Looking for silver and found this, I looked it up and improperly annealed is the only thing I could find that matched it. It looks like crap but I see on ebay they command a premium or is that because people will sell anything?
The pics dont really do it any justice, wouldnt it appear to have rust build up on the coin instead of what looks like the nickel layer missing if it was rusted
it's possible, these types of errors are ones im not familiar with I just googled what I seen and it kinda looks like improper annealing from some pics I looked at.
it's going to go back in spend bucket though because I dont think it would be worth the hassle of putting it on ebay or whatever, cost me more in fee's than what i'd get im sure. Just thought i'd ask about it
if i saw that coin on ebay i would tag that member as dishonest and in the same class as those who sell coins with die deterioration doubling...
I have no plans on selling any of my coins anytime soon and when and if I do decide I want to sell them I don't want to be dishonest so that's why I post stuff like this so I can learn before I do sell. I see stuff on eBay for sale often that makes me sick that they are selling crap and asking big $$
Eric, there is a BIG difference between errors and varieties. Varieties are produced from a die that has been altered in some way, and there can be dozens, hundreds or more of them in circulation. Most often, things like doubled dies, RPM's, RPD's, etc. are considered varieties. Errors are totally different because most often there are very few of the same error produced. I'm not talking about something like a grease-filled die, die break or die crack because these are usually very common and not worth much as a rule. My point is that you will have to look at many, many coins to find a really nice error, and finding a good one in circulation is even harder. I have a 2001D Kennedy missing the reverse clad layer, and it is one of only two known for the date/mintmark. It didn't come from circulation. It came from a Mint bag! Chris
I always thought doubled dies and rpm were mint error and things like wide am's were varieties so thanks for clearing that up for me
Look up the ' Black Beauty ' nickels to see an example of an improperly annealed planchet. They are glossy black, like obsidian. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/2006d-colorado-25c-error.237727/
Interesting, my search of improperly annealed planchet turned up something total different. Also nice coin. I have seen some similar to that but always thought it was due to pmd such as fire. I am at mercy to all the different types of error's so I appreciate your post and others who are willing to help me along my way. As they would say in the gaming world I am an educated noob lol
