It is just damage, as for that date range, the date and mm if any were CNC engraved into the die, so no overdates from the early 90s, I believe Jim
Wait a minute, I thought bubble bursting was @paddyman98 's job description . . . . Dunno, looks pretty legit, right? I'm thinking damage would have interrupted the toning. You should see raw Ag beneath . . . . Z
Toning can start at anytime from quickly after minting to "close to never" , depending on the environmental gases and quantities. The coins could have been damaged from falling into the bin or at least before any toning process started. IMO, Jim
Maybe in the 1800's but not now. Has a double date ever happened in the 2000's ??? What is the denomination of the coin anyways ?
It's as much a "coin" as @steve 5 's Confederate $20 copper Double Eagle Silver breateates was, but that's not my point. I am wondering if this met the attributes for a repunched date, intentional or otherwise.
Question: When did they stop hand punching dates on to coins? Also, when did they computerize making dies ?
you could always ask Daniel Carr himself about it http://www.moonlightmint.com/dc-coin_medals_club_B.htm @dcarr Also, next time, first and foremost always show the complete front / obverse and back / reverse of the coin / medal / token /whatever.
I really wanted to stimulate a discussion on repunched dates and mint marks here in the error section to encourage new members to read and learn. It really doesn't matter if the coin in question was a French franc, a Mexican peso, a Romulan takhsa, or even a Klingon darsek. I used the object that I had on hand because, a) it looked the most like a repunched date in my collection, and b) being less likely to be identifiable, I knew the discussion wouldn't devolve into the specifics about any one particular coin, series, or variety. I've been wrong before . . . . Never mind, objective missed. Z
The objective is missed because the answers are different for all galactic, world mints and private mints. Knowing a specific coin is also key for looking up known D/D, DD, etc that are already cataloged. For the US MINT, and only the US MINT, they stopped hand punching mint marks in 1989. After 1989 everything was really computerized. Thus it was extremely evident that the coin was not a Repunched Date from the US MINT. If it was, it maybe could have been from another country, in which case an expert from that country could have answered.
