I've seen it on many legit flowing hair/draped bust coins. Always wondered about it. Is it part of the design of the letters, or the way the metal flows into the die, or circulation wear?
This is NOT die wear. It's excessive radial metal flow. You'll see the same thing in coins struck without collars and broadstruck errors.
The metal does not fully flow into the portions of the devices/lettering that is radially closer to the center of the coin. It is always greatest where the design is thickest. For example, look at the "T", the bottom of the T right under the middle bar has the least amount of fill from the moving metal.
This is always from excessive radial metal flow and NOT die wear.
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<< <i>Look at the bottoms of the letters in the Legend on the reverse >>
I've seen that happen to many a legit Bust Half.
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Tom
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<< <i>Look at the bottoms of the letters in the Legend on the reverse >>
I've seen that happen to many a legit Bust Half. >>
Yeah, I know with busts it is a sign of an older (fatigued) die, any chance this had the same issue?
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This is NOT die wear. It's excessive radial metal flow. You'll see the same thing in coins struck without collars and broadstruck errors.
The metal does not fully flow into the portions of the devices/lettering that is radially closer to the center of the coin. It is always greatest where the design is thickest. For example, look at the "T", the bottom of the T right under the middle bar has the least amount of fill from the moving metal.
This is always from excessive radial metal flow and NOT die wear.
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