Good morning Folks! Here are a few coins I found recently while coin roll hunting. I am suspicious that they are all PMD, and if so, forgive me for posting them. At the same time, I don't want to throw back an interesting find. The 1955 nickel with possible clip strikes me as unusual for a clip - too messy. Maybe ground down? The quarter is dished in deeper than I usually see. The 1984 nickel has great detail and mint luster, yet the Jefferson's head is smooth. I lean strongly PMD on that one, but the rest of the nickel is so nice. If one side is messed with, I normally see other signs of coin aggravated assault. I appreciate your comments. Thanks!
As Paddy said, coins are not clipped, they are incomplete planchet errors. They may have a curved, straight, ragged clip and there are a few other types of clips but they are all called incomplete planchets. Yours is just damaged and only worth face value.
Thanks! I appreciate the clarification on that. I was under the understanding that "clipped" coins are coins that were struck in such a way that they had a bite taken out. I will release the nickel back into the wild where you *might* see this coin again when another beginner finds it and posts it on this great forum... What about the other coins? Also spenders?
This may help. It was good that you showed the edge of the coin, as that is a determining factor. As for your other coins; I see nothing but circulation wear, so yes, spenders.
On the quarter...hard to tell from the pic, but the obverse appears a bit convex (sunken) which is a sign of die deterioration.
i wouldn't dismiss it (nickel) as junk (PMD), and don't want to step on anyones toes. I'm a newb to CT, but not from hoarding errors. There are mint errors ot there that have never been seen before. Look at the rim it still looks like it has upset. look at the opposite side of the rim it looks perfect, that leads me to believe it could have been in collar when it occured. If you were to try and squeeze hammer or press on the side of the coin, you would think there would be damage on the oppisite side or even a bow in the coin. see if you can duplicate it in your garage, it would be tough. Most importantly I might be wrong. If you dig it, keep it. Ciao!
"Mint errors out there that have never been seen before". Examples, yes, Types, no. I'm pretty sure every type of mint error has been seen. Matter of fact there's a few books that have been published exclusively on the subject, with pix.
