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<p>[QUOTE="Seattlite86, post: 4286228, member: 59737"]Thanks for the tag! Mind if I ask the diameter of the coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>#48 is definitely a broadstrike, very nice. <a href="http://www.error-ref.com/broadstrikes/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/broadstrikes/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/broadstrikes/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>#47 looks like a collar clash and a centered broadstrike… <a href="http://www.error-ref.com/collar-clash/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/collar-clash/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/collar-clash/</a>. It is my understanding that normally, broadstrike coins do not have reeded edges, but there is a chance that this collar was simply loose. Is there any part of that edge that does not have reeding by chance? I suspect this diameter is only slightly larger than a regular half dollar. I could be wrong on this, but the reverse shows signs of a broadstrike (see how the letters have that weird extension towards the edge as if they were stretched?)</p><p><br /></p><p>#46 seems to be PMD (post mint damage). A few tells: all the polishing lines, that it appears “shiny” despite all the damage to the coin is an obvious polishing job (I respectfully suggest you disregard the claim that this coin shows “luster”), reeding showing on the sides, but worn down, steep changes in the elevation of the coin (like it was sanded/polished down), it doesn't match any sort of known and so on. There’s a chance this coin was a silver clad and polished down so it weighs the same as a 1971 or later-struck coin. Can you test the coin by chance? I think it's maybe trying to imitate a trial strike (<a href="http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/</a>).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And by the way, I feel like an idiot for forgetting to tag [USER=92083]@JCro57[/USER] who will definitely want to go to your profile and look at the other 9 threads you posted about error coins. [USER=67639]@StevenHarden[/USER] if he hasn't reached out to you already by PM, I anticipate he will soon <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Seattlite86, post: 4286228, member: 59737"]Thanks for the tag! Mind if I ask the diameter of the coins? #48 is definitely a broadstrike, very nice. [URL]http://www.error-ref.com/broadstrikes/[/URL] #47 looks like a collar clash and a centered broadstrike… [URL]http://www.error-ref.com/collar-clash/[/URL]. It is my understanding that normally, broadstrike coins do not have reeded edges, but there is a chance that this collar was simply loose. Is there any part of that edge that does not have reeding by chance? I suspect this diameter is only slightly larger than a regular half dollar. I could be wrong on this, but the reverse shows signs of a broadstrike (see how the letters have that weird extension towards the edge as if they were stretched?) #46 seems to be PMD (post mint damage). A few tells: all the polishing lines, that it appears “shiny” despite all the damage to the coin is an obvious polishing job (I respectfully suggest you disregard the claim that this coin shows “luster”), reeding showing on the sides, but worn down, steep changes in the elevation of the coin (like it was sanded/polished down), it doesn't match any sort of known and so on. There’s a chance this coin was a silver clad and polished down so it weighs the same as a 1971 or later-struck coin. Can you test the coin by chance? I think it's maybe trying to imitate a trial strike ([URL]http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/[/URL]). And by the way, I feel like an idiot for forgetting to tag [USER=92083]@JCro57[/USER] who will definitely want to go to your profile and look at the other 9 threads you posted about error coins. [USER=67639]@StevenHarden[/USER] if he hasn't reached out to you already by PM, I anticipate he will soon :)[/QUOTE]
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