Knox2019 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Recently started going thru my small collection of coins and ran across this coin with questions. I have been researching this all afternoon and find nothing on it. The question is on the front of the 1776-1976 Dollar there are some pits or crater type spots on the face/cheek. Being new at this I am not sure if its a misused coin or maybe something happened on the minting of the coin. Any help or thoughts are appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 (edited) Hello and welcome to the forum! While this may possibly be an error for a coin that is called "struck thru" which means the coin was struck with some kind of foreign object(s) [grease, dirt, wire, cloth, etc.] in the dies at the time of the strike, I am leaning towards that this could be an error as I denote there is also a lack of detail in the hair area which does not seem to be ground or worn off. I am not sure what caused the "pebbly" effect across the face, however. In addition, there seems to be a flatness in the area of the eyebrow. Possibly the die was filled with grease enough to cause lack of detail and thick enough to make that pebbly effect. I shall let the others provide their opinions to follow mine as my opinion is only one of many. Edited July 9 by powermad5000 incorrect original diagnosis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 In my opinion, this is just damage, possibly from repeated strikes by a pointed object. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 (edited) On 7/9/2024 at 6:10 PM, Sandon said: In my opinion, this is just damage, possibly from repeated strikes by a pointed object. Have you noted the lack of just about all detail in the hair? I thought the same thing at first until I took a harder look and noticed there is really no detail in the hair and revised my original statement. It is possible this started out as an error in the beginning and was damaged later as well. That would be another possibility. Edited July 9 by powermad5000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knox2019 Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 Yes I did notice the hair area, or the lack of. I just thought it all was part of what ever happened. I thank you all for giving me your honest opinions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I apologize to the OP and Sandon for my repeated edits to my statements. This happens when my brain get rolling sometimes on the possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 "Type 2" Bicentennial Eisenhower dollars don't have much detail in the hair to begin with, and this one appears to have been abraded with something as well as abused with some object. The numerous marks appear to show displaced metal around their borders, which is inconsistent with a "strikethrough" but quite consistent with damage. Compare the obverse of this 1976-D "Type 2", graded MS 65 by PCGS: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knox2019 Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knox2019 Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 good lookin shots of the coin, how did you get the detail so clear? I like the color. I did recheck the coin in question and there actually is more hair detail but the scanner must of washed it out. Got a new microscope coming tomorrow so maybe it will fix that issue. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I use an inexpensive digital microscope, which I have to place on top of a pile of books to image an entire side of a coin this large. It can be difficult to image uncirculated coins, especially those in plastic holders due to the glare from the coin and the holder. I turn off the LED lights on the scope and aim a desk lamp at an angle from the side. Sometimes it takes a while to get a satisfactory image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knox2019 Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 Good info thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 On 7/9/2024 at 8:27 PM, Knox2019 said: Good info thanks If it were not for the fact you are a Newbie and therefore entitled to a courteous reception, these are the impertinent comments and questions I would have asked: 1. The coin featured is nearly 50 years old. What would anyone expect a large, heavy coin to look like after being in circulation that long? 2. Anyone notice the pockmarked craters on the moon is missing one? 3. Why is it the scar on Ike's neck sustained when he was assaulted during his tenure as President of Columbia University is prominently featured on Sandon's superbly detailed Denver Mint- produced example, but is conspicuously absent from the OPs Philadelphia example? 4. Why is it inquisitive collectors (and non-collectors alike) are told the text clearly visible on either side of the bell's die break -- a design feature authorized by law -- is classified and it's full disclosure is prohibited by Federal law? 5. Why is it anyone who so much as suggests he is one of the few members in possession of an Ike whose letters A and M, in AMERICA, are widely-spaced, is automatically denounced and threatened to be taken before a firing squad maintained by Powermad (ordinarily used to dispatch counterfeiters?) 🤣 To the OP: Welcome to the Forum and thanks for being a good sport! (Posted at the discretion of Moderators.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
