I believe there is a die chip/gouge on obverse between T and Y in Liberty. My pictures dont do it justice. On Reverse side I see some leaf extending into A in dollar. ' Does anyone see these ? Appear to be mint errors.
I think you may be onto something! It looks like it could possibly be a detached lamination. Lets see what some other people say. Edit: Actually on second thought, it might just be a cut.
It looks more like a cut to me, PMD. The reverse shows signs of damage from a rolling machine, Also, the leaf you are talking about is not extended. The A has been hit and the damage just looks like an extended leaf. The coin overall was struck by dies near the end of their usefulness. The outside lettering has merged with the rim, severe die deterioration is the cause of this. Research on die making and the minting process is a much more useful exercise than assuming that every anomaly is an error. There are countless ways a coin can be damaged as opposed to an error occurring during the minting process.
I read and looked at pictures for hours, as a newbie. But so grateful for all of your experience and knowledge. I am learning and having fun at it as well. Just bummed I havent found my first error no matter how small.
Glad your having fun and learning about coins. Despite uTube and other sites on the web finding errors is on the difficult side but you can find varieties. Some people, collectors included, say varieties are errors. They are not. Large and small dates were minted so those are varieties. Why would the mint make an error coin and flood the market with them? They wouldn’t. Die Chips and laminations are fairly easy to find. The easiest type to find are cents that are missing on the design. There is the motto “IN GOD WE TRUST” but there are a number of coins where debris or grease filled in on the die. Now there is the “IN GOD WE RUST”. Grease was on the first T. It’s an error but is very common. Welcome to CT and have fun learning while building your collection.
You may see the diagonal cut quite often, especially if the person thinks it might be silver based oddity , but almost never is. Snippers, tin cutters, even large scissors might be used. Best wishes.
It’s just damage. Old rule of thumb that won’t let you down. If it looks like it’s hit with a screwdriver, that’s probably not a bad guess.
