Hi All, Roll number eight......the Top of states has some sort of error as if when it was pressed the planchet slightly caved at the top of the letters of States. Please school me and tell what the proper term is and if this is rare and maybe a value.
I was thinking the line across to the States was showing a weak planchet then whe struck caved only on the ends of the letters of STATE the hole above the S when one is able to look more closely is very deep. The rest of the coin has wear and tear but no deep pitting or scratches. I thought I finally found something unique.
I see no "line" across states, just die wear (die deterioration). Check out the site error-ref.com. It gives a list of all known error coins and how they occur. I would focus on looking for known errors, so you have plenty of examples to compare to. It also gives you photos and specific errors to look for, so you can better identify what could potentially be a "keeper", and what can be tossed.
ok ty the line lead from united into states but anyway thank you! I am looking for the known ones but I came across this; haven't seen one like it before :-(
the problem with this one is that the copper plating split during the strike along the top of the letters exposing the zinc core , now the zinc is starting to rot and swell out.
This is what I was trying to say thank you. Is this caused by a defective planchet or is it called something else? This is a coin strike error then......
As I looked it up in the section above by another this could be a type of stutter strike- first the obverse is slightly off/second the reverse has a line above the united leading into the States the strike affected the top of STATES cracking the copper third the whole or open copper is under the top of The "S" - anyways what do I know LOL just thought this is not wear and tear
It's not a defective planchet nor a striking error...die wear is a natural anomaly that occurs later in the life of the die.
Non Cents thank you for the reply, I do value your opinion on this, really! I just found another 2004 that is in great condition and color when I looked at the reverse it literally has the same thing except it is a zinc line right across the same letters would that mean anything at all? oh and I think I found a die crack on a quarter obverse going from 7:00 through the Q and through the bottom of Washington that also has the mint date only visible at an angle which is almost invisible. I will post that tonight or in the morning hope you look at that to.
Thank you! Do you know what causes split plating? I have two now (same date & mint) with the same except the other is in great condition with the split just showing a nice fine line of zinc with no rotting.
Split plating is just when the copper plating of the coin splits around the design. It only occurs on post-1982 cents, but it is still a very frequently occurring anomaly.
