Broardstruck Franlin Half or PMD?
Windycity
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I have seen "enlarged coins" before that have been hammered by placing the coin between two pieces of leather and flattening the coin by pounding with a heavy hammer. I suppose that is possibly in play here but I am leaning towards broadstrike. You'll note the coin has a ridge and drop close to the rim around the entire coin. Here are images side by side with a normal coin... Welcome opinions.
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but look at design enlargement...that bell got bigger then any die cut for it
i call post strike damage here or pmd
-Paul
I'm confused by the top comparison coins, the 1949 & 1958 ?
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The results look exactly like your coin.
PS: A "vice" will not work for doing this. The trick is enlarging the coin without plateauing (flattening) the high points off.
<< <i>Vice >>
Wise beyond your years.
<< <i>I have taken coins and made them larger in diameter by mechanically stretching them.
The results look exactly like your coin.
PS: A "vice" will not work for doing this. The trick is enlarging the coin without plateauing (flattening) the high points off.
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You are COINMAN !
The term I remember for these is "Texas Coin". Put the coin between two straps of leather and then apply pressure. I never tried it, but I have owned several examples.
<< <i>I have taken coins and made them larger in diameter by mechanically stretching them.
The results look exactly like your coin.
PS: A "vice" will not work for doing this. The trick is enlarging the coin without plateauing (flattening) the high points off.
Talk about stretching your money
Steve