Ok, here we go again. Here's another on for you. Jefferson didn't want the bison to get all the attention and had to try to outdo the him by getting speared twice in the face. This appers to be heavy die scratches going into Jeffersons face. The metal is raised up and I have found several coins with the exact same error. A very cool and noticable Error that I'll add to my Bison Variety Collection.
I have a couple of Jeff faces with the same type of marks in the same places on the coins(not the same as yours). It looks like it was struck through something. Here is one example.
What you have is very common. It's a strike thru and It's not even taking out any of the design, so this coin carries no premium, sorry.
Well I would diagree--strike thrus aren't too common...I have only found a few. And I seen a few go for $$$...one I saw went over $100. Speedy
This stike thru is not obstructing any of the design. VERY VERY COMMON, I have SEEN thousands of BISONS, with very simailar slight strike thrus. Yes I have seen this type of strike thru sell on ebay, but it shouldn't have, the buyer didn't know what they were buying. Here's an example of a strike thru that would carry a premium......
Are you saying that the date has a strike thru?? Looks like a grease filled die...can you get a photo of it closer... Why shouldn't it??....maybe the buyer wanted it badly and was willing to pay for it...I've paid more than I should have at times but it was because I wanted the coin and was willing to pay more than list. Speedy
Yes it's the date and it called Strike Thru grease filled die. The other coin (not mine) shouldn't have sold as an error imo. extremely commmon. I won't sell those myself because I think they are way tooooo minor. Yes I have paid more for coins than they are worth as well (if it was a unique error that I really wanted). These (slight strike thru / die fills) are not unique.
If the 2 parallel lines in the field are raised then they are not the result of the coin being struck through something. This is damage to the die. Very interesting.
I never said the 2 speard jeff was a strike thru...it's a damaged die.....most likely scrathes in the die that come out as raised metal on the coins. Someone else posted a very common strike thru grease that we've been discussing. Let's get back to the 2 Speard Jefferson.
Thanks for the photo...as I've said before I don't collect errors because I don't see much point in them...maybe someday I'll see it in another way. Speedy
That's cool. Here's why I collect errors: Some errors are unique, one-of-a-kind examples that no one else can have. I have 2 different coins (1 cent and 1 nickel) that each have 9 zeros visable on the coin. Do You have any coins with 9 Zeros???? I have another coin dated 0000 ... how cool is that?? How about my avatar?? I bought a few Speard Bisons, nice coins and also a great investment, IMO. I have Fun searching for errors in rolls and bags. I myself have found about 15 different error/varieties in the Bison nickel. I think I would geat boared putting together a complete jefferson set (they all look the same), but one of the sets I'm putting together is a "type set" of different types of errors in the Jefferson series, many unique, and all with excellent "eye appeal".
