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Zectar

I will make a further attempt to take it to that one expert in my area, I could also spend some money to have a true error expert examine it (that guy that wrote a book on errors, who also does a magazine or newsletter on errors).

Gilly

Gilly

I grabbed another KHD, and it almost does look like the design elements/shapes I can pick out might be more related to the reverse of a KHD rather than the obverse.

One of the noticeable items that caught my eye is above the left claw (the one with the olive branch). There should be a fairly smooth area, bordered by the bottom leaves of the olive branch, the top of the leg (included the feathered area, what I would describe as "the drumstick", and the bottom feathers, the closest to the eagles body. That area is roughly outlined, although it is not smooth inside those boundaries. The 3 toes of the claw are plainly visible in the proper area. The branch (the part the eagle has in his claw) is visible but looks somewhat distorted, almost too much definition. I can just vaguely make out what I think is the zig-zag of the eagles wing feathers.

I know a bit about mechanics, I can understand the process of making a coin, but not a lot of the possible errors. Could the obverse die just fail? Could something have gotten between the planchet and die?

Gilly

However (and I might be talking myself in to this) I almost think I am able to pick up on a few details in the damage that seem to be the eye area and ear area of the obverse.

I could bring this Kennedy in and see what he thinks. I know this shop has been around a few decades and I trust him, really nice guy, even threw in a few nice coins when i bought a 20th Century Type set case from him.

 

Gilly

 

PS Again it's a 67 so silver clad, and the obverse looks very nice, no distortion, no signs of trauma, either at the mint or at the mercy of some idle hands, I would call it AU or EF with a bunch of plus signs on the condition of the obverse.

Also, if you notice the last 3 letters of "United" and on into the first letter or two of "States", is what I think would represent a crack in the die, in other words like a raised line. Also again note the obverse is very nice. This has been around either my mother in laws house, belonged t her aunt who was a bit of a packrat (lots and lots of plain old silver coins, this was in a special area thought, with some Morgans and Peace dollars.

 

Gilly