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 eagamesExpert Member
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Found this 88-p on the end of a mixed bank roll, it's nice but got a slight mark from the crimping machine.
It's nice, red with no wear and has no details on the obv. It barely has a date and weak liberty but almost no motto. I thought it might be struck through a late stage capped die (nice if it was) because the reverse is fairly strong but on the obverse it has a slight flat area in the hair so I'm guessing it was a weak strike by a grease filled die based on that but a bit puzzled how the reverse could still be strong.
Any ideas, is it a weak strike or clogged die or struck through a late capped die?
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 BankRollsAdvanced Member
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Location: Alpena, AR
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:58 pm |
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Nice Find & Photo!
If it was a clogged die,
I'd LOVE to see the cent that was struck after this one!
(That is if it transferred the retained die fill)
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GabeSenior Member
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Location: Gainesville, FL
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:11 am |
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Very cool find! It looks like to me that the coin was struck through a clogged (or filled) die.
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 coopExpert Member
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:31 pm |
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Capped dies the head is usually obliterated with a hint of the memorial outline (upside down) barely visable. Definitety a Strike Through error, likely grease. When I get reset up for images again, I'll try to find one to put an image up for it. I've got a couple ....... somewhere. 
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 DickExpert Member
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:41 pm |
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Definitely a "struck-thru", and most likely, grease. That goop is pretty thick, but being "liquid", will not compress. I see an awful lot of the 2XXX coins with that.
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