Clashed coin post

shylock

High-end collectors hate these, so lets show them what they're missing. Post a major or unusual clash and explain why it appeals to you.

I'll start with this 1865 IH major obv clash (which was unfortunately dipped). Try finding another IH obv clash as dramatic as this in any major/minor coin show, dealer's inventory, or auction. And explain to me the mint process that led to the doubled clash marks. It's not registry material but it's one of the coolest IH's I've seen.

airplanenut

Awesome coin, Shylock! I've got to admit, I expected some photoshopping when I opened the thread

Cladiator

1834 Capped Bust 25¢, you can see the lines of the shield inside and under her ear.

JRocco

That is a great coin shylock, I wish it was mine
Remember helping explain this clashed Roosevelt to me? It is also a doubled clash.

ldhair

shylock
I'm not sure I have ever seen a more dramatic clash than yours.
What a great coin.

tjkillian

Tom

Baley

here's an 1814 half with strong clash marks on both sides:



(O.107, for you variety fans) You can actually read some of the letters of E Pluribus Unum on the obverse!

shylock

Wow, some clashes I've never seen before. Keep them coming -- I love TJ's quarter clash!

errormaven

Multiple, staggered clash marks are not that unusual. They're produced when the hammer die shifts laterally in between clashes. If the shift is great enough, then you're talking about a misaligned die clash.

I've seen as many as five sets of staggered clash marks on Lincoln cents. Sometimes they're so closely spaced it's impossible to get an accurate count.

-- Mike Diamond

DominusDeus

Only one I have that I'm currently aware of.

JRocco

Does the reverse on that 1865 beauty show any clash marks Shylock?

CaptainRon

Those are all pretty cool. I love a cool looking clashed coin. However I'm partically found of Shylocks being an IHC collector.

The one I'm posting is nowehere as defined as Shylock, nor is my photo skills even comparable to show off it's detail justly, but here it is.

This one too, was stuck twice, however nearly impossible to tell from photos, On clash just slightly above the other.

It shows strong clashing all the way around the obverse, and even shows partial shield just aboved the repunched 3, in the date.

The reverse shows a nice outline of liberties face, and just a bit of the headdress as well to the left.

I wish I new if there a Snow var for this type of repuched date, the two listed in Steve and Flynns book do not match this one.

IrishMike

That is an amazing clash, shylock. As you know I have several and you are "vaguely" familiar with this one. It is holdered in an old rattler and graded 64.

seanq

These are a couple of "Two-feather" Buffalo Nickels I recently parted with. If you look at the reverse above the Buffalo, you can see the clash marks from the Indian's chin and neck through E PLURIBUS UNUM. The clash is what precipitated the overpolishing of the obverse die. If you can find one of these before it was polished, you can sometimes see the letters of EPU on the obverse, I think old-timers used to call those "whisker chin varieties".






Sean Reynolds

Baley

here's another bust half, this one a reeded edge, with some clash marks on the reverse:





it also has some die cracks

19Lyds

Here's mine.

shylock

Does the reverse on that 1865 beauty show any clash marks Shylock?

JRocco - the reverse clash is light by comparison, the type you see on so many IH's. Not nearly as strong as CaptainRon's 1893 and IrishMike's incredible 1865. Mike's is the coolest reverse clash I've seen on an IH, a complete profile and you can even see feather details of the headdress on the lower portion. I no longer own the 1865 I posted, it's one coin I have some regrets about selling.

A larger pic of IrishMike's 1865.

mgoodm3

More obvious on obv than rev. Found in change.