My grandfathers Error Coins.

Hello!


For about 10 years my grandfather worked as a service tech for a company that made, sold, and serviced coin wrapping machines as well as selling and servicing coin sorting machines. After that he ran his own company for 5 years that did the same job.

Usually when he was called to service a machine, the problem would be because of a broken part in the machine or some other kind of problem. But every once in a while an error coin stuck in the machine was the cause. This is why when ever he was called out to service a machine, he would have a bunch of loose change in his pocket so that if an error coin stuck in the machine was the cause, he could pull it out and replace it with a normal coin to keep the count the same. And the owners of the machines where always fine with it because an error coin was of no use to them.

Over time he accumulated over 50 of these error coins. But due to the fact that life is not perfect, funds where needed and most of the coins had to be sold.

Thankfully, a few of these coins were saved, which are the (few) coins I am posting here


-1978 Denver Nickle. Off-center strike?










Can someone give me
some information on the Coin above. It's like an off-center struck coin, but the rim is all weird. Thanks in advance.


-19?? Dime. 72% Off-Center




-19?? Cent. 80% Off-Center




-1978 Cent. 76% off center



(Yes, I know, they're not that exciting, but still...)

 

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I can't wait to see them!

 

Were there pictures of the coins that were sold? Or at least a list of what he had?

 

People were actually trying to spend them in a vending machine?

 

I don't really know to be honest. Maybe.. but I doubt it.

 

I accidentally hit the post button too soon :/

 

Great stuff,thanx! Can't believe someone who had them wouldn't hold on to them just as a curiosity piece?

 

At least a few were kept.

 

Really cool! Thanks for sharing. My dream job is doing something like what your grandfather did!

 

Thank you for the kind words!

 

Those OCs are really nice.
That nickel? WOW! What is that?!

 

Thank you! And as for the Nickle, that's what I'm trying to find out

 

The nickle would have to be a misaligned die strike. I'd like to see an edge on view.

 

The nickel appears to be a capped die. But it should have a distorted reverse for that type of an error. It may simply be an off-center, struck outside of it's collar but that edge pushing up confuses me somewhat. Some other analyses please?

 

Please post a picture of the edge of that nickel.

 

It's definitely not struck with a capped die, and it's not a die cap. The dies are definitely misaligned. It may also be a partial collar or broadstrike. A view of the edge would help. Also straight on shots would help. The severe angle of the pics distort things.

 

I would love to have had that job.

 

I already posted two head-on pictures... And I'm working on the edge pictures

 

Sorry. These are about the best I can do right now.

 

That's a good one. You probably won't be able to retire on it, but it's pretty special.