Clash marks

On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 06:03:02 -0800, "Ed Hendricks"
wrote:

Scott Stevenson wrote:
On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:31:01 -0800, "Ed Hendricks"
wrote:

mike browder wrote:
Do clash marks affect the grade or value of a coin?


Yes and yes. All other things being equal, clash marks (or bag
marks as they are more commonly called) will most often detract from
both the grade and value. A coin with bag marks can still have a
relatively high grade, but much of a coins desireablity comes from
"eye appeal". Therefore, the value (relative to similar coins) may
be impacted more than the grade.

Ed,

I hate to pick nits...

"Clash marks" happen when the dies come together without a planchet
between them, so part of the design is transferred from one die to the
other, and then appears on the struck coin. "Bag marks" happen when
coins contact one another, usually the rim hitting on the field
somewhere...

take care,
Scott


I stand humbly corrected. I can only surmise that my mind was so befuddled
with election day gobbledygook that I was temporarily insane. :-)

I always use "paint fumes" as my reason :-)

take care,
Scott