Would love if anyone this this coin is error. Very new to the world of coins. The edge of the coin looks as if it was double struck. Thanks.
Try cropping the photo (I use Paint program) to make it larger. And use FULL size option here when posting the photo. Always show both sides.
@JBerk732 It's called a Misaligned Die Strike Common occurrence and very minor error. Not Double Struck.
@JBerk732 First, welcome to the neighborhood! Since you're new to coins, it is important for you to learn as much about the minting process as possible before you start looking for errors. Otherwise, you will find millions and millions of coins in circulation that don't look right and you'll just be "spinning your wheels". I have one other suggestion for you. If you haven't already read the book, "Strike It Rich With Pocket Change", don't waste your time. If you have already read it, burn it! Chris
But it CAN happen on either side, or both, and if it happens on both they can be misaligned in the same direction or different directions. But on the anvil die side it will never be misaligned very far.
Ok.. That's why I said usually.. Not always occurs on one side only. But I will try to explain it better next time ✌ peace
Yes keep looking, but as paddyman98 said, it is "a Misaligned Die Strike", and as I look at it, a pretty nifty one given that you weren't looking for that. You felt that something looked different about that coin; you asked, and; even though it was different from what you thought it might be . . . it was in fact an error. Toss it in a little jar or something and the next time you come across something similar, you can pull the coin out and say, Aha! I know what you are! . . . or you may end up saying, Hum . . . well it's not that. I'll have to keep investigating to see if I can't figure out what it is, if anything; and that's how you keep learning . . . frankly I think it's a lot of fun. Semper Fidelis
My apologies, let me clarify. Yes it’s an error. It’s just such a minor error and so common. Agreed all errors are cool it’s just I don’t save these rim issue coins unless they are extreme. If anything they can take away points at a grading firm. So not to mumismatically important. Hey just my opinion don’t be offended.
Lord, no apologies needed; rather it is I who must proffer the apologies to you, and to the OP, JBerk732. For regardless of what my eyes saw, my brain only reacted to seeing 3 digits, and as I had only been focusing on this issue in regards to the latter, I wrongly assumed that the statement came from the OP and so, responded as such. My concern was that there seemed to be disappointment; that the towel was being thrown in. Therefore, I read, "Ok it's nothing, I guess I'll just move on.", and responded accordingly. My attempt was to be encouraging not disparaging; to say, "Look, it wasn't much, but you did recognize that something was different with this coin; you were intrigued enough to seek out advice, and in fact, you were right in that it was a Mint Error. So even if it wasn't of a type you thought it might be, and even if it is considered "minor", you were on the right track and from that you have learned. Not only learned, but you will be able to use that when you come across your next suspect coin." My intentions were honorable; my aim inaccurate, and; my execution questionable. I guess it's as they say, "The Road to Perdition is paved with good intentions." Sorry. Semper Fidelis
Sorry not fearless Marine you are fine. I just am so jaded by constant questions about shadows people saw at 200x magnification that I brush over error coins I have already in my collection. They are all important to some collection and collector and I forget that some times. Want to see what I’m talking about go to coincommunity.com and watch those wind bags tell it how it is. Take a picture of your best AU coin and post it on the grading treading bet it comes back as a MS64 or 65. it’s a joke.
