Strong Undertypes
Zoins
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The undertype of an overstruck coin can be strong or weak. I like ones that are particularly strong.
This is one of mine from the Denver Coin Club and Dan / @dcarr. It's one of the strongest undertypes I've ever seen and I love the way it looks.
What do you think and do you know of any strong undertype coins?
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Interesting.... and no, I have not seen any. I will check the next roll of Peace dollars closely Cheers, RickO
I have a couple. This William Henry Harrison campaign piece, which has been attributed to the 1836 presidential campaign., was stuck over an 1837 large cent. When you look at this piece under strong glass, a lot of the undertype shows.
Half cents overstruck on Talbot, Allum & Lee tokens are possibly the best known legitimate overstrikes. The OP's example is in the same class as Lincoln smoking a pipe and other silly novelties.
I’m sure the Denver Coin Club will be happy to know you think their medals are legit, or they might not care
Nice token Bill. I love seeing the date on it. How common was it to strike campaign tokens over coins?
@zoins I virtually always like the items you post but darn ... even aside from the fact I am not a fan of D Carr items, I just don't like that over-strike. However, in truth, who cares? You do like it, you own it, and you are very happy with it, so what else can I say other than all is well!
It is quite unusual.
Here is a half cent showing the Talbot, Allum & Lee undertype, especially on the obverse. It is much more apparent in-hand than in the TrueView, but you can see it peeping out by the point of the bust, in front of the chin, and a bit in the left field behind the hair.
No worries Mark. We can't all like exactly the same things. I happen to be fascinated by it. The mirrors on the reverse are pretty strong but don't show due to the lighting. Besides, if too many people liked what I do, my collection would cost too much to collect!
I love the 'tribal tattoo' down her neck What a One of A Kind piece.
The pattern on her neck is very prominent and one reason I like this piece. The others are the two profiles of Lady Liberty and the reverse eagle on the mountain. I have other overstrikes but think this one is particularly striking
simply BEAUTIFUL
Nice looking coin!
Here's a good article with some background on these:
http://coinappraiser.com/rare-coin-knowledge-center/half-cents-struck-talbot-allum-lee-tokens/
Very unusual, I don't have any, but I like it !!!