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This has got to be fake!
coindudeonebay
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Just wonder how he did it.... any ideas?1955 Triple Die
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http://www.ebay.com/sch/rs8199/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
<< <i>Wierd that theres no doubling/tripling of the date. >>
Actually, there is. Look where Lincoln's bust meets with the rim below the date. You can see another '55' down there, in the field just above that point.
2. Color doesn't look right
3. Overseas seller
4. Run, Forrest, Run!
<< <i>1. Surfaces don't look right
2. Color doesn't look right
3. Overseas seller
4. Run, Forrest, Run! >>
I totally agree with everything you just said... It's still an impressive work of art!
<< <i>Minor strike doubling >>
Now that sir... was funny!!
Tom Delorey explained how these are made:
(paraphrased)
A Sheet of aluminum or brass is folded over,
and a coin is placed between it, and then pressed into a vise.
The incused impression of the coin design will be on the
metal sheet. Do it again, moving the coin a bit, and press
it once more in the vise. Some of the coin's design will
emboss up into the negitive impression of the "false die",
leaving a false 2nd (or 3rd) strike.
Credit again to Tom (Capt. Henway) for the concise explaination.
These have been done for many, many decades - most of the D/S and
Multi-Strikes in all of the editions of the Spadone book on Error
Coins are fakes, made like this. ( book from the 1960's).......
<< <i>It's a fake, made with False Dies.
Tom Delorey explained how these are made:
(paraphrased)
A Sheet of aluminum or brass is folded over,
and a coin is placed between it, and then pressed into a vise.
The incused impression of the coin design will be on the
metal sheet. Do it again, moving the coin a bit, and press
it once more in the vise. Some of the coin's design will
emboss up into the negitive impression of the "false die",
leaving a false 2nd (or 3rd) strike.
Credit again to Tom (Capt. Henway) for the concise explaination.
These have been done for many, many decades - most of the D/S and
Multi-Strikes in all of the editions of the Spadone book on Error
Coins are fakes, made like this. ( book from the 1960's)....... >>
Great explaination. Thank you Fred for sharing!
<< <i>It's a fake, made with False Dies.
Tom Delorey explained how these are made:
(paraphrased)
A Sheet of aluminum or brass is folded over,
and a coin is placed between it, and then pressed into a vise.
The incused impression of the coin design will be on the
metal sheet. Do it again, moving the coin a bit, and press
it once more in the vise. Some of the coin's design will
emboss up into the negitive impression of the "false die",
leaving a false 2nd (or 3rd) strike.
Credit again to Tom (Capt. Henway) for the concise explaination.
These have been done for many, many decades - most of the D/S and
Multi-Strikes in all of the editions of the Spadone book on Error
Coins are fakes, made like this. ( book from the 1960's)....... >>
(What I said.....)
<< <i>Also note that the guys is (or says he is) in France. >>
Perhaps the coin was smashed between two layers of cheese to create the false dies initially?
-D
-Aristotle
Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.
-Horace
The seller is correct in identifying this error as "fantastic," in the strictest sense of the word (as similarly used in the title of The Fantastic 1804 Dollar, by Ken Bressett and Eric Newman). It's a fantasy.
<< <i>Also note that the guys is (or says he is) in France. >>
<< <i>This one is interesting too, (same seller as the 55) >>
Some sucker is in for a big ride it looks like.
You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.