Presidential Dollar Edge Lettering Styles?

19Lyds

Has anybody noticed what appears to be different edge lettering styles on the Presidential Dollars?

Piping?

Do these letters look like they were piped? (Piping is a term used by cake decorators and is a thin bead of metal following the centerline of the letter)







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Piping example:

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I've also noticed what appears to be "outlined" lettering on some of the Satin Finish Coins:





Above is a Washington Weak Edge Lettering SF but I've seen this on Jefferson coins as well. Do you suppose different lettering styles are being used?

2manycoins2fewfunds

There definately seems to be differences but whether this is the result of distinctly different types of roll lettering dies is unclear.

Obviously the edge lettering is a work in progress.

I have imagined the different appearance of lettering could be result of actual differences in edge lettering dies or.............degree of wear on edge lettering die, difference of pressure on die to coin and even minor differences in diameter of coin blanks.

I'll defer to experts...........

tahoe98

............say, lee, it looks different...........dare i say that one style looks like SNAKESKIN??

zeebob

Very impressive photos Lee!

Ya going to the Red Line Show next month?

19Lyds

"............say, lee, it looks different...........dare i say that one style looks like SNAKESKIN??"

I suppose you could say that but as indicated in this NGC News Release, there are what appear to be "laser etched" surfaces on some of the Adams dollars which do give the "snakeskin" appearance.

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But back to the subject, what I am trying to say is that I think different styles of lettering are being used for the presidential dollars (specifically for the Satin Finish coins).

For example, on my second series of pictures in the first post, that is a Washington Weak Edge Lettering SF coin yet the Weak Edge Lettering on the regular business strike coin below is completely different:



Consider the following 2007P Satin Finish Coins and focus on the first T in TRUST:



Clearly the deepest portion of the letter impression is in the center of the letter line meaning that the center of the letter is what touches the coin first. This is also backed up by the weak edge lettered Washington coin above. Yet, on the second coin in the photograph of four coins, only the outline of the letter is pressed into the coin while on the third coin, the top of the T is a thin line.

This tells me that there are some differences.

Comparitively speaking, some weak edge lettered coins have thin, barely discernable lines while others have only outlines of letters and I'm kinda curious as to why?

19Lyds

<< <i>Very impressive photos Lee!

Ya going to the Red Line Show next month? >>



Yes. I had considered getting a table but I'm not ready to shell out that kind of money just yet. Plus it limits the cherry picking time.

19Lyds

ProofArtworkonCircs

Lee,

Are you finding differences between circs, mint sets and proofs? Or do you have any differences within one group?