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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 300218, member: 66"]I'm surprised that no one pointed out the double clash before Mike did.</p><p><br /></p><p>When the dies clash they my not transfer an image to either die, to just one die, or to both dies. In this case the dies have clashed twice with a slight movement of the dies between clashes and images were transferred to both dies each time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do believe that if you want it auhenticated as a mint error then Mike is right and the grading fee will be $40 so it would cost $70 to get this slabbed. The $50 value of a MS-67 is for a normal one. Believe it or not a MS-67 with this die clash will actually be worth LESS than that. Why? because the person who wants a MS-67 example of this coins does NOT want one with the die clashes, and an error collector is more interested in the error showing well than in the grade being a 67. He woud be perfectly happy with a 65 and usually is not willing to pay a big premium just to get what is a relatively common error in a MS-67 grade. Yes he might pay a small premium, but what does a 65 list for? My guess is that even if you could get this slabbed as a 67 you would be hard pressed to get more than about $20 to $30 for it. It's a white elephant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 300218, member: 66"]I'm surprised that no one pointed out the double clash before Mike did. When the dies clash they my not transfer an image to either die, to just one die, or to both dies. In this case the dies have clashed twice with a slight movement of the dies between clashes and images were transferred to both dies each time. I do believe that if you want it auhenticated as a mint error then Mike is right and the grading fee will be $40 so it would cost $70 to get this slabbed. The $50 value of a MS-67 is for a normal one. Believe it or not a MS-67 with this die clash will actually be worth LESS than that. Why? because the person who wants a MS-67 example of this coins does NOT want one with the die clashes, and an error collector is more interested in the error showing well than in the grade being a 67. He woud be perfectly happy with a 65 and usually is not willing to pay a big premium just to get what is a relatively common error in a MS-67 grade. Yes he might pay a small premium, but what does a 65 list for? My guess is that even if you could get this slabbed as a 67 you would be hard pressed to get more than about $20 to $30 for it. It's a white elephant.[/QUOTE]
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