'splain this brockage to me, please

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by Burton Strauss III, Aug 8, 2018.

  1. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

    I get the basics... planchet is struck and sticks to the die. Next planchet is struck by one die and by the obverse of the original to create the mirror image.

    But how do you get two planchets in the coining chamber and such a poor strike? That can't be circulation wear... or can it?

    This is the second one I know of, the other was an AU-50 that sold for $5,800 at Heritage. This wasn't even in the same universe. I'm pretty sure the low grade scared away most bidders. Never-the-less, some clue as to value would be appreciated...

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  3. Fred Weinberg

    Fred Weinberg Well-Known Member

    It appears genuine, but at least the Obverse
    of the coin has had it's surfaces tooled/worked on.

    It's rare on this denomination, of course, but given
    condition, I'd guess it's a $350-$500 retail coin, or thereabouts,
    based on what can be seen in the photo.

     
  4. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

    Thanks Fred... it's in an ICG slab not raw, so I had some comfort buying it. They labeled it as AG3.
     
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