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Interesting Carson City error coin

cccoinscccoins Posts: 294 ✭✭✭✭
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1870 $1 which looks to have been struck through with a piece of wire. My only error coin.

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I pretty sure it's a silver dollar.

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,283 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dude, we'd like to appreciate your coin. Try again, focus, check your resulting images before posting both sides. Peace Roy

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  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,836 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think I like the look of that one. Nice and original.

  • cccoinscccoins Posts: 294 ✭✭✭✭

    In sorry for the bad image. It might be a month or so before I have a chance to see it again. I would appreciate sincere suggestions on how to take better coin pictures with an iPhone.

  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,784 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The big wavy line across the shield is still pretty easy to see. Very cool!

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  • LJenkins11LJenkins11 Posts: 818 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I also take less than stellar coin photos so I can appreciate your struggle. I would recommend possibly using a brighter light source, pointed from various angles in order to mitigate the glare of the slab when taking a smart phone pic. The dull light source may have contributed to the lack of camera focus. There are some useful threads on coin photography here in the forum if you locate the search tool at the top of the main forum page.

    From what I can make out you have a nice looking old Carson City dollar.

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    :/

  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The best CC error coin I’ve seen is the broken CC dollar. It used to be the hallmark of a dealer called BrokenCC. I don’t know who has it now.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I believe I see the error... but we need better pictures...Your phone is capable of much more...Cheers, RickO

  • cccoinscccoins Posts: 294 ✭✭✭✭

    @TurtleCat said:
    The best CC error coin I’ve seen is the broken CC dollar. It used to be the hallmark of a dealer called BrokenCC. I don’t know who has it now.

    Allan at northern Nevada Coin still has it. He brought it, and nine or ten other errors to the mint for a presentation a couple of weeks ago.

  • jabbajabba Posts: 3,177 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cccoins said:

    @TurtleCat said:
    The best CC error coin I’ve seen is the broken CC dollar. It used to be the hallmark of a dealer called BrokenCC. I don’t know who has it now.

    Allan at northern Nevada Coin still has it. He brought it, and nine or ten other errors to the mint for a presentation a couple of weeks ago.

    I’ve seen it in person in Phoenix at a ANA money show Allan is a great guy he tracked down a few worn out CC for me the one above would be awesome to have looks very original and crusty


    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/publishedset/209923

    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/album/209923

  • 1Bufffan1Bufffan Posts: 675 ✭✭✭✭

    If you look close I think the wire is on the eagles chest right by the top of the shield?

  • cccoinscccoins Posts: 294 ✭✭✭✭

    Correct. The god news is that the error stands out even with the bad photo.

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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 17,629 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Better pics! Cool coin, dude. Love dem CC's. And a variety to boot. <3B)<3

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  • DelawareDoonsDelawareDoons Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin, it definitely looks struck through something. It may be why it is so well preserved.

    In the future, if you want to take pictures with your phone, do not worry about getting close to the coin, worry about it getting in focus. The resolution on almost all modern smart phones is good enough that as long as the pic is in focus, it should be good enough to see what you are trying to show. :)

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  • jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,241 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Was I the only one hoping someone took a hammer to two CC Morgan dollars ..??? :D

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,627 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 24, 2020 10:06PM

    @TurtleCat said:
    The best CC error coin I’ve seen is the broken CC dollar. It used to be the hallmark of a dealer called BrokenCC. I don’t know who has it now.

    I saw it at the Denver Coin Show a couple years ago in the Northern Nevada Coin display case;

    https://northernnevadacoin.com/amazing-broken-cc/

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,950 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 24, 2020 10:17PM

    @TurtleCat said:
    The best CC error coin I’ve seen is the broken CC dollar. It used to be the hallmark of a dealer called BrokenCC. I don’t know who has it now.

    It's at the coin shop across the street from the Mint in CC, worth viewing if going to Carson. Northern Nevada Coin.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oih82w8 said:

    @TurtleCat said:
    The best CC error coin I’ve seen is the broken CC dollar. It used to be the hallmark of a dealer called BrokenCC. I don’t know who has it now.

    I saw it at the Denver Coin Show a couple years ago in the Northern Nevada Coin display case;

    Could be the same company. The website https://brokencc.com goes to Northern Nevada Coin.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cccoins said:
    Here are some better scans. They show the details, but not the color.

    That's an awesome looking coin. Congrats!

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