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<p>[QUOTE="DieVarietyNews, post: 1004860, member: 27410"]Die clash remnants may or may not be perfectly aligned with the opposite working die on the press. Though certainly not all cases, but most coins you flip over from the obverse to the reverse we will notice that the reverse is not perfectly aligned with the obverse. There are Mint tolerances for allowing slight rotational alignment within the particular pair of working dies on the production press.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have an example of this phenomenon in one of my many tubes of various coins. If I remember correctly, it shows what Jody sees on the 1964 coin posted but is an earlier state that exhibits the die clash and the polishing affecting the lower section of the "1" digit that gives the appearance of a baseball bat. When I come across the coin I'll shoot some photos on it and post.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Billy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DieVarietyNews, post: 1004860, member: 27410"]Die clash remnants may or may not be perfectly aligned with the opposite working die on the press. Though certainly not all cases, but most coins you flip over from the obverse to the reverse we will notice that the reverse is not perfectly aligned with the obverse. There are Mint tolerances for allowing slight rotational alignment within the particular pair of working dies on the production press. I have an example of this phenomenon in one of my many tubes of various coins. If I remember correctly, it shows what Jody sees on the 1964 coin posted but is an earlier state that exhibits the die clash and the polishing affecting the lower section of the "1" digit that gives the appearance of a baseball bat. When I come across the coin I'll shoot some photos on it and post. Regards, Billy[/QUOTE]
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