2012 Reverse Proof - Collar Ejection Error?

Here's one more pic of the ASE Reverse Proof. Notice how the left side of the reeding is jagged/torn from the coin. Also, the reeding is cut deeper and pushes metal onto the rim on the obverse.

Is this a collar/ejection error?

 

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When this coin was ejected it was pushed out toward the left hand side. Any roughness or irregularities on the left hand side of the collar show on that edge of the coin but the right hand side has to scrape over all those irregularities leaving smooth groves and any scraped metal will appear as little rolls around the edge of the reeds on the right hand side. (Coin moves right to left and metal is scraped left to right.)

 

That is good to know. I knew the general concept, but not the exact logistics.

 

Thanks for the response.

It seems as though this coin has an almost volcano effect on the jagged side. With metal being pushed through the jagged side and
then being deposited on the rim on that side. Like a bottle neck effect in which the accumulated metal in the reeding blew out the left side.



Thoughts?

 

The latest pics do make this seem somewhat major, but it could just be the angle of the camera. Is the extra metal significantly raised above the height of the rim on that side of the coin?

 

I have heard of these garnering premiums on ebay. Seriously.

 

But would it receive an attribution from NGC?

 

That I have not heard about. I got the impression some are purchasing these speculatively.

 

I stood the coin up as straight as I could. There might be a little angle but not much. The bottom picture shows the coin is fairly straight.....look how you can see the obverse and reverse evenly,on the outside of the top reed, the one that's not protruding.