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Hey, ya want to see something strange?

crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Take a good look at the reverse of this old buffalo! I beleive it's an s? Looks to me like they did some work on this reverse die and just gave up! The obverse looks very strong as the reverse, well you know!
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Also looks like it's growing some hair !image
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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Here is the flip side!
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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    commoncents05commoncents05 Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    Major die erosion. Very cool!

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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think it's an S mint mark?
    image
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,677 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree with die errosion. That was a very well used and worn out die. It should have been changed out earlier than that.
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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I agree with die errosion. That was a very well used and worn out die. It should have been changed out earlier than that. >>


    I wonder why it looks like it's growing hair? I have never seen anything like it!
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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    lathmachlathmach Posts: 4,720 ✭
    I wonder why it looks like it's growing hair? I have never seen anything like it!

    That's what die erosion looks like. Now you know. You will see this very often on Bust Halves.

    Ray
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    tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭



    .......also resembles extreme die polishing.image
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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I wonder why it looks like it's growing hair? I have never seen anything like it!

    That's what die erosion looks like. Now you know. You will see this very often on Bust Halves.

    Ray >>



    I have seen a lot of die erosion before but I have never seen any coin that looks like this one! Come on now ,the thing looks like it is growing hair!
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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    tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Would that qualify for "Last Strike"? image
    Tom

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    BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Would that qualify for "Last Strike"? image >>



    image

    Are the die erosion marks radial stress fractures of the die surface?

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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,230 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Would that qualify for "Last Strike"? image >>


    That is what I thought when I bought the thing!
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.

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