Can a weakly struck coin still be attractive and desirable?

braddick · August 8, 2021 8:26PM

I think so.
Does anyone have an example of a weakly struck coin that is also pretty? I'm not talking about an error such as a die-trail coin yet rather one that is simply not struck well.
Thanks!

ShaunBC5 · August 8, 2021 8:35PM

I don’t have an example, but I think weakly struck coins can still be attractive. The more hammered the better, it I still have love for well preserved examples that didn’t get the best strike.
Lots of ‘21 Peace dollars that aren’t fully struck but still look nice.

hbarbee · August 8, 2021 8:53PM

Here is an good example of one that I added to my collection to illustrate that very issue. It is from an extremely worn die and is terribly struck but I feel is still attractive and also graded MS64RD.

CoinJunkie · August 8, 2021 9:47PM

Yes, a weakly struck coin can be very pretty, usually because it features great colorful toning. That said, I find very weak strikes distracting (no matter how pretty) and pretty much never buy such coins.

ZoidMeister · August 9, 2021 5:49AM

Best example I've got. Classically weak strike, but still a nice example.

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ricko · August 9, 2021 5:53AM

While not my preference, it depends on the coin/design. Mostly, I would pass on a weak strike. Cheers, RickO

braddick · August 9, 2021 6:49AM

This Buffalo is weakly struck yet has an interesting appeal.

ThreeCentSilverFL · August 9, 2021 11:03AM

Thinking out loud, my opinion would be that a larger diameter Coin is going to suffer more visually from a weak strike. For example; mushy hand and thumb in the center of a walking liberty dollar.

TurtleCat · August 9, 2021 11:35AM

It can happen with gold dollars. I don’t have a good example to show off-hand but there are plenty of weakly struck ones that have good luster.

mynamespat · August 9, 2021 11:52AM

I believe the Franklin Half series is a good example of this. The San Fransisco minted coins, especially those in '53 and '54, are known for their weak strikes. This makes finding full bell lines nearly impossible. It also resulted in some of the most lustrous examples in the series. I absolutely love the appearance of these coins. Here are a couple examples from my collection:

logger7 · August 9, 2021 11:59AM

Good strikes are desirable but sometimes hard to find: this 41-s Walker graded 65: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/37638273

asheland · August 9, 2021 12:48PM

I think so. AU53, the reverse is weakly struck in a few places but I still find it very attractive.

Overdate · August 9, 2021 1:13PM

I've always found it difficult to find decent details on a Wyoming state quarter.

Crypto · August 9, 2021 2:06PM

The cruder the coin the more charming I find them. All coins today look exactly the same and have lost the human technician variability that made them more art than product.

It is like with cars, conceding that modern cars are superior in almost every measurable; no thank you. we have the rest of our live to be taxied back in forth by computers, I want to still pilot an analog machine while I still can.

ctf_error_coins · August 9, 2021 2:29PM

Altho this coin may appear weakly struck to some, it is actually hammered .....

BryceM · August 9, 2021 2:33PM

Every Peace dollar collector says yes.

pmh1nic · August 9, 2021 4:24PM

I never thought of Franklin’s as pretty but some like this ‘57 have a weak strike but still can get a relatively high grade (picture is woefully lacking)

dan_marinelli · August 9, 2021 6:58PM

This is MS62, nice toning, don't mind the weak rev strike as it came out of mint that way!

Wahoo554 · August 9, 2021 7:07PM

PC40 CAC. Ex. Littlejohn, @RYK and @Boosibri. This coin is weakly struck as is typical for the issue, but has nice residual luster, wonderful color and excellent eye appeal.

winesteven · August 9, 2021 9:18PM

I bought this $1 Gold Type 2 as an MS63, but still liked it enough to send it back to PCGS for Reconsideration (with a CAC now applied). It came back as a 63+ (and as such, since the cert number remained unchanged, CAC automatically reapplied the CAC sticker for only $3 - now that fee is $5, but worth every penny).

asheland · August 10, 2021 6:50AM

@winesteven said:
I bought this $1 Gold Type 2 as an MS63, but still liked it enough to send it back to PCGS for Reconsideration (with a CAC now applied). It came back as a 63+ (and as such, since the cert number remained unchanged, CAC automatically reapplied the CAC sticker for only $3 - now that fee is $5, but worth every penny).

Splendid!

Connecticoin · August 10, 2021 7:05AM

Sure, for example, San Francisco Walkers from the 1940s. Almost all are weakly struck, but many are very nice looking - a fun challenge is to find those that are “less weakly struck”

ctf_error_coins · August 10, 2021 3:00PM

silverpop · August 10, 2021 3:03PM

yes weakly struck coins can be attractive and desirable

Nathan401 · August 10, 2021 3:06PM

@mynamespat said:
I believe the Franklin Half series is a good example of this. The San Fransisco minted coins, especially those in '53 and '54, are known for their weak strikes. This makes finding full bell lines nearly impossible. It also resulted in some of the most lustrous examples in the series. I absolutely love the appearance of these coins. Here are a couple examples from my collection:

Nice examples for the OP! They really scrubbed the clashes out of those dies! I enjoy things like that.

koynekwest · August 10, 2021 4:35PM

This one is weak at the centers of both the obv and rev but, by my estimation the color more than makes up for the weakness-

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