what would you guys call this one?

cnladue · Veteran Member

A double strike or a triple ?

Dick · Expert Member

Carol, I can'y say positively, but I would venture to guess that it was barely hit, and flipped over, and got hit again. Then, because the partial strike caused a slight "out-of-round shape", then when it was struck, and then ejected, hung up, causing it to be hit a third time, before "escaping".
Dick

Bob P · Site Admin

It's definitely at least a double strike. The other anomaly looks like it may be post mint damage...maybe from getting caught in a rolling machine or something. It could be some mint damage like maybe from an ejector , but someone more familiar with errors probably needs to make that determination.

Dick · Expert Member

Carol, can you get a close-up of that area by "in"? I would like to see what it looks lke. I have one similar, but only a very small part of the edge is involved, and it is very flat. no matking, because it was too far out of the chamber when struck.
Dick

cnladue · Veteran Member

DICK I WILL TRY TO, BUT I AM GROWING WEARY OF MY STUPID STUPID SETUP I HAVE HONKY RIGGED TO TAKE BLURRY PICTURES!

eagames · Expert Member

If that smaller hit is a third strike (but it might be damage) then I think the coin might be called a saddle strike.

The press was a double press (strikes 2 coins per strike) and this coin straddled between them and got made into a saddle strike.

But I'm not 100% sure, maybe someone can tell if the distance between the 2 side strikes matches the double presses gap. (and if that small hit is realy a 3rd strike) Also all saddle strikes I ever saw were blank then hit by the 2 side strkes (mikey mouse coins) but your coin is already struck. Maybe Mike D. can tell if already struck saddle strikes even exist. Question

Check this out:

http://www.coinworld.com/newcollector/errors/striking.asp

"A saddle strike is generally not a true double strike, but usually the result of having a planchet fall partially between two pairs of dies on a multi-die press. Saddle strikes have two partial images, and an expanse of unstruck planchet between the struck areas, resembling Mickey Mouse's head with the partial coin images representing his ears. "

cnladue · Veteran Member

<<<<<MY NEENER NEENER IS A SADDLE STRIKE TOO Confused

mikediamond · Advanced Member

It's a double-strike. The area at the opposite pole appears to be post-strike damage. It most closely resembles an indent, but that would be impossible since the coin was struck in-collar on the first strike. It might be feeder finger damage that occurred when the coin was ejected after the first strike. No way to tell for sure.

cnladue · Veteran Member

TY MR DIAMOND FOR YOUR EXPERT OPINION! I HOPE YOU ARE WELL AND HAVING A GREAT SUMMER.

fiddle-fart · Veteran Member

I might have the rest of the coin.
will post pictures soon as soon as my scope gets here Wink

Dick · Expert Member

Carol that was the point I was making when I asked about a close up of the area in the "IN/ONE" area. I was actually looking for a very flat, slightly curved edge, ehoch was damaged by ( from the sunken areas in that same area, form more than likely, the feeder arm, during the ejection process.
Dick