Hello All, Here is another small group of error coins I wanted to post on here to see if anyone has any comments on the type of error, rarity, value, whether it's worth it to be graded, etc. As always, any comments are greatly appreciated and any discussion is encouraged. NOTE #1: Error #73 is a U.S. 1972S Proof Roosevelt dime that appears to have been struck through very thin string fibers on both the obverse and the reverse. Weight is ~2.3 grams. NOTE #2: Error #74 is a U.S. 2009P Guam Territory quarter that appears to have a smooth straight clip. Weight is ~4.9 grams. NOTE #3: Error #75 is a U.S. 2000 Silver American Eagle dollar that appears to have been struck through plastic. Weight is ~31.1 grams. Now to the coins..... ERROR #73 ERROR #74 ERROR #75 THANK YOU. Tagging: @Seattlite86 NOTE: IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO BE TAGGED, LET ME KNOW.
I agree #73 - Struck through fibers of thread.. Lovely! #74 - Incomplete Planchet.. Blank Planchet was cut from the edge of the Quarter Stock Sheet. #75 - Struck through some small piece of debris (Piece of a solid object). I have an example but I need to find it. As always.. Thanks for sharing
Fibers from a rag used to clean the dies can be left behind and create such Struck Through issues even on both sides.
Before my coffee this morning it looked as if the lines jumped in areas going from relief to field. Second look looks better, but still the little dots in the lines have me questioning what it was.
I agree with the @StevenHarden and @paddyman98 that they are all the errors as suggested. The question now becomes if they are worth getting attributed, and what their value would be. Unfortunately, I'm not able to help out much there. @JCro57 will likely be the most help.
#73 - #75 are all interesting errors. I find the Guam quarter error particularly interesting. First time seeing an error on Guam quarter. Thanks for showing.
@paddyman98 @Pickin and Grinin @Seattlite86 @happy_collector @JCro57 Thank you all for your replies. @paddyman98 Very neat example on your struck-through error quarter. The reason I initially stated that #75 appeared to be struck through plastic was due to the comparison of the example shown at the following: https://www.sullivannumismatics.com/information/articles/strike-through-error-coins The write-up of various struck-through errors in the link above is nicely detailed and provides several examples of those errors as well. @happy_collector I was curious whether anyone had seen many errors within the U.S. Territory series of quarters. I knew of a collector several years ago trying to put together a set of all 50 state quarters, with major errors. I suppose the same could be done with the territory series, the American the Beautiful (National Park) series, or any other series for that matter. Depending on how extensive you would want to get, some of those sets could be exceedingly difficult to complete. There is an interesting set I saw on Heritage Auctions website of a set someone put together. You can view the set and see more information about it at the following: https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/36-piece-error-type-set-total-36-coins-/a/1311-5071.s Here are some pictures of that set: @Seattlite86 and @JCro57 To the value of the above pieces and whether it is worth getting these slabbed, do you believe the cost of slabbing would outweigh the value of the error itself? I would think that a proof dime struck-through error on both the obverse and the reverse would have a relatively decent value. As for the Guam quarter, I agree that it probably isn't worth it to slab just for the fact of it having a straight clip. Lastly, for the Silver American Eagle, I'm not sure how the value a struck-through example like the one I have would compare to other examples previously sold. Most of the examples I have seen on Heritage Auctions website sell for ~$100 to ~$150 (excluding rare struck through sand disk examples), but I can't seem to find any examples that match the one I have (possibly being a struck through plastic example as mentioned in the Sullivan Numismatics link above). Thank You.
I've seen that error set before. I think someone shared it a little while ago. It's pretty cool! To your question about values, I guess if your able to get a discounted rate, it might be worth it. I'm not sure what it would cost you to get these graded, but if it cost you more than $10-15 for the ASE, I would personally not. But I'm also a small-time collector who doesn't catch as many eyes as you might with your sales. I think the dime could be worth it, maybe the quarter too. But those are guesses based on feeling and nothing empirical. Chances are, the attributions would not bring in any big premium, but they might perhals offset the slabbing cost... it's likely a risk, but small in comparison to other coins.
Thanks for your weblink on the Heritage error-set. Such sets are way more fun to see, compared to individual error pieces. Maybe that's one reason why the hammer price is so high. I think there are very few errors found in the US Territories quarter series. Most of them are minor struck through, and partial collar. I have also seen a few improperly annealed planchets on American Samoa. Haven't seen any on Northern Mariana and US Virgin Islands though. Maybe I haven't look hard enough, but errors on this series seem to be really rare. Thus it's nice to see your Guam example.
To find comparable examples, you can also visit Sullivan website's archive section. Just type "eagle struck through" there, and a few more examples should show up.
Great reference. Also helps to give some basis on value for similar examples and other items entirely. Very much appreciated.
As always, I appreciate all of the comments and replies on here and hope to get another lot of errors posted on here soon. I will be posting a new thread with another lot of errors soon. I welcome everyone to view/reply to that thread. If anyone has any other comments regarding this thread, feel free to reply. Thank You.
