Comments on: What is it called when the reverse of a coin is on the obverse as well? http://www.morgancoinshop.com/morgan-dollar-faq/what-is-it-called-when-the-reverse-of-a-coin-is-on-the-obverse-as-well.php Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:18:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: graszhopper1938 http://www.morgancoinshop.com/morgan-dollar-faq/what-is-it-called-when-the-reverse-of-a-coin-is-on-the-obverse-as-well.php/comment-page-1#comment-565 graszhopper1938 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:41:53 +0000 http://www.morgancoinshop.com/morgan-dollar-faq/what-is-it-called-when-the-reverse-of-a-coin-is-on-the-obverse-as-well/#comment-565 I am not A profesional;Although I collect some;If the coin actually left the U.S. mint in that condition,it is called an error coin; Can be worth much or only melt price; Check with A dealer directly,do not mail it! D0-not sell it until sure Most dealer`s only offer half of what it is worth to him[in my opionion] Do not mail even if heavly insured; If it is returned, it may be some kind of mix up& not receive same coin;LUCK TO YA=J.E.S. I am not A profesional;Although I collect some;If the coin actually left the U.S. mint in that condition,it is called an error coin; Can be worth much or only melt price; Check with A dealer directly,do not mail it! D0-not sell it until sure Most dealer`s only offer half of what it is worth to him[in my opionion] Do not mail even if heavly insured; If it is returned, it may be some kind of mix up& not receive same coin;LUCK TO YA=J.E.S.

]]> By: N S http://www.morgancoinshop.com/morgan-dollar-faq/what-is-it-called-when-the-reverse-of-a-coin-is-on-the-obverse-as-well.php/comment-page-1#comment-564 N S Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:21:47 +0000 http://www.morgancoinshop.com/morgan-dollar-faq/what-is-it-called-when-the-reverse-of-a-coin-is-on-the-obverse-as-well/#comment-564 That's like a double-strike, the first strike was a duplicate of the front side of the coin, so it was put through again to strike the obverse. I would think that would be worth quite a bit as it's a rare occurance. That’s like a double-strike, the first strike was a duplicate of the front side of the coin, so it was put through again to strike the obverse. I would think that would be worth quite a bit as it’s a rare occurance.

]]>