constanius Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 I posted this medal in exonumia details HERE thought I should at least post the pics here as well seeing as it is such a great example of a die break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 That is wild. I don't know but it would seem to be rare for a medal to make it out with a die break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 I'm still wondering if it was an accidental break or a die "cancellation" and then the die was reused. The line is very straight across the face for it to be accidental. There's nothing the spans the die in the area that would seem to cause an undue weakness in one part vs another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Let me pose a few questions about the "Die Break" and please don't beat me up as I am only bringing this up for discussion. I was looking at the pictures and noticed a lot of dark spots that resemble porosity. Now, I know that photos can be deceptive so my interpretation may be in error. Has it been established that this coin was "struck" with dies or is it a cast medal? The "die break" looks more like a "mold" break or erosion to me. I would also think that that a cancelled die would have more distinct (sharper) tooling marks. Like I said fodder for discussion At any rate an interesting Medal for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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