sigistenz Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 On the lower picture see my latest acquisition The top crown looks repaired, the eagle has biceps, "M" of mintmark and orb crush the scroll. It looks as if a worn down die had to be mended. Probably because there was no replacement die on hand. Sigi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 is that normal one an overdate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigistenz Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 is that normal one an overdate? Yes Josh, a clear 1795/4 - these are seen pretty often and are not worth mentioning. My point was the other coin with its strange averse. Sigi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Yes Josh, a clear 1795/4 - these are seen pretty often and are not worth mentioning. My point was the other coin with its strange averse. Sigi looks like a melted chocolate. Im trying to visualize what that die must have looked like, or how it became so distorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extant4cell Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I cannot imaging they would keep such a die or the master responsible for fixing it alive for long... Anything comes to my mind when I look at it: master had too much to drink a day before... he was told that he was made redundant and that was his payback... repaired dies used by counterfeiters? Interesting find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I cannot imaging they would keep such a die or the master responsible for fixing it alive for long... Anything comes to my mind when I look at it: master had too much to drink a day before... he was told that he was made redundant and that was his payback... repaired dies used by counterfeiters? Interesting find. The same principle as the old saying "never buy a car that was built on a friday" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 That's one messed up die! Mintage for 1795 is high, I guess they needed to throw everything and the kitchen sink at production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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