@Inspired70 oh, that 1857 is soooo gemmy. Akers name is associated to some of the all-time best coins. Here's my 1913 proof half....She has some color.
Final Red Eye Saturday before the big show (& the first of the New Year). Looking forward to FUN & a good day to post my newest IHC here:
The 1880 S-1 is a very tough 4* variety. I’ve included a description below the pics of this rare die anomaly. This piece is one of 3 graded 65RD with none higher. And, it’s a @winesteven ”special” - double stickered!
Hope everyone has a great Saturday; Steve, I’ll see you at the show!
@Eldorado9 said: @Inspired70 oh, that 1857 is soooo gemmy. Akers name is associated to some of the all-time best coins. Here's my 1913 proof half....She has some color.
Eldo: You have some of the most lustrous and colorful barbers in existence. 1913, the year Henry Ford started pushing the Model T down the assembly line. A great year in American History!
In a recent Heritage auction - I won this Capped Bust error - I never knew that a split planchet error ever existed. We usually showcase drop dead gorgeous coins here but this one is down right ugly but hey its a CBD error and those are quite rare. I usually don't disclose how much I paid but it got for less than $200. What can be wrong with that? Good for a coffee & coins Saturday thread
@pursuitofliberty said:
Saturday morning at the Ebb Tide Retreat ... Italian Roast pour-over on the back deck admiring one of the girls from Date Night last night
Todd - please explain yourself here. What is the Ebb Tide Retreat, and what is Date Night?
Does this mean, you're on your back deck, and you went to a local show last night?
If that's your own back deck with that view, I'm totally envious! That looks gorgeous - especially as I'm preparing for the snowmageddon '25 that is on its way.
Working on some latte art this morning, gents. Little time for coins! (I know ive got a long way to go.)
😆
Purchased an espresso machine for the wife's birthday, and it is worth its weight in rare civil war tokens.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
@DCW said:
Working on some latte art this morning, gents. Little time for coins! (I know ive got a long way to go.)
😆
Purchased an espresso machine for the wife's birthday, and it is worth its weight in rare civil war tokens.
Great coin, @Copperindian, and special too, in addition to the double stickers.
For the benefit of others, while many collectors may think that having both a CAC sticker and Rick Snow's Eagle Eye Photo Seal is redundant, it's not. Since JA and Rick each weigh the various stickering factors differently, the are many CAC FE's and IHC's that Rick won't sticker, as well as many Photo Sealed Flying Eagles and Indian head Cents that JA won't sticker. I say, having both of those stickers on a coin is having the best of both worlds! By the way, they both have tremendous respect for each other. Rick's Photo Seal is one of the only stickers that CAC will NOT remove when they apply their own sticker!
Ken, looking forward to dinner. I have a nice Napa Valley cab for us, only 457 cases made, and each of the top three wine reviewers tried it - scores were 98 points, 97 points, and 96 points - all three loved it! Hopefully we will too.
Steve
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!!!
@Copperindian said: @winesteven: 100% correct with your above assessment. Dinner will be fun; could it be a Screaming Eagle you’re bringing?
Ken - While I like you, I don't like you THAT much, lol. You may or may not know, but I've been on their mailing list for over 20 years, so they allow me to buy three bottles each year! I understand their "Waiting List to get on their Mailing list" is currently around 15 years or so, lol.
Steve
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!!!
Sorry I'm late to the party today. God I love this thread and so glad it's still here this New Year. For everyone who participates in it, I think you'll agree ... it's the one "can't miss thread" every week. Happy first Saturday of 2025!
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Anyway, coffee was hours ago, and I'm late here because I drove up to Maple Valley yesterday so I could be Super Grandpa ... and the kids could get a Date Night. I just got home about an hour ago.
And then, what do I see here, that crazy guy @Bikergeek is asking me questions regarding a two month old post where I referenced a Date Night!
So, to answer his questions ... yes, that is the back deck ... and I've affectionately named the house the Ebb Tide Retreat. There is minor musical reference in there that at least @TomB might probably pick up on, but I do live in a beach town now, after all.
The Date Night I referred to in that post was having a bunch of the girls from the Dirty Badass Bohemian Chicks over that evening. We took some pictures, had a few drinks, got a little twisted and all slept together.
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Okay, enough of that ... here's one of the girls from that Super Group
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
@pursuitofliberty said:
Sorry I'm late to the party today. God I love this thread and so glad it's still here this New Year. For everyone who participates in it, I think you'll agree ... it's the one "can't miss thread" every week. Happy first Saturday of 2025!
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Anyway, coffee was hours ago, and I'm late here because I drove up to Maple Valley yesterday so I could be Super Grandpa ... and the kids could get a Date Night. I just got home about an hour ago.
And then, what do I see here, that crazy guy @Bikergeek is asking me questions regarding a two month old post where I referenced a Date Night!
So, to answer his questions ... yes, that is the back deck ... and I've affectionately named the house the Ebb Tide Retreat. There is minor musical reference in there that at least @TomB might probably pick up on, but I do live in a beach town now, after all.
The Date Night I referred to in that post was having a bunch of the girls from the Dirty Badass Bohemian Chicks over that evening. We took some pictures, had a few drinks, got a little twisted and all slept together.
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Okay, enough of that ... here's one of the girls from that Super Group
@pursuitofliberty said:
Sorry I'm late to the party today. God I love this thread and so glad it's still here this New Year. For everyone who participates in it, I think you'll agree ... it's the one "can't miss thread" every week. Happy first Saturday of 2025!
.
Anyway, coffee was hours ago, and I'm late here because I drove up to Maple Valley yesterday so I could be Super Grandpa ... and the kids could get a Date Night. I just got home about an hour ago.
And then, what do I see here, that crazy guy @Bikergeek is asking me questions regarding a two month old post where I referenced a Date Night!
So, to answer his questions ... yes, that is the back deck ... and I've affectionately named the house the Ebb Tide Retreat. There is minor musical reference in there that at least @TomB might probably pick up on, but I do live in a beach town now, after all.
The Date Night I referred to in that post was having a bunch of the girls from the Dirty Badass Bohemian Chicks over that evening. We took some pictures, had a few drinks, got a little twisted and all slept together.
.
Okay, enough of that ... here's one of the girls from that Super Group
FUN Saturday in Orlando! While I’m missing my usual Red Eye, it’s been a GREAT show! For me, stellar buying AND selling. Here’s the first buy (I’ll save a really big one for next week):
It’s a PCGS AU55 CAC $20 for the tough 1866-S Motto, which began the type 2 era of the Liberty Head gold series. Lasting 10 years, these coins show the denomination as “Twenty D” on the rev, along with the motto added above the eagle.
I won’t have my slab pics until after I return from the show, but the PCGS ID# is 50120872 if anyone would like to look it up.
Interesting side note: the dealer I bought this from shared the “companion” 1866-S No Motto (still a type 1) was also being shopped at the show. These are extremely rare! Purportedly it belonged to the same owner as my coin, had the same AU55 grade & was available for $50k. I’ll try & find out more today & make an edit here if I do.
Hope everyone has the best Saturday!
Update: 1/12/25 - the dealer I mentioned above told me the coin didn’t sell. He elaborated it was in a NGC holder & that he personally didn’t like it as a AU55, let alone @ the $50k price point. Also thought it was short on eye appeal FWIW.
Good morning. Enjoying some Columbian and trying to get used to this new camera.
Always enjoy following this thread might as well post something.
Haven't downloaded an editing program yet so I'll have to post them like this.
Cappuccino in hand and looking over this new addition to the military tokens collection: Fort Knox, Kentucky. 2 1/2c Cue, Pool Hall
Probably used in the recreation room by our soldiers in the early 20th Century. Has a denomination of two and a half cents, which most likely represents a game of billiards.
Love stuff like this!
Have a great Saturday, all. Stay caffeinated
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
I know a lot of our regulars are mixing it up at FUN right now......Happy Sat guys. A couple favorites of mine. The 1905-0 Barber came from @BryceM and is a stellar coin all-around. The Trade is PF-65 Cam and came from Legend. Anybody notice how tough (and expensive) proof Trade dollars have gotten these days?
@Coinscratch said:
Too many edits and poof the post is toast. I’ll need to work on patience today.
Too late for coffee but lets try this again.
I bought this Kennedy album while picking up some mint sets from a preferred dealer Yesterday. Work just happened to have me within 20 minutes and so I made the extra drive. Anyways I have thoroughly enjoyed looking for my better coins and cracking a few coins to fill the holes.
Check out the progress so far.
Tough to shoot an album with just a copy stand... you can't reach the inside middle coins.
Sorry I missed making it on Saturday, but here's the four new girls that came home with me from FUN. More about them and better images in the next few Saturdays to come!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
@pursuitofliberty said:
Sorry I missed making it on Saturday, but here's the four new girls that came home with me from FUN. More about them and better images in the next few Saturdays to come!
Damn fine haul Big Guy! Looks like your typical unimpeachable quality! Let's hear more.
I would have been better off staying home and posting here. I found out that PCGS stops accepting coins at Saturday noon. CAC was nowhere to be found on Saturday. I couldn't find what I was looking for in SLH, so the entire day was a waste except for the Koala bear silver round and Merry Christmas 1 oz bar I purchased for the gf.
At least Gerry Fortin was still around to drop off a consignment.
Happy “Red Eye” Saturday everyone! A week ago I was still roaming the bourse @ FUN. I picked up the coin below as my final buy of what for me was a great show. Certainly my best FUN ever!
I’ve always wanted one of these; call it a dream come true:
Most all collectors know the 1796 Draped Bust 25C is a one year type. Quarters weren’t minted again until 1804 (& with a different design). It’s a die state 1 with perfect dies. Also a B2 type; R3 rarity. It’s moderately worn (with very even wear). Denticles are complete & central devices are well defined. The coin has deep iridescent gunmetal hues in the recesses, with lighter shades of gray over the relief elements. There are no adjustment marks. With its “circulated cameo” appearance, this piece has exceptional eye appeal. So yes, buying this one is a dream come true!
@Copperindian I have always wanted a 1796 Quarter as well, since the first time I ever read a Red Book (at about age 8). That's a handsome example, for sure! Congratulations!!
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Well, I've showed it a few times, but here's the image cropped and finalized ... this was the first coin I bought at FUN last week (I actually bought three at the same time), and the one I really couldn't leave without.
Not only a Die Marriage I didn't have, but an upgrade to my 1811 Large 8 set piece.
I had a great time at FUN, and despite the long haul for me (from Washington State), I will be tempted to do it again.
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“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
@Copperindian said:
Final Red Eye Saturday before the big show (& the first of the New Year). Looking forward to FUN & a good day to post my newest IHC here:
The 1880 S-1 is a very tough 4* variety. I’ve included a description below the pics of this rare die anomaly. This piece is one of 3 graded 65RD with none higher. And, it’s a @winesteven ”special” - double stickered!
Hope everyone has a great Saturday; Steve, I’ll see you at the show!
I remember when Bill Fivaz sent me his discovery specimen of this clash mark for my opinion of what caused it. I still think that the hammer die (the obverse) partially fell out of the upper die holder as the press was cycling upwards (such as what might conceivably happen if one set screw failed), tilted down at an angle, and was driven down into the anvil die.
Your mileage may vary.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
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@Inspired70 oh, that 1857 is soooo gemmy. Akers name is associated to some of the all-time best coins. Here's my 1913 proof half....She has some color.
Selling or buying, Brian?
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Great coins in this thread, I enjoy following along.
Just ordered a new camera. No new coins for quite a while.
Might have to change that.
Final Red Eye Saturday before the big show (& the first of the New Year). Looking forward to FUN & a good day to post my newest IHC here:
The 1880 S-1 is a very tough 4* variety. I’ve included a description below the pics of this rare die anomaly. This piece is one of 3 graded 65RD with none higher. And, it’s a @winesteven ”special” - double stickered!
Hope everyone has a great Saturday; Steve, I’ll see you at the show!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Eldo: You have some of the most lustrous and colorful barbers in existence. 1913, the year Henry Ford started pushing the Model T down the assembly line. A great year in American History!
USN & USAF retired 1971-1993
Successful Transactions with more than 100 Members
My coins in the NYINC sale
Selling
Latin American Collection
I bought this a couple of weeks ago. It was my last purchase of 2024, but I just can't seem to get enough of it.
Donato
Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set
Successful transactions: Shrub68 (Jim), MWallace (Mike)
In a recent Heritage auction - I won this Capped Bust error - I never knew that a split planchet error ever existed. We usually showcase drop dead gorgeous coins here but this one is down right ugly but hey its a CBD error and those are quite rare. I usually don't disclose how much I paid but it got for less than $200. What can be wrong with that? Good for a coffee & coins Saturday thread
Coin Photographer.
Todd - please explain yourself here. What is the Ebb Tide Retreat, and what is Date Night?
Does this mean, you're on your back deck, and you went to a local show last night?
If that's your own back deck with that view, I'm totally envious! That looks gorgeous - especially as I'm preparing for the snowmageddon '25 that is on its way.
New website: Groovycoins.com Capped Bust Half Dime registry set: Bikergeek CBHD LM Set
HT-315
Great token! Welcome to the forum!
Working on some latte art this morning, gents. Little time for coins! (I know ive got a long way to go.)
😆
Purchased an espresso machine for the wife's birthday, and it is worth its weight in rare civil war tokens.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Looks like an angry duck snake with a ballcap.
Great coin, @Copperindian, and special too, in addition to the double stickers.
For the benefit of others, while many collectors may think that having both a CAC sticker and Rick Snow's Eagle Eye Photo Seal is redundant, it's not. Since JA and Rick each weigh the various stickering factors differently, the are many CAC FE's and IHC's that Rick won't sticker, as well as many Photo Sealed Flying Eagles and Indian head Cents that JA won't sticker. I say, having both of those stickers on a coin is having the best of both worlds! By the way, they both have tremendous respect for each other. Rick's Photo Seal is one of the only stickers that CAC will NOT remove when they apply their own sticker!
Ken, looking forward to dinner. I have a nice Napa Valley cab for us, only 457 cases made, and each of the top three wine reviewers tried it - scores were 98 points, 97 points, and 96 points - all three loved it! Hopefully we will too.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
@winesteven: 100% correct with your above assessment. Dinner will be fun; could it be a Screaming Eagle you’re bringing?
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Hey - Ken & Steve - not sure which will be better - the coin talk or the wine. Both guarantee to be awesome!
Enjoy.
Ken - While I like you, I don't like you THAT much, lol. You may or may not know, but I've been on their mailing list for over 20 years, so they allow me to buy three bottles each year! I understand their "Waiting List to get on their Mailing list" is currently around 15 years or so, lol.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Ken - I had a great dinner last Saturday evening with Barry, and YES, the wine was great, but the conversation was even better!
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
And that's exactly what I was going for, sir. 😆
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Sorry I'm late to the party today. God I love this thread and so glad it's still here this New Year. For everyone who participates in it, I think you'll agree ... it's the one "can't miss thread" every week. Happy first Saturday of 2025!
.
Anyway, coffee was hours ago, and I'm late here because I drove up to Maple Valley yesterday so I could be Super Grandpa ... and the kids could get a Date Night. I just got home about an hour ago.
And then, what do I see here, that crazy guy @Bikergeek is asking me questions regarding a two month old post where I referenced a Date Night!
So, to answer his questions ... yes, that is the back deck ... and I've affectionately named the house the Ebb Tide Retreat. There is minor musical reference in there that at least @TomB might probably pick up on, but I do live in a beach town now, after all.
The Date Night I referred to in that post was having a bunch of the girls from the Dirty Badass Bohemian Chicks over that evening. We took some pictures, had a few drinks, got a little twisted and all slept together.
.
Okay, enough of that ... here's one of the girls from that Super Group
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
Agree about the "can't miss thread" and depending on the quality the Dirty badass Bohemian chicks as well.
Gorgeous ‘22! That’s a hot little chick…
Pursuit is the king. #Headbow.
FUN Saturday in Orlando! While I’m missing my usual Red Eye, it’s been a GREAT show! For me, stellar buying AND selling. Here’s the first buy (I’ll save a really big one for next week):
It’s a PCGS AU55 CAC $20 for the tough 1866-S Motto, which began the type 2 era of the Liberty Head gold series. Lasting 10 years, these coins show the denomination as “Twenty D” on the rev, along with the motto added above the eagle.
I won’t have my slab pics until after I return from the show, but the PCGS ID# is 50120872 if anyone would like to look it up.
Interesting side note: the dealer I bought this from shared the “companion” 1866-S No Motto (still a type 1) was also being shopped at the show. These are extremely rare! Purportedly it belonged to the same owner as my coin, had the same AU55 grade & was available for $50k. I’ll try & find out more today & make an edit here if I do.
Hope everyone has the best Saturday!
Update: 1/12/25 - the dealer I mentioned above told me the coin didn’t sell. He elaborated it was in a NGC holder & that he personally didn’t like it as a AU55, let alone @ the $50k price point. Also thought it was short on eye appeal FWIW.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
This is my mini Gold coin collection - a total of almost 6 grams
USN & USAF retired 1971-1993
Successful Transactions with more than 100 Members
Good morning. Enjoying some Columbian and trying to get used to this new camera.
Always enjoy following this thread might as well post something.
Haven't downloaded an editing program yet so I'll have to post them like this.
Cappuccino in hand and looking over this new addition to the military tokens collection:
Fort Knox, Kentucky. 2 1/2c Cue, Pool Hall
Probably used in the recreation room by our soldiers in the early 20th Century. Has a denomination of two and a half cents, which most likely represents a game of billiards.
Love stuff like this!
Have a great Saturday, all. Stay caffeinated
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
I know a lot of our regulars are mixing it up at FUN right now......Happy Sat guys. A couple favorites of mine. The 1905-0 Barber came from @BryceM and is a stellar coin all-around. The Trade is PF-65 Cam and came from Legend. Anybody notice how tough (and expensive) proof Trade dollars have gotten these days?
Nice looking set of Kennedy's
Thank you! The cell pics don't do it justice. Once done I may have to shoot them individually to create an ebay feeding frenzy.
E.g. The Kennedy I found Yesterday.
Enjoying this 1801 Draped Bust Dime JR-1. 1801 is a really underrated date above VF.
Too many edits and poof the post is toast. I’ll need to work on patience today.
Finally figured out the editor again. Now I can post pics.
Here is a purchase that just came in yesterday after a long travail. A bit more interesting than many others - 1844 Chile gold 8 Escudos:
Well, just Love coins, period.
Too late for coffee but lets try this again.
I bought this Kennedy album while picking up some mint sets from a preferred dealer Yesterday. Work just happened to have me within 20 minutes and so I made the extra drive. Anyways I have thoroughly enjoyed looking for my better coins and cracking a few coins to fill the holes.
Check out the progress so far.
Tough to shoot an album with just a copy stand... you can't reach the inside middle coins.
TDR variety!
Coin Photographer.
Sorry I missed making it on Saturday, but here's the four new girls that came home with me from FUN. More about them and better images in the next few Saturdays to come!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
Damn fine haul Big Guy! Looks like your typical unimpeachable quality! Let's hear more.
I would have been better off staying home and posting here. I found out that PCGS stops accepting coins at Saturday noon. CAC was nowhere to be found on Saturday. I couldn't find what I was looking for in SLH, so the entire day was a waste except for the Koala bear silver round and Merry Christmas 1 oz bar I purchased for the gf.
At least Gerry Fortin was still around to drop off a consignment.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Happy “Red Eye” Saturday everyone! A week ago I was still roaming the bourse @ FUN. I picked up the coin below as my final buy of what for me was a great show. Certainly my best FUN ever!
I’ve always wanted one of these; call it a dream come true:
Most all collectors know the 1796 Draped Bust 25C is a one year type. Quarters weren’t minted again until 1804 (& with a different design). It’s a die state 1 with perfect dies. Also a B2 type; R3 rarity. It’s moderately worn (with very even wear). Denticles are complete & central devices are well defined. The coin has deep iridescent gunmetal hues in the recesses, with lighter shades of gray over the relief elements. There are no adjustment marks. With its “circulated cameo” appearance, this piece has exceptional eye appeal. So yes, buying this one is a dream come true!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
@Copperindian Congratulations, that looks to be a beautiful example! I love early federal coinage like this ‘96.
I did create a post about this one last week. On it's way to SDB this morning with a few other new pick ups.
USN & USAF retired 1971-1993
Successful Transactions with more than 100 Members
@Copperindian I have always wanted a 1796 Quarter as well, since the first time I ever read a Red Book (at about age 8). That's a handsome example, for sure! Congratulations!!
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Well, I've showed it a few times, but here's the image cropped and finalized ... this was the first coin I bought at FUN last week (I actually bought three at the same time), and the one I really couldn't leave without.
Not only a Die Marriage I didn't have, but an upgrade to my 1811 Large 8 set piece.
I had a great time at FUN, and despite the long haul for me (from Washington State), I will be tempted to do it again.
.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
@Copperindian
That is one SERIOUS coin to grace our little club! Congrats on your purchase. It almost made me spit out my coffee
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
I remember when Bill Fivaz sent me his discovery specimen of this clash mark for my opinion of what caused it. I still think that the hammer die (the obverse) partially fell out of the upper die holder as the press was cycling upwards (such as what might conceivably happen if one set screw failed), tilted down at an angle, and was driven down into the anvil die.
Your mileage may vary.
Coin Photographer.