Post an interesting NGC variety

[shylock]

My first non-controversial NGC post. Unless someone here thinks this is questionable?

 

This is my favorite IH variety of all time. I don't own it anymore, I only own a handful of coins now. But I love this variety and think it's the King of all clashes.

 

[Jazzy]

I don't have one to post, but I have to say I love that IHC.

 

I've always wanted to see one since I first read about it in Cherrypickers.

[XpipedreamR]

What's an MCDR? Multiple clashed die reverse?

 

 

[cpm9ball]

The only NGC variety I have is below, but it doesn't compare to that IHC.

 

Chris

[Stanley]

Love that IHC

 

Is a VAM 23 LIPS a variety?

 

[Die Varieties]

Beautiful IHC! That's a tuff one!

 

I think this one is an NGC variety. Retrieved from circulation.

 

[errorist]

http://www.myweb.cableone.net/stackgenerator/050604_Error%20Coins%20017.jpg

[TomB]

That's way frickin' cool, shylock!

 

I'm not big on collecting designated varieties so I really don't have anything to share.

[IGWT]

1876 NGC MS-66 Shield 5c Tripled Die Obverse (S1-1000, FS-012, F-04, 1-O-II+III).

 

[paperchaser-migration]

Here's one of my all time favorites

[skippy]

1876 NGC MS-66 Shield 5c Tripled Die Obverse (S1-1000, FS-012, F-04, 1-O-II+III).

 

Curiously, the 1876 TDO variety is more often found in high grades than circulated. I don't know why!

 

Also, most of the 1876 TDOs I've seen have had planchet flaws. Another oddity.

 

Oh, right, I need to post a pic. :-)

 

S1-5002.4 F-09c FS-013.1 BR2525 - NGC 63 1883/2 Shield Nickel Late Die Stage (die stage is rare)

 

[shylock]

XpipedreamR - What's an MCDR? Multiple clashed die reverse?

 

I always found this a mystery, and came to the same conclusion as you. I dont get the "multiple" part though. I've seen multiple reverse clashes on IH's and this isn't one of them. Maybe someone else can clear this up.

[shylock]

If anyone wonders how this clash was created, this overlay clearly shows the position of the obverse die as it struck the reverse die. How it happened is up for conjecture.

 

[DWLange]

MCDR stands for misaligned, clashed-die reverse.

[shylock]

MCDR stands for misaligned, clashed-die reverse.

 

Thanks DW, that makes perfect sense.

[cpm9ball]

My thanks too, David! I really get tired of seeing "monster" used to describe a coin, and I thought it would only be a matter of time before it was used here.

 

Chris

[XpipedreamR]

Aha!

[Die Varieties]

I learn something new here everyday. I thought it stood for Minor Clashed Die Reverse.

[skippy]

I've seen pictures of misaligned die strikes, but they are always some small percentage of the coin off in alignment.

 

I don't understand how dies could clash so far out of alignment. What are the theories?

[DWLange]

We didn't come up with this description. That's exactly how it's described in The Cherrypickers' Guide, page 65.

[IGWT]

We didn't come up with this description. That's exactly how it's described in The Cherrypickers' Guide, page 65.

 

Howard (Skippy) asks a great question. One could infer from your response, David, that NGC adopted the CPG description without any determination of whether it was right or wrong.