Hi i have a good questio here and need help,I found a 1983-d cent. It has a serious die break on obverse in wich from the shoulder and head is completely concaved up to top rim and sorta around sides,you can really see crater marks from this die break. So i tryed to look up this error and couldnt find nothing matching this i dont think it is the double die reverse since one that error is on the phil. mint,iam i correct??? (not sure) So then i took my 30 x loop around the reverse side looking for doubling ,i did find a little at the bottom right of the monticello but thats about it and the rest is pretty much good. So what erroe type do i have here,can anyone help?
Excuse me again and thanks for the help i appreciate the kindness so far sice i just joined last night,but i do not know how to post pics yet help plaese
Monticello is on the Jefferson nickel reverse. The building on the cent is the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C. That's one of the reasons that pictures were asked for. Die cracks can be as small as a couple of millimeters, or as large as the diameter of the coin. The larger and more obvious the crack, the greater the error premium. Position can also play a part in the valuation process because of the overall effect of the underlying design element(s) and the crack. So, please comply with Pheonix21's suggestion.
sorry about that,my fault i knew that,common mistake made by me,picture is posted. Like i siad i just joined last night working out the clunks
I see nothing in the photo to distinguish this coin from an ordinary, and rather dirty cent. It sounds like you're describing a dent in the coin. If so, that would be post-strike damage.
Roy's answer pretty much sums it up, lol. It all depends on the buyer. I think I see what you are talking about, but am not sure. Can you take more pics? To get clear pics of it, there should be a flower icon or button on it. Prees it, and snap away. Good luck. Phoenix
Spammers hit us every now and then---sometimes one of the Mod's are online and can catch it before many people see it...but sometimes we don't catch it as fast and it can be viewed for a few mins. The best thing to do is follow the guidelines in the link that rlm's cents posted. Speedy
Speedy,except for the fact that the white triangle with the red border is now in the bottom left hand corner instead of the top right hand corner. Aidan.
I copied the picture to my PC, lightened it up and changed to the grey scale and believe that I can see what "stelarjohnny" is talking about! There appears to an indentation across Lincoln's shoulder from what i have no idea but it could either be damage or struck through an unknown object. Also, there appears to be a Copper coating peel from the last "T" in TRUST South to East of Lincoln's nose then Southwest to East of his' chin then Southward through the "1" in the Date and on to Lincoln's lapel. I could not make out any remaining areas in "stelarjohnny's" description. I have provided the edited picture below for everyones review! Frank
