Somebody made a Big Oopsie on my Newest Prooflike Coin

Just bought this nickel.... well, it's sort of a nickel. Someone made a big oopsie. Twice. You see the obvious off center strike, but what's cool is there is a double strike (just barely).

But even cooler... NGC MS-67 PL... yeah, that's right. It's prooflike.

 

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Cool! Okay, so it's like a proof coin? Sort of like the "Little Engine that Could" (Thomas the Tank).

 

Haha, no, it is not like a proof coin... it's a prooflike coin.

I collect PL coins... and I love off-center errors like this because it proves that PLs received no special treatment on the planchet (as some have claimed). The reflective surfaces come completely from the dies.

This is now the 4th off-center I own designated PL.

 

And apparently no special treatment during and after striking either. Or maybe this one was really special treatment.

 

Nice.

 

I don't collect this particular type of error coin, but yours is clearly a winner. Thanks for sharing it.

 

These prooflike coins are just the first few (hundreds?) struck with new dies. Sometimes I get a mint sewn bag of coins that all look like they are proof!

 

Me too, in my dreams.

 

I see there are a bunch of replies, and no mention of year or mint. Did I miss something?

 

The year... probably 1990's to early 2000's... the mint? Probably Philly, San Fran, or Denver?

 

I was just wondering how the TPG puts a year on the slab. That's why I asked.

 

They don't. It is listed as "No Date". The date I gave is a best guess based on my knowledge of prooflikes.... they started to become common in the early 90's.

 

Thanks. I did not know NGC (or anyone) would grade a coin without a known date/mint. I suppose with error coins that's a game changer.

 

You are absolutely correct for a standard coin. If it is worn to the point that the date is unreadable, it is considered ungradeable (unless it is a unique single-year type).

But it is a bit different for error coins where the date just doesn't exist. You will see off-center strikes, strike-throughs, or other errors where the date is off the coin or obliterated, and they can straight grade.