Heavily clashed $2½ Indian (was: Bad $2½ Indian)

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  STONE Posts: 15,275 ✭

  July 6, 2008 11:34AM

  If it's not a clash mark, I would say that its either one of the more obvious counterfeits I've seen for the series or the Indian has seen some touching up.

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  adamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭

  July 6, 2008 11:37AM

  Take a look at this image, courtesy of Ben's website.
  
  
  
  Are those tool marks or a die clash?
  
  

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  STONE Posts: 15,275 ✭

  July 6, 2008 11:40AM

  From adamlaneus' image, it would appear that the coin has been clashed.
  
  The clash on your coin Messydesk seems deeper than that of Ben's website image.

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  adamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭

  July 6, 2008 11:42AM

  That's Ben's image. Gotta give credit where credit is due. *plug*
  Ben's website
  
  Now, tooling marks made to look like a die clash. That would be clever.
  
  

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  GoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭

  July 6, 2008 11:42AM

  The OP coin is genuine.

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  messydesk Posts: 20,751 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 6, 2008 11:51AM

  Upon further review, it does appear to be at least some clashing. It does have some of the corresponding clashing on the reverse, and the U from UNUM appears in front of the Indian's eye. I guess I could be wrong about it being bad. Of course, it's a scrubbed EF coin, so it doesn't make much difference either way, I guess.
  
  

  John
  Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution

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