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I'm no error expert, but this can't possibly be real can it?
Shamika
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Shamika
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KR
The obverse may as well have been worn off, for all we could guess.....
Paul
-Ben
<< <i>The obverse was ground off. It's not an error. >>
A smooth, flat, or smoothly convex surface is always an indicator of post-strike alteration.
The obverse was ground off this coin after minting, probably by a 9 year old boy with blond hair ( I know, now I am being a smart a$$)
<< <i> A coin is "given" its design by being pressed between 2 dies- a hammer die and an anvil die. If you take one of those 2 dies out of the picture- what did the opposing die press against???[/q
What if two planchets were inserted between the dies? That is one scenario that would yield a uniface coin.
Either way, I believe the obverse was simply ground off.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
<< <i>In the old days, believe it or not, people would grind down a cent to dime size and plane off a face to dime thickness so they could be used in vending machines. This appears to be one of them . Back in the 1920's and 30's, a dime had real purchasing power. >>
Heck, even when I was a kid, 20 years ago we would take nickels and hammer them to quarter size and use them in the soda machine across the street
Now the machines pick up different degrees of electro magnatism and such!
And his Multiple Error Dime.
Jim
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<< <i>In the old days, believe it or not, people would grind down a cent to dime size and plane off a face to dime thickness so they could be used in vending machines. This appears to be one of them . Back in the 1920's and 30's, a dime had real purchasing power. >>
Heck, even when I was a kid, 20 years ago we would take nickels and hammer them to quarter size and use them in the soda machine across the street
Now the machines pick up different degrees of electro magnatism and such! >>
What my brother and I did was get dominican republic 25 centavos. they were made in Philly to the same spec as the quarter but obviously cost a lot less.
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They sat in the change tray / aka ash tray of my car for a while, and then one day I went to the car wash to vaccum the inside of my car. To get better access, I took the ash tray out and rested it on the ground, and then forgot it there.
When I realized my mistake I drove back to the carwash to look for it - it was still there, but all the coins were gone - except for those 10 Cruzero coins!!
That's okay, I was just happy to get the ash tray back - probably not an easy part to replace on a '65 Porsche.
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