First strike 2003 Silver Eagle
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I received my First strike 2003 yesterday along with it's letter of authenticity. I must admit I am very dissapointed! It's rather dull and lackluster, not at all what I expected. Has anyone else noticed this yet? Or did I just get a stinker?
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<< <i>Why don't collectors support thier local dealer. >>
Because some of us don't have a local dealer.
I just got my 2003 SAE NGC MS-69 yesterday. It is kinda dull compared to other years.
I must have missed something, where does it say that the coin was purchased via a TV advertisment?
Another numismatic double-speak term: "first strike" (what does this mean, the first 100, 1000, 10000; the answer is there is no definition, just hype).
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You can get a first strike coin just as easily in July or September as you can in January. You can get a first strike coin in any month that the coins were minted. A first strike coin is one of the first few produced by a given die. And since they go through many different dies during every month - your chances of getting a first strike coin are no better or worse in any month. And there is no way except by grading - and not always then - to tell if a coin is a true first strike. The only ones who know if a given coin is a first strike or not are the folks running the press.
So don't be fooled by claims of a coin being a first strike - it's merely a marketing ploy.
Ron
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Always looking for nice type coins
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<< <i>Why don't collectors support their local dealer. >>
My local dealers don't carry the stuff I collect. Besides, most of them are kind of jerks (not all).
Every one had a luster break in the sun, yet I have seen the graded 69's with that, so it doesn't bother me much.
70% had mild luster breaks else were, like around the hand.
60% had luster break on the "T" in liberty
60% had pin hole type luster breaks.
75% were scratched(a mark of some type) on both sides
20% were scratched(a mark of some type) on one side
grade wise went like this IMO
69's--- 75 pieces, if the sun thing goes through that is.
68's----325
67 and below 100
Had one with a die break(small@1/16 inch), and three with strike doubling
<< <i>I had a whole roll of 2003 SAEs that had a very nice cartwheel effect on the reverse. When I looked closely, it appeared that the die must have clashed and been polished for reuse. Ron >>
When the Mint wishes to resurface a Silver Eagle die they place a planchet on the anvil die and then place a piece of emery paper over the planchet with the rough side of the paper face up. They then strike the planchet. The hammer die coming down on the rough surface of the emery paper is resurfaced to give the luster effect so common on Silver Eagle coins. They then toss the planchet that was used into the melting bin and proceed with the normal minting process again.
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