FIRST IS A 1981?? SOLD TO ME AS A TEST STRIKE, UPON inspection me thinks it is just struck through both sides the weight is 3.10 grams SECOND IS A 1974-d struck on a tapered thin planchet, weight is 2.02 grams THIRD IS A 1973-D struck on split planchet, split before strike, weight is 1.72 grams, this coin is cleaned on obverse... got these on ebay from same vendor, also got 11 other error coins, i bought out his whole auction 'cept for 2 silver blank planchets that went too high (half dollar and dime) those will be posted separately thanks for viewing...enjoy! {pictures are split on two posts...}
I agree 1st coin is a struck though debris. The other two look legit to me. nice error coins. Die Adjustment Strike or Test strike coins are quite scare to find as I believe the catch bins would be cleaned out after adjustments are made and the press operator starts a production run. They are not an error that gets made during a production run like most error coins that are caused by a machine malfunction. Here is one I found in circulation a long time ago now.
Weight? One looks like it could be a split planchet! Please hold it beside a normal cent and take a picture of the edge again!
The second one looks like it held a restaurant table stable for years. I don't think it is an error. Still trying to figure out why the strike is so good to the reverse, and so weak to the obverse. On the third.
