Very interesting HA coin.

stealer

Check 10 o'clock on the obverse rim in the zoomed up version. It appears as if the rim was scratched off revealing...an extended version of the dentil almost as if the dentil was struck all the way to the edge first and then the rim was formed.




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MrEureka

Very interesting! It seems like the rim was incompletely cut into the die, which is highly unusual. And it's even stranger that I can't remember seeing any other 75-CC's like this. It's suspicious, but I'm not ready to condemn the coin.

MidLifeCrisis

Never saw that before...or thought about it even.

stealer

<< <i>Never saw that before...or thought about it even. >>


It kind of adds something to the coin huh?

MrEureka, but even despite an incompletely cut rim, shouldn't the dentils disappear? I mean the engraver wouldn't intentionally cut it all the way to the rim.

Wolf359

I'm totally lost. Looks like a striking issue.

stealer

<< <i>I'm totally lost. Looks like a striking issue. >>


My first thought was a strike-through, but why would the metal flow fill in, forming exactly how it would look if the dentil continued all the way to the rim? That's what's confusing me.

stealer

Bump for the morning crowd

FredWeinberg

Looks like it's been struck-thru
a small flake of silver.

stealer

<< <i>Looks like it's been struck-thru
a small flake of silver. >>


Thanks Fred, do you know why the dentil appears to continue all the way to the edge instead of stopping?

FredWeinberg

I think it's just the effect of the
extra piece of metal on the planchet.
It's not an 'extended' denticle on the die.

I've seen similar effects before, on
Morgan dollars, and other coins with
denticles.

johnny9434

first time ive ever seen that. is that a legitimate coin? ( maybe im just ignorant on the topic )

Zoins

<< <i>I think it's just the effect of the
extra piece of metal on the planchet.
It's not an 'extended' denticle on the die.

I've seen similar effects before, on
Morgan dollars, and other coins with
denticles. >>



Good to know Fred. Thanks for posting.

stealer

<< <i>I think it's just the effect of the
extra piece of metal on the planchet.
It's not an 'extended' denticle on the die.

I've seen similar effects before, on
Morgan dollars, and other coins with
denticles. >>


Very interesting, thanks!! It's great having the experts on board

MrEureka

MrEureka, but even despite an incompletely cut rim, shouldn't the dentils disappear? I mean the engraver wouldn't intentionally cut it all the way to the rim.

I'm assuming that the dentils are cut into the die first, maybe by the hub, and that they extend to (or close to) the edge of the die. Then, the rim is cut into the die. And although I'm guessing, it's the only way I can explain what I see on this coin.