Real mint error or fake

Is this real,more all around edge

 

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You should state what coin you have..

I am assuming it is a Cent.. Could be a minor Tapered Planchet which is a Planchet that was thinner on one side and a bit thicker on the other. Or just a normal High Pressure Strike that caused the Rim to look raised a bit. Normally this can occur on a Misaligned Die Strike so you also should provide pictures of BOTH sides of the coin

 

It's a 1973 s penny,just started collecting so still learning to look for rarities.picture of obverse and reverse.along with more if around edge which seems to me I can barely discern numbers,and letters along with a line that goes between both sides

 

Anything that you see around the third side (edge) is post mint damage.

 

Also - as a courtesy to those of us you are asking to look...

• Rotate the photos right side up
• Crop them so only the coin is shown

There are several free programs that will let you do this - I use paint.net (http://www.getpaint.net)

 

Pictures show nothing out of the ordinary for a normal cent.

 

Thanks,I have a few coins that I have to look through and don't want to miss anything of importance.Is there any place or forum I could mass post pics for help.

 

Nope. 1 by 1 (remember, you are asking for help, so it's about making it easier for the helpers not the helpee).

Also, do tell us what you think you see. Better responses that way than "hey, guess what's with this coin".

You may be wrong, but you get a better education that way.

Finally, if errors are what interests you, give http://error-ref.com a gander. It will answer a lot of your questions right off the bat and give you a leg up on the "proper" terminology.

 

It could be from a broken collar. If so, it's a mint error, but not one of any value. However, if you saw several of them, that probably means the collar was scratched. Again, a mint error that is interesting, but of no monetary value.