape being pressed into the coin ,, it dont think any other object got into the press . i think this damage is from multi die stricks was it the 2sd or 3rd strick is the true question here ...and has there ever been another 1993 triple D like this that shows the same mint marks ...? it is easy to think you have found a great treasure or rare coin it is a lot more fun when you find one you were not looking for ... i have no problem having the mint define what this coin really is .... i think even the chance of this being a 1993 D double die makes it very interesting in the condition it is in now ... i will let the coin speak for it self .. thanks for the input ... i had this coin in my pocket for over a week and never knew it was there . it came from one of the local shops i dont even know wich one .. i was trying to get my keys out of my pocket and coins kept falling out so i wanted to take the coins out and move them to another pocket or i would have never seen it .. when i look down it was face up if it had been face down i would have never seen it .... how many rare coins pass us in our life times and we never notice them at all ... yes, i do beleive this is a exstreamly rare 1993 D double die with a halo mint mark....maybe the only one ever known to exist ...i am not a poor man and i dont ever plain to be rich . i just found a odd looking coin ...how many hands has it pass threw , i dont know ,i wonder and smile ...[/QUOTE]
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