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A gem as original as the day it was struck...
This was the Morgan $1 mint error which ended the search as it's not upgradable.
As I recall member/dealer FredWeinberg discovered this in a sealed mint bag of 1898 dollars.
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Wow, phenomenal!
Amazing!
BHNC #203
Is that your nine o'clock for the Morgan off-center clock ?
Ha I wish I could find another 11 like this to do a clock
Wow!
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I'd carry wallet-size pics of it and show it off like grandkids photos.
That's awesome.
Very cool......a unique Morgan indeed.....Cheers, RickO
Spectacular!
Imagine the excitement when finding that Beauty!
Fred finds the best. Or, after his years in the field, let’s say... the best find Fred.
You should make a thread of all of your 'broadstrikes'!
But, warn us first, so we don't drool on the keyboard.
BHNC #203
I think that is absolutely superb!
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Awesome!
I didn't find it myself in a bag -
I bought from another dealer
who found it in an original bag.
( I WISH I could have found it in a bag!)
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
Incredible piece! Boy we really have to wonder what kind of amazing errors are still lurking in mint sewn bags.
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FredWeinberg, I always thought you found it....
Darn now that the story has changed it's only 1/2 as meaningful
That is an incredible looking error piece!!!
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Very, VERY cool
.....well, I'm pretty sure I didn't.
....and pretty sure I would have
remembered finding such a
coin in an original bag !
sorry - hope the pedigree isn't ruined!
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
wicked cool, i like.
Not that it matters, but what do you think it would grade?
BHNC #203
Just a fantastic example! So is it correct to say that the collar was broken on that strike? Or what exactly happens to create this effect?
Not broken just struck outside the collar which was due to a brief planchet feeding hiccup.
Great, thanks for the explanation. Again like your other example I notice the pull away toning which I find so interesting. As I understand it this is something that the AT people have not figured out how to duplicate. What are your thoughts on that?
Treashunt, It's in a old blue label PCGS MS65 holder.
jedm,
We call it pull away toning, but the toning isn't pulled away in any fashion it just didn't progress in that region.
The so called pull away effect I believe happens as there's die grease present from semi newly polished dies.
If you look at every coin with the effect as the planchet is struck by tons of pressure just like shock waves the die grease tends to jump outward toward the rims.
Ever see pull away moving toward the the center of the planchet? Nope... Right?
Also once the coin has been dipped the grease is gone so this effect is never seen on secondary toned coins.
An Awesome Morgan
Pretty sweet!!!
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That is an awesome error, you don't see that everyday. Very nice!
That's the one I'm talkin about, awesome! I wonder what the look on the face of the individual who found it was? HOLY MOLY, we have a winner Awesome error!
Way cool example.
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