Okay, finally PCGS has shipped back this coin. More are on the way. This error is pretty easy to guess, but lets see who knows there errors. This particular coin has two errors. Name both.
Not an error person really - but it looks like it has 3 errors to me. I'll wait til somebody else chimes in to say what they are.
Hmm, is that one of the ones that got snuck out of the Philly mint by an employee? IIRC, that was around the time he was operating. Looks like one of the things going on there is off-center.
I will never divulge my inside mint personel According to the PCGS slab, this coin only has two errors. Now you have to take into consideration this was done after the single squeeze minting process. Now I don't normally do errors, but this is the first multiple error I have seen since the new process has taken place. I am hoping Laz will stop by and let me know if this is still a common error. Maybe I haven't been looking close enough.
Hard to tell a brockage from a indent in a photo unless it's enlarged alot and the details are clear. You won't see many more like this getting out of the Mint due to tighter quality controls now in place.Most oversized coins like this one get caught and "waffled"! ~ Jim
Hey there Jim, Since you are more familiar with errors than myself, what is the major cut off date for strong errors such as this? I know the mint added new riddler machines in 2002, and the number of errors have dropped to all most nothing. So would 2000 or 2001 be the last of the major errors?
Since I never get a chance to play any of these games cause I'm always too late I'll take a stab at it befre I scroll down to see everyone else's reply... Off-Center Broadstrike with brockage. Regards,
Major errors still happen,however they are much scarce today due to the strict Mint quality controls.Note that a recent 2004 Nickel error, struck offcenter on scrap sold for about $400.00 on ebay. This isn't a common error, but the price reflects demand for much scarcer material today.We are on the edge of some big changes in the amount of material available,which began in 2002. This is the first new change in design and I would highly recommend getting a example off center or broadstruck,it'll only increase in value over the years. ~ Jim
