Clashed 1856 Gold Dollar

rjsvt

I recently purchased this 1856 Slanted 5 gold dollar in an NGC slab. I'm new to collecting and have to admit I didn't even notice the clash marks until someone else pointed them out. Now they look crystal clear to me. Are clash marks like these normal? Does it change the value of the coin at all?


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Any info or similar pics appreciated.

Thanks

Bob

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nice coin. there looks to be a lot of luster.

i think clash marks appear on smaller thinner coins more
frequently. why? i am not sure. someone will fill us in.

i do not think it changes the coins value unless it makes it
look very ugly.

you do not have an ugly coin.

my grade guess is AU58 due to some rub i "think" i see.
NGC prob gave it a higher grade due to being lusterous.

nice pickup

ms71

Clash marks like this won't have any effect on the coin's value. Nice coin.

PerryHall

Clash marks are very common on gold dollars, especially on type 2's and type 3's. These coins were struck on extremely thin planchets which means the dies had to be spaced very close together resulting in the greater likelyhood of the dies coming together causing them to clash.