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question for Peace, maybe Morgan people

See the whitish areas around the periphery at the bottom? What would cause that? I've seen it on other coins. It's almost like the metal flow is different there.



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  • It appears to be a portion of the original surface of the planchet, an area which never made contact with the dies, and retained it's original texture.
  • Any other ideas? I've seen this on a bunch of peace dollars. It doesn't really have that unstruck raw planchety lookimage
  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,080 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It appears to be a portion of the original surface of the planchet, an area which never made contact with the dies, and retained it's original texture. >>



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  • Crazy4CoinsCrazy4Coins Posts: 1,922 ✭✭✭
    yep.....I agree. You can really tell how flat/weak the strike was at MER of AMERICA. Nice flashy 65, btw
  • CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139


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    << <i>It appears to be a portion of the original surface of the planchet, an area which never made contact with the dies, and retained it's original texture. >>



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    Me too. Could be other explanations but look are the devices along the periphery. They do suggest weak peripheral striking. Metal still did flow but not the same there. I have seen it on some Morgans, the 1891-O date comes to mind.
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