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breast feathers: the feathers on the chest of the eagle, usually the highest point on the back of many U.S. coins, especially Morgan Dollars.
brilliant: used to describe the flashy luster of a coin.
breast feathers The central feathers seen on numerous eagle designs. Fully struck coins usually command a premium and the breast feathers are usually the highest point of the reverse.
Breast feathers - The central feathers of eagle designs, particularly Morgan dollars. Fully struck coins typically command a premium and the breast feathers are usually the highest point of the reverse.
On the reverse, check the clouds and the eagle's wings and breast feathers. Often these coins were not fully struck, resulting in loss of detail that is often mistaken for wear, particularly on the shield.
I would find out which are usually found sharply struck, and which usually have weakly defined features (especially on the hair strands of Miss Liberty at the center of the obverse and the eagle's breast feathers on the reverse).
Strong design details present in all areas, with all but a few of the eagle's breast feathers boldly rendered; all things considered, however, still sharper than many known specimens of the date or type.
On the reverse, wear first shows on the clouds, then the eagle's breast feathers. On weakly or irregularly struck coins, these design details may not be fully brought up.
In addition, the eagle's breast feathers are very often flat and indistinct. On high grade pieces, wear will first show on the hair to the left of the ear, the forehead and on the eagle's head, breast and the tops of its wings.
On the enlargement one can see a slight weakness (probably due to too low a die pressure) on the laurel leaf just to the left of the eye. Of more significance is the weakness in the eagle's breast feathers, which are not actual wear, ...
Soft or flat hair curls of Miss Liberty or her ear, or the breast feathers of the eagle or the eagle's toe nails are examples of soft struck coins that many readers can attest to.
books may stress that the coin's legend wearing into the rim creates negative grading pressure, but strong eye appeal provides some relief here as many coins in a technical VF will grade EF - since the luster remains. The eagle's breast feathers on ...
versus average strike, with examples including full head, hair, nose, lips, horn, tail, bands, diamonds, claw(s), wreath, date, mintmark, skirt lines, bell lines, steps, toes, shield, rivets, rims, stars, clasp, denticles, centers, breast feathers, ...
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