The weakest struck walker I have ever seen

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  1. Duke Kavanaugh

    Duke Kavanaugh The Big Coin Hunter

    64 FH lol
     
    Duke Kavanaugh, Jul 6, 2013
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  3. silverfool

    silverfool Active Member

    I haven't had a problem finding nice well struck D mint coins. the S is tough except I found some nice 46s coins but the 40s wins worst prize or toughest to find nice from what I've seen.
     
    silverfool, Jul 7, 2013
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  4. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    You post some really interesting items Matt. Thanks, I know many enjoy it.
    It's the weakest struck I have seen as well. Pretty cool.

    Years ago I used to hear the term "flat struck", used a lot. Maybe just me but I don't hear that term much anymore. Is that about the same as weakly struck?
     
    ldhair, Jul 8, 2013
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  5. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Yeah, means the same thing. That's the thing about terminology, it changes as the people change. The people who used to use flat struck likely still use it, you just don't hear from them or see their comments as much anymore. Today you see different people's comments and they use weakly struck. 'Bout all there is to it.
     
    GDJMSP, Jul 8, 2013
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  6. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye

    When you are as old as Methuselah you are just glad to be able to see the outline of the coin!:p
     
    scottishmoney, Jul 8, 2013
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  7. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Gonna getcha for that :cool:
     
    GDJMSP, Jul 8, 2013
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  8. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye



    Oooh, I am scared:eek:
     
    scottishmoney, Jul 8, 2013
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  9. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    LOL !

    Yeah I'll just bet you are :D
     
    GDJMSP, Jul 8, 2013
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  10. yakpoo

    yakpoo Member

    ...because they're dying off?

    ...or because most ugly "flat struck" coins have been melted?
     
    yakpoo, Jul 9, 2013
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  11. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator


    Uhhhhhh - actually I was thinking more along the lines of - the younger generations is, shall we say, more vociferous :D
     
    GDJMSP, Jul 9, 2013
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  12. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    We get better with age. Can't say that about all of our coins.
    "vociferous" I'll have to look that one up.:)
     
    ldhair, Jul 9, 2013
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  13. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    I agree, I collected these in the 80's, [yes, Like Doug I am old, just not THAT old.}
    And these weak strikes were encountered, jut not that often.
     
    Treashunt, Jul 9, 2013
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  14. coinman1234

    coinman1234 Not a Well-Known Member

    Found one identical on ebay. :) Probably made from the same dies
     
    coinman1234, Jul 9, 2013
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  15. geekpryde

    geekpryde Husband and Father Moderator

    I wanted to dig this old thread up and see if we can get some new weak strike action.

    Not nearly as bad as the OP weak strike, but here is mine:

    1945 S 50C Obv closeup.jpg

    1945 S 50C Rev closeup.jpg
     
    geekpryde, Feb 20, 2014
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  16. JPeace$

    JPeace$ Coinaholic

    Maybe the reason they were having this issue at SF at the time were improperly annealed planchets. Just throwing that out there as a possibility. No data to back it up.
     
    JPeace$, Feb 21, 2014
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  17. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    I have seen those weak strike for '41S and 42S, not this one.
     
    Treashunt, Feb 21, 2014
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  18. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Possible, but a low strike pressure setting on the press may be more likely. In cases where documentation does exist, that is the most common reason, especially at the branch mints. They dialed down the pressure a bit in order to make the dies last longer.
     
    GDJMSP, Feb 21, 2014
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  19. JPeace$

    JPeace$ Coinaholic

    Understand. Just don't know how they would let it go for years. Seems they would be able to correct a pressure issue. I know the New Orleans mint had annealing issues with the Morgan planchets.
     
    JPeace$, Feb 21, 2014
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  20. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    My guess on it was a die pressure adjustment problem the end result an ms -63 with f-12 details
     
    Mainebill, Feb 21, 2014
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  21. Phil Ham

    Phil Ham Hamster

    You know that you've become a coin geek when you marvel over a weak struck coin. I must say that I really liked the learning from this thread. Good stuff!
     
    Phil Ham, Feb 21, 2014
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