Posts: 280 Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Mechanicsville, VA
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:41 pm
This is the one I mentioned in my "A couple more 'State Quarter' Finds" post. It is a coin I am most interested in finding. It was discovered and diagnosed by Mike Diamond. You can read more about it in the September 29, 2008 Issue of Coin World.
This coin is not a doubled die. It is a Counter Clash. Note the lightly repeated word 'RODNEY' just below the normal CAESAR RODNEY name, with remnants of ‘CAESAR’ between the normal name.
If I understand the process correctly, a very hard fragment of metal was struck - having an image of "CAESAR RODNEY" smacked into it. This hard fragment shifted south and was struck again - imprinting the field on the reverse die with the inverted image of the name. That piece of metal was then ejected and subsequent coins were struck having a light but legible repeat of the letters in the field.
So far, this is the only known example. Mike was kind enough to share his photos with me. This one is pretty darn cool. Now you know why I want to find this one.
Photos courtasy of Mike Diamond. Used with permission. _________________ -----
Ken
It sounds like it might be the only one with that error on it. That would be my take on it. _________________ Richard S. Cooper
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