Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2564434, member: 19463&quot;]The planchets were cast in a ball form with sprues linking several together.&nbsp; When struck with dies, they flattened out a different amount according to how hard they were hit.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]553363[/ATTACH]</p><p>Mine is a weak strike with a lot of rounded over egde and not much flat space on the top.&nbsp; That means there is no legend. Below is TIF&#039;s linked CNG coin with a heavy strike with flat fields including legend SYPA.&nbsp; The sprue placement will vary according to how they fell between the dies.</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/98000394.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Few are that nice or sell for $3500+fluf (seriously, people!); few are as weakly struck as mine ($37.50 in 1987).&nbsp; Of course a rough surface can erase legends that were once there.&nbsp; Of those shown here, my coin is thickest and demonstrates how the flans were made.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in