Amazing errors. I am liking the 1961 OC because it is my birth year, but wait...that double struck 1961 gets a wow from me.
I like that one a lot too. I dubbed it the "headbutting Lincoln" Here was the GTG thread I posted for it earlier https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-headbutting-lincoln-cent-gtg.342903/
Thanks! It has a nice color to it and is better than the typical MS 62 coin I've seen. This one also had a GTG thread: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/two-new-pickups-guess-the-grade.338311/
Love how the date on that '61-D cent in the OP is situated on the o/c strike, and how Lincoln's doing that peekaboo thing.
Both of those 1961-D’s are really cool. I especially like how far off center the first one is. If it was too much more off center, you’d lose the mint mark.
Dude, I'm not seeing the error on your OP coin. Could you point out the area that you believe is an error ??? Seriously, it appears that you may have the bug, and are a collector of error coins now. You have a nice sub-set started.
Don't let @JCro57 find out! Cool coins. You seem particularly drawn to the off centers. Is there a reason for that? Do you think you might branch into other errors?
Seriously, in your guys opinions; what do you think is the "actual legitimate" path these error take to get into circulation? I've heard some many different explanations.
I hope I am not stealing this post, but would a waffled coin or blank be considered an error? After all, the mint did it on purpose and supposedly disposed of it.
Wow, nice errors! My opinion is that if you enjoy something, you seek out the items you enjoy, keep the items you enjoy, and continue that same routine, that is a "collector". I think many of us can be called a "collector/hoarder" tho
Errors like these very easily and very often escape the mint in legitimate ways. If you were to open a mint bag, there's a chance you could find a couple off-center, broadstruck, etc. The coin is struck just a bit off center, and is ejected from the coining chamber normally. It then gets bagged up and shipped off like anything else. It's where you have something like a dime on a nail, that shouldn't ever get through the machinery, that we have a problem.