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1887 S Flyaway Hair Variety? $5 Gold coin

Aspie_RoccoAspie_Rocco Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited January 24, 2019 8:34PM in U.S. Coin Forum

I love this new coin! I noticed under inspection there seems to be retooling of the die, with some extra die scratches or gouging in the hair and extending into the letters of “Liberty” it is really cool looking in my opinion.
Definitely not PMD ;)
There is also hints of minor doubling on just a few letters on the reverse
Maybe I am reaching here, with all the excitement, yet comparing CoinFacts images I did not see any others with the same marks








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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,585 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good looking coin, but I did not see the date/mm combo in the CherryPickers Guide.

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,716 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting but apparently random die damage, not something that would tickle the fancy of your average variety collector.

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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If it were on a common cent, there might be a very small premium.

    On a $350-ish gold coin, there is no premium.

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  • PQueuePQueue Posts: 901 ✭✭✭

    RE:
    Definitely not PMD
    It could be ... more minutiae.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,735 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Die gouges. Very cool!

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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sweet, I like it !!! :)

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  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,734 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Glad you like your new coin. It is very nice. Enjoy!!

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  • cecropiamothcecropiamoth Posts: 969 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Insignificant to the value of the coin or not, those are neat! Cool that you are able to examine the coin down to the level you are.

    Jeff

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