I have a couple of coins I want to list on ebay, in need of money. So the first I bring to you today is a 1953-D Wheat Penny. The I in LIBERTY is way out of place, the Y is also mangled, and the B looks like it shows signs of doubling, I think, I'm still learning. Also the D is very close to the date, I will check the coppercoin site I found within the links here, but do you have any info as well? Like price/value, the type of error this is called, etc... Thank you all very much.:hail:
That is post mint damage. Usually encountered on the last digit of the date, it is believed to have happened for a coin counting machine.
so its worth a piece of bubblegum from the candy machines? or is it worth trying to sell? Do people collect these kinds of machine errors? Or should I just keep it? Thanks for the fast reply and the knowledge. Any info is always appreaciated. Just starting to learn about coins. Very interesting history some have.
it is not a "machine error" it is machine damage. It will always decrease the value of the coin, in most cases to face value only. Richard
Bubble gum? Where the heck can you buy bubble gum for one cent any more? That machine may be worth more than the coin! Seriously, the coin is a wheat cent, and, as such, they usually are worth from 2 to 3 cents each. but, on eBay? priceless.
As far as the mm close to the date that;s in a reasonable distance ,but if it was touching the tip of the 5 or 9 it would be considered an error ,and called a displaced mm, no other devices should touch one another on a coin. The I in liberty was damaged in circulation , the Y has a die chip on it. JC
Great info to know, thats why I asked, I'm still newborn to coins, and luckly I stumbled upon this site. EXCELLENT INFO, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE HERE, AND AMAZING PAGE WITH SOME SIMMILAR SITE LINKS W/ INFO AND HELP. Thanks everybody and also thanks to the owner/creators of this site, its the top 1 as far as I'm concerned. Besides the official ones like PCGS.com and the other "main" ones. :bow: :thumb:
The correct terminology for a dispalced mm is a coin that is struck from a die positioned far enough out of place to be touching a design element which is an error and not a variety. Now if the MM was touching the tip of the 5 or 9 on the op's coin ,the correct term would ne displaced not misplaced and is considered an error it can't be a variety. Misplaced and displaced are a seperate terminology all together, but simular in there nature JC
Bubble gum? Where the heck can you buy bubble gum for one cent any more? Frank if find the Bubble Gum @ 1 cent each let me know......LOL could use a good chew about now...Paddy
A variety is a coin that has characteristics specific to the die pair that struck it. Most collectible varieties can thus be traced to a set of dies. A error is; a coin showing evidence of a mistake in its manufacture. Displaced mintmark; this coin was struck from a die in which the mintmark was positioned far enough out of place to be touching a design element. Misplaced mintmark; is where the secondary image is either completely separated from the primary image and/or the secondary image is touching a design element such as the legend, devices, or denticles.
Would someone explain to me how the I in liberty got moved like that in circulation? How the heck could it shift so perfectly that I see nothing in the original position - or what am I not seeing that you all do see. Thanks
It was moved by a coin rolling machine. If you look to the left of the "I" you can see the outline where it was originally. Richard
Okay I think I see where it originally was. But how exactly does this happen in such a way to leave the I intact? I would have expected that the I would look deformed in some fashion or shape. Or at least marks on wear the I moved right. I guess that might wear away as the coin circulates. Thanks
damage to the 'I' was caused by a coin counting machine, much like the damage to the date in this photo.
