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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 10-25-2009, 01:06 PM   #1 (permalink) Belisarius Collector General     Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Manhattan Posts: 71 Cent Error Coin? Hi all, I just finished searching a bank roll of cents and came across this interesting specimen below (sorry the pictures aren't great). Given how weak the strike is across all features on the obverse it seems that a second blank planchet might have interfered with a full strike - is this what happened? Something else? or is this just PMD? If it is actually an error, how common is it and is it worth anything? Thanks! Attached Thumbnails       10-25-2009, 01:11 PM   #2 (permalink) rockdude Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ca. Posts: 2,152 My Mood: Welcome Belisarius to the forum. It's definitely a error, something like a struck through die cap, mated pair with something else added to that. Others will know the exact term. Nice find. __________________ An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have. Andy Warhol Last edited by rockdude; 10-25-2009 at 01:19 PM. Reason: added content   10-25-2009, 01:11 PM   #3 (permalink) jello Numismatist     Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,852 My Mood: That one hex of a findI wish I had found it!!! __________________ no one right 100% of the time ***The only dumb question is the one not asked***   10-25-2009, 01:17 PM   #4 (permalink) rdwarrior Junior Member     Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Valparaiso, Indiana Posts: 78 I think i see some of the design in the recessed area, in the spot the date should be there looks look there are some marks? Do you have any better pics of this area?   10-25-2009, 07:05 PM   #5 (permalink) Belisarius Collector General     Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Manhattan Posts: 71 Quote: Originally Posted by rdwarrior I think i see some of the design in the recessed area, in the spot the date should be there looks look there are some marks? Do you have any better pics of this area? I don't have any better pics of that area yet (maximum magnification with my current lenses), but I have some other magnifiers on order this week & will try to get a better pic then. You are right that there does seem to be a very very faint something there, I can't quite tell what it is, possibly 1979 or 89? It is definitely wide AM so that narrows down the date range somewhat. @Jello - pretty surprised I found it in the first bank box I opened (only had to look at 2,500 pennies)! Any idea how often something like this turns up? Last edited by Belisarius; 10-25-2009 at 07:07 PM. Reason: Forgot quote   10-25-2009, 07:27 PM   #6 (permalink) abe Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 268 A beauty, how about 1 in 100 million...   10-25-2009, 01:27 PM   #7 (permalink) jallengomez Cessna 152 Jockey     Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 289 Welcome to CT! Nice error there.   10-25-2009, 02:00 PM   #8 (permalink) statehood I love statehoods   Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Forth Worth Texas Posts: 37 My Mood: Wow that is cool now that's an error coin nice find Bill   10-25-2009, 02:04 PM   #9 (permalink) MIdigger Metal Detectorist     Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gaylord,Michigan Posts: 19 My Mood: First of all, welcome to the forum from Michigan!! Yes, that looks like an error to me. Good Find. __________________ Austin Carlisle--MIdigger   10-25-2009, 08:31 PM   #10 (permalink) Pyrbob Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: York, PA Posts: 109 This looks to me like it was struck thru a late stage die cap as mentioned above and it is also a double error with an indent. It looks like a second planchet was sitting on the right side of the coin when it was struck creating the indent.   10-25-2009, 11:02 PM   #11 (permalink) mikediamond Coin Collector   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,203 Pyrbob's diagnosis is correct. The coin was struck through a late-stage die cap and also indented by a planchet that intruded between the die cap and the planchet represented by this coin. __________________ President, CONECA. Host, Error Coin Information Exchange, Yahoo:Groups. My opinions do not necessarily reflect those of any organization I belong to.   10-26-2009, 05:23 AM   #12 (permalink) CashDude Member   Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 149 Too bad there's no date. It's a Wide AM so it's pre-1993. It also looks uncirculated, so it must've slipped out of someone's collection.   10-26-2009, 02:27 PM   #13 (permalink) Belisarius Collector General     Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Manhattan Posts: 71 Very cool to have two errors in the coin! Thanks for your help in identifying them. This find will definitely keep me searching rolls & boxes for awhile! I will get a scale to weigh it to see if we can further refine the date range to pre or post-1982. Any recommendations for a good quality scale at a good value?   10-26-2009, 06:18 PM   #14 (permalink) micheldura2 Senior Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lower Alabama Posts: 393 My Mood: great find!!! Welcome   10-27-2009, 01:49 AM   #15 (permalink) foundinrolls Roll Searching Enthusiast     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,861 Mike beat me to it. Pyrbob is right and of course Mike backed that up. I agree with the diagnosis and it is a very nice error coin! Thanks, Bill   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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