1989 prissoner cent "clashed die"

[koinmon]

FOUND THIS CLASHED DIE RECENTLY. ONLY SHOWS ON OBVERSE.
George

[jcuve]

Nice obverse clash find!

[liveandievarieties]

Hey everybody- who can fill me in (in a nutshell) on die clashes?

I sold a nice one last week on eBay which had a rotated reverse and therefore a rotated clash- It brought $32, a lot more than I expected.
Have another on now that's a 1965, so crisp and sharp that you can read the date and ERTY on the reverse and sharp on the obverse, it's getting a lot of attention too-

So what I'm asking is this- 10 years ago, clashes weren't sought out by hardly anybody, I never saved them because there was no real premium. That has obviously changed- I'm referring to full clashes showing Lincoln's silhouette and Memorial silhouette. What variables affect the desirability? I'm asking in regard to a full red BU specimen, those seem to be most dramatic.

Thanks for any help, -Chris.

[mustbebob]

Chris,
Die clashes have been getting a bit more attention lately, but as you mentioned, these are the really sharp, unabraded clashes. I think forums, such as this one, have brought about renewed interest in them. Also, the advent of http://maddieclashes.com, where radical die clashes, as well as nice examples of typical, and atypical die clashes, give folks the chance to see them photographed with overlays.
In my opinion, unabraded die clashes, with some rotation, or multiple clashes, seem to be the most desired right now.

[jcuve]

I really liked the one up last week (I was the under-bidder) and would love to see the '65 added to the Atypical Clashed Die files at Maddieclashes.com.

As to why are they now more popular is probably due to the increased presence they are getting in error publications and online websites - that a guess though.

[liveandievarieties]

Thanks- I'm definitely in the right arena to ask that question! I'm going to study madddieclashes and get familiar. I can see clearly that the work many of you have done is directly responsible for their popularity. This is a really fun area, I'm going to spend some time learning, and then I'll probably have some questions about general values.

The 2 clashes that I mentioned and a third very dramatic example came from a cherrypicker I purchase from. If anyone's interested, I can post photos of each later tonight. Thanks again.

[mustbebob]

We are always interested in seeing them Chris. At your convenience, go ahead and post pics. They might be something we can add to maddieclashes.com.

[liveandievarieties]

I'll look forward to it Bob. At this moment, I believe they're spoken for, someone is interested in getting all 3 from me. But- please let me know if there is anything specific I should focus on for photos- obviously the clash detail. But I may not be able to lend them for photographing by anyone else, so I'll take nice shots while I've still got them in hand.

[mustbebob]

If you can get nice shots of the clashing Chris, and a nice full shot of the Obverse and Reverse, we can so the rest like making overlays etc. Can't wait to see them.

[RWBILLER]

nice one - we just love this type of error.
roger

[BadThad]

I only like them when they are strong. The weak ones are fairly common and I find them boring since they are pretty commonplace. This one is pretty good, thanks for sharing.