PROGRESSIVE SHIM TEST STRIKE 1973-S IKE DOLLAR OBV DIE, TEST STRUCK ON SHIM CARD - $2,500 - (Fair Oaks, CA)
UP FOR BID IS A VERY UNIQUE PROGRESSION TEST STRIKE. SHIM TEST STRIKE of A 1973-S IKE DOLLAR OBVERSE DIE. TEST STRUCK ON A PAPER LIKE SHIM CARD...YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESSION DIFFERENCE IN THE THREE 1973-S IKE STRIKES. A MINT WORKER WOULD HAVE DONE THIS SET OF TEST STRIKES WHILE INSTALLING A DIE AND TRYING TO BE CERTAIN THAT THE OBVERSE & REVERSE DIES ARE LINED UP AND LEVEL TO EACH OTHER. YOU CAN SEE IN THE TEST STRIKES THAT SOME ARE DEEPER TO ONE SIDE THAN THE OTHERS ARE. AFTER A TEST STRIKE THE MINT WORKER WOULD SHIM / ADJUST THE DIE BASED ON THE TEST STRIKE AND THEN TEST STRIKE IT AGAIN...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN UNTIL IT IS LEVEL AND READY TO STRIKE PLANCHETS. RARE TO HAVE THE PROGRESSION...EVEN MORE RARE ON THE 1973-S IKE DOLLAR. THESE TEST STRIKES ARE RARELY SEEN OR AVAILABLE. FREE SHIPPING!
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