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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 8241044, member: 26430&quot;]Wow, I really love these error examples! Very dramatic. I always find it a bit challenging to imagine why just some parts of the die tend to be transferred/obliterated on the second strike...</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have any of this particular type, but whenever I have an appropriate coin for it, I love to the opportunity to create a &quot;triptych&quot; image for it (or in Victor&#039;s case, it might need a &quot;quadriptych&quot; / &quot;tetraptych&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p>Especially useful for clashed die errors for the same reason it would be for the types above. Mine is long ago sold but I saved the photo (this clashed reverse die is well-known, I&#039;ve seen at least one that Doug Smith has posted too and others -- I wonder if anyone has even been able to determine which specific obv. die clashed it):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450487[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I also use triptychs for coins like the Istros types with &quot;two obverses&quot; (or a Celtic&nbsp; imitation of Odessos with a hidden second face):</p><p>[ATTACH]1450483[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH]1450484[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH]1450485[/ATTACH] </p><p>Or just when showing the edge of a coin:</p><p>[ATTACH]1450486[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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