I've got these 2 dimes that I found at 2 different times that have a kind of squashed notch in them, and they kind of look like the same thing happened to them. I was wondering if this is some kind of error? I have some other photos I may post later of some other random errors that I don't know if they're errors or have any value. If anyone else wants to post any also, go ahead.
Here's a few more I'm wondering about. Let's call the dimes #1. #2 - From an uncirculated roll. #3 #4 - Also from an uncirculated roll. That piece of metal seems to be a layer on top of the coin. I have more. :thumb:
1 is PMD, post mint damage. The similarity doesn't make it a error. I can show you tons that were PMD because of the finger of an automated coin roller. 2 I can't tell, is it a weak strike? 3 could be machine doubling, does it have a step like contour? 4 it's a folded over piece of scrap, no idea on value. same as my 1999 D dime
Thanks Billyray, I just found it odd that the marks on both sides were almost exactly the same, it just seems like one is a weaker version of the other, and I found these at least a couple of months apart. #2 looks to me like a piece of the coin is missing a chunk up to the tops of 2 of the letters. I tried a couple of times to get better pics of that, some coins are just camera shy I think. For every one I post there's 2 or 3 way worse ones. I can try again though on some of these maybe. #3 doesn't look steplike to me, looks rounded. There's also a spot under the ear that's hard to make out in these pics. Maybe I'll try again on that one too. Here's some containing blobs: #5 #6 - These are 2 different Nevada quarters with blobs in the same spot. #7
#8 #9 - I'm assuming this is a MAD, are these ever worth anything? #10 - Are cracks ever worth anything? This quarter has at least 8 cracks in the die, 2 obverse and 6 reverse. I've put red dots at the ends of them. #11
#18 #19 - I've posted this one before but only got 1 response. That's all I have pictures of right now. That's 21 coins I have laying around and don't know whether to keep them or not.
Die chips (blobs), die cracks and stuck through grease coins are common and rarely get any kind of premium.
Thanks, at least that's something. How common are the grease struck coins to that extent? I've only found those 3. The ones that make me wonder if they aren't just a die chip are the Arizona quarters, those chips look a lot like the rocks at the bottom of the coin. I guess the Nevada ones came from the same die? Anyway, thanks for the response, you can let this die, I'll figure it out.
The quarter at the bottom has MD machine doubling. Again, no premium for that. I'm not sure what you're talking about "rocks at the bottom" but it may just be a plating issue. Struck through grease is common but some collect the ones that are the most dramatic.
Cool, thanks. I mean the rocks around the cactus with the flowers and all that, whatever that jumble of stuff is supposed to be, the one in the cactus (#16) is questionable, but the one inside the date (#7) really looks like one of those rocks to me for some reason. I only ask these things so I know what I'm looking at when I run across them, it's just easier for me for some reason if I see an example of whatever it is that I have on hand then to compare to someone else's coin that's kind of the same but a little different from a thread. I have a lot more coins set aside and I'm thinking a lot of them are probably not worth holding onto. Any premium for the die cracks or the mads, or even the various die chips? None of those are cuds? Any idea on #3 & #8? The doubling on 8 almost looks like it's folded over. I could have tried better pics if anyone wanted them, I stopped using the 3x magnifying glass with the camera on these because the glass had scratches and I didn't want it to look like they were on the coin, plus it seems like they photograph better out of the flips, and these are all in them but one.
Both are die chips. The die is a reverse image of the coin so everything that appears above the surface of the coin is below the surface of the die. When the dies chip, leaving a hole in the die, it comes out as a raised area on the coin.
Hello slippinin, I've got to say that you have taken some good photographs & posted them well at CT. There are just so many coins in your thread. :rollling: It is kind of like when you see a large densely worded paragraph in a book. A person almost doesn't want to start looking at it due to the fear that it will be a long painful ordeal. You seem to have a good handle on what you have found. #7 appears to be a nice little die chip at the date. #14 appears to be an example of a coin struck through debris (struck through grease). #16 appears to be a nice die chip on an Arizona quarter. #17 looks like PMD where the metal has been chased to form the blob on the coin. Do you have a book that describes the minting process? If you do not have a book, then I might recommend getting a copy of The Error Coin Encyclopedia (plaid book) by Margolis. When you find a coin with damage that cannot be described by the known minting process, then you can assume PMD (like your dime coins in #1 IMO).
I figured that's what it was, I was hoping that people would maybe look at one or two and add some input , kind of like you did. I just didn't want to flood the board with 19 different topics, seemed more efficient. I don't have one of those books, and it probably would help, I'll likely pick one up at some point now though. Glad you like the photos, I was wondering if maybe they were still too blurry or something and that was putting people off.
