What caused effect on this 2005 Bison ....'Hungry Buffalo' ???

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• ecos Posts: 391 ✭

  June 28, 2005 3:14AM

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• VAMs4U2BuyHere Posts: 304

  June 28, 2005 3:35AM

  Excessive die wear. The dies should have been retired earlier. They're just plain worn out.
  
  JMHO

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• 2manycoins2fewfunds Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭

  June 28, 2005 3:42AM

  Thought maybe it was over polishing. Does seem to have general loss of sharp details.
  
  Thanks,
  Bill
  

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• AC7DX Posts: 163

  June 28, 2005 4:06AM

  
  
  << <i>Excessive die wear. The dies should have been retired earlier. They're just plain worn out.
  
  JMHO >>
  
  
  
  I have a whole roll of Bisons with missing manhood. I am thinking about calling them "Bobbet Bisons" and selling them on ebay...Serious post

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• coppercoins Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭

  June 28, 2005 5:44AM

  More and more very minor common anomalies caused by very commonly seen die wear and normal minting fatigue sell on the auction block to unsuspecting uneducated collectors for very far more than they'll ever get for the coins in return because someone was creative enough to attach a cutsie name to them...oh, how exciting.

  C. D. Daughtrey, NLG
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• VAMs4U2BuyHere Posts: 304

  June 28, 2005 6:19AM

  Here is another rather extreme example of excessive die wear.
  This coin is actually slabbed by ANACS at MS63.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• coppercoins Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭

  June 28, 2005 6:42AM

  That's predominantly because die wear in itself is not a factor in determining the grade of a coin. From the portion I can see of that dollar it appears to be MS63ish.

  C. D. Daughtrey, NLG
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• VAMs4U2BuyHere Posts: 304

  June 28, 2005 6:52AM

  
  
  << <i>That's predominantly because die wear in itself is not a factor in determining the grade of a coin. From the portion I can see of that dollar it appears to be MS63ish. >>
  
  
  Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. I submitted the coin to ANACS myself, and really have no qualms about the grade. Unfortunately, who in their right mind would want to buy this coin...
  
  
  
  unless...
  
  
  
  I hype it...
  
  
  
  as the ugliest Peace dollar in the world.

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• Russ Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭

  June 28, 2005 7:07AM

  
  
  << <i>I have a whole roll of Bisons with missing manhood. I am thinking about calling them "Bobbet Bisons" >>
  
  
  
  
  
  Russ, NCNE

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• JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭

  June 28, 2005 7:11AM

  
  
  << <i>Thought maybe it was over polishing. Does seem to have general loss of sharp details.
  
  Thanks,
  Bill >>
  
  While I haven't looked at these coins... excessive die polishing, WOULD NOT effect the details on the high points... polishing goes straight across the fields (Why you only see the raised lines in the fields and not on the devices) and excessive polishing will only weaken shallow details, because it takes off to much metal from the fields, making the overall design shallower, but would not eliminate details of the high points...

  -George
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• arlea1957 Posts: 817

  June 28, 2005 7:58AM

  
  
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  << <i>Excessive die wear. The dies should have been retired earlier. They're just plain worn out.
  
  JMHO >>
  
  
  
  I have a whole roll of Bisons with missing manhood. I am thinking about calling them "Bobbet Bisons" and selling them on ebay...Serious post >>
  
  
  
  I want one before ebay....
  
  

  There is nothing more powerful than the power of goodbye

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