Error coin?

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by Jdscoin86, Mar 19, 2019.

  1. Jdscoin86

    Jdscoin86 New Member

    I was wondering if someone could tell me if this is a true error coin? 20190318_151738.jpg 20190318_151738.jpg
     
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  3. Fred Weinberg

    Fred Weinberg Well-Known Member

    I vote for 'chatter' marks.

    They do not look like copper plating bubbles to me.
     
  4. Jdscoin86

    Jdscoin86 New Member

    I was looking at the "8" in the date.
     
  5. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Small Die Chip or Plating Bubble... You need a better picture.
     
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  6. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Concur, it's either a small die chip (which is a "true error" but holds little to no extra value) or plating bubble, which is annoyingly present on a lot of copper coated zinc cents and holds no value beyond 1 cent.
     
  7. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Looks like a cat sitting there with it's tail to the back and side.
     
  8. Jdscoin86

    Jdscoin86 New Member

    Thanks guys i tries to take a better picture...
     

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  9. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    I think it is a die chip, interesting but not worth much.
     
  10. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    Possibly dirt/contamination in the plating bath that adhered to the coin during the plating process or dirt/dust/junk still stuck to the planchet when it was plated. Over time this stuff could be an initiation source for corrosion and that's why you see a raised area after striking This is a 1983 coin and the mint supplier was still trying to figure out the high volume plating process. I agree with @Fred Weinberg that it's not a typical plating blister and isn't considered an error
     
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