Hello to all! I'm still fairly new to the world of numismatic, so please forgive my lack of knowledge. I stumbled across this little guy a couple weeks ago, and am unsure what type of error (if any) it would be considered? It looks like extra words/letters were struck into the coin, but mirrored/backwards. From the research, I believe it would be a brockage? It seems most noticable in AMERICA on the reverse. Photos are attached below. I read that this could be done outside of the minting process? Is there any way to determine how?Any input/corrections would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the photo quality. It's most noticeable in the M, but it is definitely a T that looks stamped into it. After obsessing over it for a couple days, it looks like TRUST, but mirrored/backwards. I believe that is an R struck in between/into the IC portion of AMERICA. Again, any information/guidance would be appreciated. The examples I found on google all seemed a bit more extreme than mine. I can happily post more photos, if needed. Thanks everybody!
Sorry about that. I know I didn't explain it too well, and the picture quality isn't the best...I'll try to take some better photos of it.
No worries. Some of that can be confusing for the uninitiated. I made the same error in describing something as a brockage that wasn't, 20 years ago, though I had already been a collector for 20 years at that point. In fact, when it comes to modern errors, I'm still mostly uninformed myself. That's not my area. Others here will be better able to tell you what you have, if it is anything. I don't see any kind of error there, myself, but who knows. It would have to be pretty subtle.
Here is an interesting discussion which you may find helpful for understanding what is happening with the rim of your coin. For different images, click the dots at the head of the article. https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...lse-rims-arise-in-many-circumstances.all.html
This one might be a little better to see. Lordmarcovan, thanks for the patience. There is so much more to understand in coins han I ever would have imagined. It's been quite a humbling experience. Paddyman98, thanks for the info. Kind of a bummer. I was hoping to have found my first major error through pocket change It definitely looks like it was put on there after the coin was made. I didn't realize coins could simply be pushed together hard enough and leave a mark like that.
Thank you so much for this! The rim errors have been one of the harder(possibly the hardest) and more complicated things to understand.
Ok then.. that is a great article but it has nothing to do with the Cent in question. When the other Cent was pressed into this Cent it also damaged the edge.
No, but it's definitely something I've been trying to get a better grasp on. Coins are way more complex than I ever could have imagined. I now understand how this turns into so much more than a hobby.
