Anyone ever see a mint error like this or is this just someone who tried to hole the coin and broke the drill or something like that? Another thought is that some corrosive chemical may have burned the cavity. Notice the damage around the rim.
PMD was a new term to me or one I forgot. It stands for Post Mint Damage, and refers to any damage a coin has suffered after leaving the mint. Common examples of damaged coins (those with PMD) are those which have: Scratches Dings Holes not made at the mint Bumps Nicks Gouges
Post-mint damage (just another way of saying that the coin was damaged after it was struck, and is not an error)
That's what I thought also, but good to know I'm not the only one thinking this is some other kind of damage. The guy on ebay selling the coin is advertising it as a mint error and I was sure that wasn't right.
there are folks selling coins on ebay that don't have a clue as to what a mint error coin is and will swear they know everything.
Oh yeah, if I have learned anything from ebay auctions it's you can't be too careful. I am also an art deco bookend collector and fairly knowledgeable and I find errors in postings all the time.
I collect about everything but my favorites are antique art glass , Blenko glass , and coins . I have made some good deals on ebay and like you have learned there are many bad sellers selling on ebay.
I have three bad habits. 1. Collecting coins. 2. Collecting deco bookends. 3. Collecting clock toppers. It's a lot more fun collecting than selling. I see it all the time on the Pickers.
I love that pickers show and watch it every time it cones on tv. It puts me in mind of me and my wife back when we were younger.we would travel all over the country to find items and now we are almost overrun with our items we bought. In the fall here in Kentucky we have probably the worlds longest yard sale that goes all the way thru KY. and into Alabama . when we were able to take in this sale we found some awesome finds.I would like to see Frank and Mike go thru that sale.
I tried to unload a lot of stuff I had in storage including my 40 year old coin collection. I kept the two cent pieces and sold off the rest except the wheaties which the dealer didn't want. Trouble was that I was a poor kid and my collection was pretty much lower grade circulated stuff. I had a few that were nice and so I had a couple grand worth which wasn't bad for something that sat in the closed for that past 25 years or so. For some reason I kept the two cent pieces which I was always liked and then started collecting all over again. I finally finished my two cent collection and have a lot of the three cent nickels. I'm looking to upgrade the two centers if I can find them at a good value. I have a large art deco bookend collection too and five clock statues in my library. I have learned that if you really know a lot about something like the deco bookends you can do very well at those kinds of sales. I have even told dealers if they were charging too low a price. My dream is to find a perfect condition pair of Gorham bookends of the lady on divan. They retail for about $7000, but my chances of finding them at a tag sale or antique shop for $500 is like my chances of hitting the lottery.
