my new 1933 buffalo Dan Carr double struck
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this goes good with my two 1816 double and triple struck coins ! oh what a lucky man ! how many of these were double struck Dan Carr ?
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I knew it was one of his buff's!
true I remember you saying that ! are there more?
I believe I've seen one or two. Don't quote me though. I know I saw a sold one on eBay from a seller l bought a Carr item from a moth ago or so. Don't remember when exactly it sold though. If it was less than 3 months ago it might still be findable on sold listings
That is unique.... I imagine there may have been a few.... I am sure Dan knows exactly how many he released. Cheers, RickO
In my mind it is not a positive development to see this type of item being offered.
Why?
Dan likes to have fun and on occasion does something like this but usually keeps it very limited. He did 9 multi-overstruck of the "1816" CBH's of which 1940coup now owns 2. Notice his avatar. I see absolutely nothing wrong with it. Its just another cool and limited aspect of the Moonlight Mint family of offerings.
The reason I made (and sold) some of the Bust half dollar multi-over-strikes was because the coins typically cost me about $50 on average with a scrap value of maybe $10 or less. So if one of those had a rim flaw after over-striking, I could strike it again off-center (obliterating that flaw) and make into something of interest rather than melting it and losing $40. This is what Dan told me per email hope he doesnt get upset for sharing ?
Dan's catalog mentions how many were broadstruck but not how many were multi-struck. The buffalo nickel page says the following:
cool.
Cool piece
Whether "garbage" or "cool" is up to each collector's taste. Seems like people either love him or hate him -- he is controversial -- which in the art world is a badge of honor. Personally, I do not own any of his products even though they seems to fit within the definition of "exonumia." He is definitely a talented minter and I doubt most would debate that ... it seems people are simply torn over how he chooses to use his talent, i.e. whether he is producing legitimate numismatic products or not. One could make the same argument regarding counterstamps, repousse coins, capped coins, and even encased coins, etc. They all mutilate/repurpose coins for other uses and/or collector interest. Not sure how @dcarr's products are any different. Just some random, unsolicited thoughts. Carry on.
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Very cool piece for sure . I remember seeing one either on eBay or the forums a few years ago . Nice pick up !!
I generally agree, and I think that is a reasonable summation of the situation.
Not a problem.
I don't know the exact number of "1933" over-strike nickels that were multi-struck with a lateral shift between strikes.
Perhaps a dozen or so, but unlikely that there is more than that.
I produced a few double-over-strike "1970"and "1975" Eisenhower Dollars. A couple were sold by me on eBay years ago.
I also produced a couple double-over-strike "1964-D" Peace Dollars in 2010 (none of those were released). This one antiqued:
Thanks for commenting Dan ! Now I will try and find these = I produced a few double-over-strike "1970"and "1975" Eisenhower Dollars