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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 4290890, member: 78244&quot;]First strike:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1092277[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>second strike:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1092278[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The orientations are correct, but it still baffles me how significant the difference in the second strike is from one half of the coin to the other. There are only two ways for that to happen:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. The planchet is significantly tapered.</p><p>2. The dies were severely misaligned.</p><p><br /></p><p>A severely misaligned die will produce an off-center image, which is not seen here. In addition, the weak area moved at least 90° clockwise between strikes (if the first strike was indeed weak). Therefore it isn’t a MAD double-strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>The easiest was to explain this is that counterfeit dies were made, and the obverse die was not lined up vertically when it was hit. This would create a linearly-varying strike strength like that seen on this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>My vote is altered, unless there is a significant planchet taper[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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