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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 5242791, member: 110226"]This coin, a mass production owl, has what appears to be a reduced size obverse die. The obverse was struck off center, yet almost all die detail was still captured. It appears that the mint was attempting to address the issue of incomplete strikes, especially on the obverse. This obverse die is around 18mm wide, as opposed to around 21 mm or wider that it typically seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC grades this coin AU. I think elsewhere it would be called a good EF.</p><p><br /></p><p>17.14 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218022[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of photos showing this coin and another owl.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218020[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218021[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As can be seen, there is a significant difference in the sizes of the two obverse dies, while the reverse die sizes are generally comparable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 5242791, member: 110226"]This coin, a mass production owl, has what appears to be a reduced size obverse die. The obverse was struck off center, yet almost all die detail was still captured. It appears that the mint was attempting to address the issue of incomplete strikes, especially on the obverse. This obverse die is around 18mm wide, as opposed to around 21 mm or wider that it typically seen. NGC grades this coin AU. I think elsewhere it would be called a good EF. 17.14 grams [ATTACH=full]1218022[/ATTACH] Here are a couple of photos showing this coin and another owl. [ATTACH=full]1218020[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1218021[/ATTACH] As can be seen, there is a significant difference in the sizes of the two obverse dies, while the reverse die sizes are generally comparable.[/QUOTE]
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