Anatomy of a Die Clash: 1855 LFE

RKKay · January 1, 2008 1:50PM

The 1855 large flying eagle pattern cent often is seen with die clashes. The pictures below depict a J-170A with some evidence of clash and overlays I created to demonstrate the etiology of the clashes.

The die clashes below (2 spikes atop the eagle's right wing; space under the eagle) are explained by the overlay above. The circle behind the eagle will sometimes show a clash, but not on this particular coin.

The die clashes below (the shape next to E in ONE; space above ONE and under the wreath; the waviness between CE in CENT) are explained by the overlay above. The clash next to E represents the space between the eagle's wing and tail. The space above ONE is the space below the eagle. The waviness is part of the eagle's wing.

Unknown · January 1, 2008 2:05PM

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RKKay · January 1, 2008 2:06PM

<< Cool photos Rick, thanks again for the education! >>

I just put those overlays together tonight after realizing the one I previously made were inaccurate.

DorkGirl · January 2, 2008 9:12AM

CaptainRon · January 2, 2008 9:39AM

Very nice presentaion, thanks.

Didn't a large quantity of these come up in a Stack's auction sometime last year?

RKKay · January 2, 2008 9:48AM

<< Didn't a large quantity of these come up in a Stack's auction sometime last year? >>

Yes. I think there were 14.

Lakesammman · January 2, 2008 10:17AM

Nice overlays.

I have a hard time visualizing the clashed parts since they are part of the fields and not necessarily the devices.

RKKay · January 2, 2008 10:46AM

<< Nice overlays.

I have a hard time visualizing the clashed parts since they are part of the fields and not necessarily the devices. >>

Same here. I wanted to figure out what positioning caused what marks. That's why I made the overlays.

EagleEye · January 4, 2008 7:06AM

Some of the 1854 Flying Eagle patterns have a large irregular die clash on the reverse, directly in the center. This is from the ear of Liberty from an earlier die pairing with the liberty head.

This one was struck twice. The second time the reverse was rotated slightly.

antonyfire · January 4, 2008 7:15AM

Very interesting post.

thanks!

Dennis88 · January 4, 2008 8:42AM

Very interesting post

How is the project going anyway??

Dennis

RKKay · January 7, 2008 2:30PM

<< Some of the 1854 Flying Eagle patterns have a large irregular die clash on the reverse, directly in the center. This is from the ear of Liberty from an earlier die pairing with the liberty head.

This one was struck twice. The second time the reverse was rotated slightly.

>>

Hi Rick. Thanks for the additional info.

RKKay · January 7, 2008 2:31PM

<< How is the project going anyway??

Dennis >>

Hi Dennis. It's slowly plodding along. It's very time consuming.

Catbert · February 27, 2019 4:00PM

ALERT - OLD POST RESURRECTION!

Since RKKay is now posting again, I needed to trigger my memory of who he was/is and thus looked up some of his old threads. This one was especially informative and, in his honor and return, I'm bringing a RKKay thread back from the dead!

Aspie_Rocco · February 27, 2019 4:54PM

Fascinating work! Thanks for the info and overlays.
Also, thank you @Catbert for bringing this back to the top.

ricko · March 1, 2019 7:31AM

Thanks for resurrecting this thread...very informative, and one I initially missed....2008 was a very eventful year for me... Cheers, RickO

Anatomy of a Die Clash: 1855 LFE

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