Hello, My name is Kristi and I have this 68 cent that I can't seem to find any information online to what kind of error this is?! I would appreciate any help with it that I can get. And would it be worth getting graded? Thanks
Welcome to Cointalk You have a 50 year old coin it has seen some wear. PMD (Post Mint Damage) JMO Dave
Unfortunately, there's tons of utter garbage online, including/especially sites like YouTube and those seemingly dedicated to coins. However, there certainly are a number of excellent sites, and since you're seemingly interested in varieties, please allow me to recommend the below. Do be sure read the sections on "worthless doubling", how dies are made, doubled dies, etc, etc instead of only the attribution listings. If you've any troubles or further questions, feel free to ask. http://doubleddie.com/ Welcome to the forum.
It looked like PMD at first to me too, but the more I look at it, it looks like it is not a gouge from a coin roller because I don't see anything missing from the letters. But it looks like it is raised because I am seeing grime along the edges just like the letters. But I don't know what would cause that to be raised? A gouge on the die? Probably not. Just a thought.
Because rolling machines usually inscribe their circle equally distanced from the rim all around the coin, I believe this MAY be caused by an incomplete clip of the planchet. After all those years in circulation the surface is probably too worn to make a positive ID.
I think because the flaw is under the strike it is a planchet lamination problem. Roller damage would affect the top surface of the letters, imo. Pre-strike planchet production flaw. Coin has seen many miles...Spark
This is weird, like two different threads were joined. After taking another look, I would say a lamination, but still could be something post mint like glue, something stuck to the surface. It's not worth getting graded.
