1881 3 cent nickel clash

[Firemandmc]

Hi, I believe i found a die clash on the obverse of my 1881 3 ccent.please let me know what you think. I cant seem to find one like mine on the various sites. Thanks in advance

[Dutch-Tigger]

Hi, I believe i found a die clash on the obverse of my 1881 3 ccent.please let me know what you think. I cant seem to find one like mine on the various sites. Thanks in advance

Here is an Overlay to check this out.
3 Cent-horz.jpg
I`m not seeing it plus I would expect this young lady to have damage on her pretty face by the pillars

[Firemandmc]

Perhaps the planchett flipped and was stuck on both sides? It fits slightly rotated

[occnumis2021]

Perhaps the planchett flipped and was stuck on both sides? It fits slightly rotated

what you have a normal clash. no flipping or sticking.slightly rotated clashes are not uncommon.

that obv clash in and of itself isn't as common tho. not necessarily valuable/rare tho.

thanks for sharing a classic coin too !

[MintErrors]

It's a clash that happens quite often in 3CN in specific years. Its maily seen on the flat fields of the coin. The clash is an outline of the design that is not raised on the coin. Working dies are impressed or sunk into the dies. The flat outline is typical clash material, unless the planchet was softer than normal. You can take any coin, press it carefully into play dough and even more carefully remove it. Anything that is flush with the flat surface of the coin is probably clash possibilities.

The mint now a days have built in mechanisms to keep clashes from occurring. A rare occasional die set being set up might receive a clash, if the tolerances were not set up at the beginning. But back in the day, i am sure clashes happened a lot more and were more pronounced than they are in the current day.