My newest FE to the flock!

[goose3]

Finally got my S8 variety!

NGC XF40

 

for those of you not familiar with that it is the 1857 that has the reverse clashed with a seated quarter.

 

VERY difficult to locate.

the pic is not the best but you can see it easily if you know what to look for.

[keithdagen]

Is the clash with the obverse of the quarter, or the reverse?

[shylock]

Major congrats Goose! As you said that's a tough one to find in any condition.

 

Keith -- it's clashed with the eagle reverse of the quarter. PCGS forum member Lakesammman put a nice composite together that shows exactly where the clashes come from. The top image shows the FE clashes, the bottom image overlays the quarter: 1857 S8

 

 

[michael]

 

a really good coin goose!!!!!!

 

sincerely michael

[Hoot]

Very cool! Thanks fo the link Shylock! i'd only read of this before and could not make it out without the aid of the overlay.

 

Congrats Goose!

 

Thanks! Hoot.

[IrishMike]

The clashed die coins are amazing coins, good find.

[mark]

Paul:

 

Gosh darn, once again you have a perfect picture. What an excellent learning device!

 

Mark

[TomB]

Very cool, goose3! I can make out parts of the clash, but not all of it, I think it is simply the lighting in the image. Okay, I have to ask something that perhaps I should already know; are these double-denomination clashes considered to have happened in the normal course of mint operation, or, are they viewed as a piece de caprice? I would think the latter, but don't know.

[goose3]

rumor has it that the night watchman, Eckfeldt, may have had a part in the making of these that year!!!!!

[keithdagen]

Thanks for that comparison image. Now I know what to look for.

[goose3]

by the way Tom, you are correct. I had one heck of a time trying to get the lighting "right" to capture the clash. Not an easy thing to bring out in a pic.

[michael]

yes all these clashed flyers with other coins were made after hours at the mint

 

sincerely michael