Another nice $15 pick-up

A nice ragged fissure

 

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If it wasn't for those small folded over laminations I see, I might have called BS on this one. LOL

Nice photos @JCro57

 

Wow. Nice. Looks like a shark bit it! :-D
@JCro57

 

Joe, how does that happen? Is that a planchet error?
$15 for that every day of the week.

 

I would buy that for 15 any day of the week.

 

well, weak and compromised areas with the planchet strip can crack during the rolling process for the planchet strips. The stress from the pressure causes it to break/crack/split

 

For $15, "nice" is an understatement. That coin is beautiful. I suggest you edit to "very nice" pickup.

 

I agree but for some reason error coin market has really softened. Like varieties people want them,but would prefer to find them ,not pay for them....or pay any premiums on them.

 

Nice coin and the price was great!

 

the problem is that you seldom find a significant mint error in the wild. I have been searching for over 15 years and only found a couple with small cuds, or common things like die cracks, minor misaligned dies, and laminations. I know people get excited to coin roll hunt, but you rarely - if ever - will find something worth over $10

 

Oh I totally understand that....but even a nice off center or clip no one has any interest in to pay for them
I had oh I dont recall how many Jefferson errors from clips to blockage, double struck...etc. and just about sold them under $20 each...I have a set of 1977 jeffs from 3% to 70% off centers most would grade 65 plus as in the past I had about 20 graded. But I personally dont seevthe wisdom of spending $30+ to grade a $10 coin.

 

I think in the last 4 years I sent in 3 coins. I agree. No reason to send them for me unless I need them conserved

 

If you flipped the coin over, obverse to reverse, wouldn't the break match. If so, I do not see a match. Could be wrong, just an opinion. In any event I like it, very different indeed.

 

Only if it were perpendicular to the coin's surface. You can clearly see in the photo that it isn't.

 

It is never an exact match with these.

The fissure is tapered and will never taper the exact same way in both sides. Definitely genuine without question.

 

Isn't that considered a "Blow Out?"

 

Thanks for the reply guys. Lesson learned...

 

I have heard others refer to it as a blow out...a gas pocket bubble that exploded .

 

Not a "blow hole"