ldhair Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Any collectors here? I know some don't care for them. Will a clash keep you from buying a coin? Hoghead515 and GoldFinger1969 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 On 11/15/2022 at 4:58 PM, ldhair said: Will a clash keep you from buying a coin? No. An interesting clash will catch my attention and might make me more likely to buy a coin. I don't, however, specifically seek out die clashes any more than I do other die states. zadok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I have several clashed silver dollars but I did not buy them for the clashes, I bought them for the coin itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Same as above some are very cool and interesting but I don't seek them out, specifically for the clash. I would say that there some coins, Lincolns actually, that I would avoid if the clash really interfered with the look and design of the coin. I do find clashing on 3c silvers to often be rather charming, I have one or two but no photos of them to show the clash. zadok and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I can't remember any coin I purchased because it did or didn't have clash marks. However, they are often interesting. VKurtB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I enjoy the major clashes. I currently only have one and I found it in change on a 1966 quarter. It was a very interesting clash. I would be tempted to buy coins with major clashes but it seems all the very cool ones are being sold at very high premiums. Heres the one I found. I thought it was a neat find so I put it in a coin flip just to keep back in the collection. Coinbuf and zadok 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I like to buy coins with a clash it adds a little something extra. Finding one roll hunting is a real treat. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ldhair Posted November 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2022 At one time I was really into collecting anything with a clash. This coin put me on that path. It was fun. AcesKings, Coinbuf, Cat Bath and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I will add one thing: I really dislike when cutsie names are given to clashes and other die issues - like "Bearded Liberty" or "Spitting Eagle." I get why it is done. It is easier to recognize a coin by a name than it is by a description. If I say, "clash of the eagle's wing on the reverse, showing to the right of the portrait on the obverse," it may be hard to picture the coin. But, if I say, "Bugs Bunny," everyone knows it is a Franklin half. I also understand that these names sell coins and TPG labels. I just don't care for them. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zadok Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/15/2022 at 8:30 PM, ldhair said: At one time I was really into collecting anything with a clash. This coin put me on that path. It was fun. ...one of the better known clashed dies as well.... Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/15/2022 at 8:33 PM, Just Bob said: I will add one thing: I really dislike when cutsie names are given to clashes and other die issues - like "Bearded Liberty" or "Spitting Eagle." I get why it is done. It is easier to recognize a coin by a name than it is by a description. If I say, "clash of the eagle's wing on the reverse, showing to the right of the portrait on the obverse," it may be hard to picture the coin. But, if I say, "Bugs Bunny," everyone knows it is a Franklin half. I also understand that these names sell coins and TPG labels. I just don't care for them. Ive actually found a couple of the so called spitting eagle clashes also on quarters. The ones by the eagles beak. I forgot about those. But the one in the picture above is the best one I found. Its really neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I guess I am the outlier here. All my life I have bought things free of flaws and defects. This extends to coins. To me a clash signifies something negative: "I don't want it because there is something wrong with it." That's my mind-set. I think we are the only country in the world that recognizes defects, analyzes them, and congratulates others for acquiring them. I have never encountered this terminology anywhere else. Anyway, that's my take on clashes. Except for that British punk rock band in the 1970's. Does that mean I have to turn over any clashed die coins to Hog if they come my way? Yup, guess so. 😉 Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ldhair Posted November 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2022 I don't own any coins that are free of flaws and defects. I'm ok with that. Hoghead515, rrantique and Quintus Arrius 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zadok Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 7:55 AM, ldhair said: I don't own any coins that are free of flaws and defects. I'm ok with that. ...3 cent silvers n half dimes r notorious for clashed dies, mostly due to the thinness of the planchets n striking pressure n presumably the misfeeds of planchets into the dies.... Quintus Arrius and Hoghead515 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 8:09 AM, zadok said: ...3 cent silvers n half dimes r notorious for clashed dies, mostly due to the thinness of the planchets n striking pressure n presumably the misfeeds of planchets into the dies.... [Who doesn't enjoy reading eye-witness accounts? Maybe I'll develop a new-found appreciation for these.] Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
