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Pretty Bust Quarter...with interesting strike characteristics.
elwood
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Sorry, I just free handed the coin at my desk but you get the idea.
1819 Sm 9 B-4.....more than likely the finest known for the variety.
If you look at the bust you will see a strike through. I have another B-4 with a similar strike through but it is located in the left obverse field.
My opinion is that there was some form of liquid on the die and as the B-4's were struck, the liquid moved around the die showing striking weakness in diffent locations on the coin.
I'll try to post a pic of the other B-4 for a comp.
If you look in the left obv field, just above the bust line, you can see the strike through's (2-3).
Sorry, I just free handed the coin at my desk but you get the idea.
1819 Sm 9 B-4.....more than likely the finest known for the variety.
If you look at the bust you will see a strike through. I have another B-4 with a similar strike through but it is located in the left obverse field.
My opinion is that there was some form of liquid on the die and as the B-4's were struck, the liquid moved around the die showing striking weakness in diffent locations on the coin.
I'll try to post a pic of the other B-4 for a comp.
If you look in the left obv field, just above the bust line, you can see the strike through's (2-3).
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Interesting observation about the cause of the strike thru. I can see how liquid can cause a strike thru due to the fact that liquid does not compress much, but due to the heating of the dies cause by the pressure of the strike do you think the liquid would still be present from one strike to the next?
Interesting thoughts elwood....
I can see how liquid can cause a strike thru due to the fact that liquid does not compress much, but due to the heating of the dies cause by the pressure of the strike do you think the liquid would still be present from one strike to the next?
I share the reservations about a liquid accounting for multiple sequential strike throughs...but I'm certainly no student or scholar on the subject. I think it more likely that a press operator was out too late the night before and wasn't too concerned about what was dropping in the die area the following day.
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<< <i> but due to the heating of the dies cause by the pressure of the strike do you think the liquid would still be present from one strike to the next? >>
JRocco...It probably depends on what the liquid was. I'm assuming it could possibly be some type of oil or possibly grease? I don't know how hot the die got during the minting process. It's possible that water couldn't cause this.
<< <i>do all b4's show this is in some location or another? >>
Cladiator.....I've seen it on one other example. It was in low grade and I only saw a picture of it. The B-4's are a bit rarer (R-4) so examples are not all that plentiful.
B-4's come in various states of die deterioration. The 3 examples I've seen have all been at the same die stage. If you look at the 2 pics I posted, the die state is identicle, so they had to have been struck very closely to each other. You can see the die crack through the date. The die cracks are identical in person while the images make one die crack look more pronounced.
<< <i>WOW...very nice and an interesting bust on the bust! >>
You know that one side is always larger than the other
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