I know the part where in the 70s in San Francisco submit employees went rogue made crazy kinds of coins Hidden in the oil pan Then retrieved by the maintenance crew. Sadly this is basically all I could find on the whole history of these San Francisco proof coins which are crazy. My avatar is one of those nickels where it was one coin at a time meeting such that this could never happen accidentally and never be released even if made accidentally. There’s some real crazy ones out there but I was hoping I could fill in some of the gaps in the story if anyone knows about it I know they were found in the California safety deposit box in auction but this doesn’t seem a lot of information for what seems to be a really cool story the return of vegas Vic Don’t want anybody thinking I’m hiding I was out of coins for a few years I got dragged back in I tried to use the original name but my email isn’t linked to it I have no idea what forms I had or emails passwords so I’m just gonna let it go unless somebody wants to fix it I’ll put a couple of new coins in there for you And of course I’ll add the cat verification photo in case there’s questions about ownership which I still remember was an issue
Beautiful coins! I love all the trial pieces struck in the 1870s. I'm of the opinion that any coins purposely struck as errors by Mint employees should be confiscated and destroyed. It's illegal for them to leave the Mint, and therefore, illegal to own.
Do you know the story behind that one? In 1970’s the mint has only one proof coin per strike. Do you know the story behind that one?
Yes I do. Look carefully at the font used in the legends. This is a Felix Schlag design prototype. Here is the reverse. It's one of three (3) made . . . . Z
Bringing this back from the dead. I’m hoping one last try to ask C if somebody knows anything more about the intentional errors that were created in San Francisco in the 70s. My avatar itself is one of those coins it was minted one at a time so there is no way that this type of mistake would be on accident that much we do know but as noted above I don’t have the whole story if anybody does I’d really appreciate it if they could add to this thread thank you I won’t try a third time to pull this up
I'm sorry @delila1 , you post a legitimate question about the mint created error. Then you post an assortment of coins that most members here wouldn't dare think about owning one of, let alone all of them, and you want the thread to stay on topic? That's a bold task. I get it. But those coins you posted are outstanding. Thanks for posting. Maybe I will dream about them. Hopeless thoughts of ever owning one though. I have no information regarding your initial question.
