These always seem to pop up here, especially lately, so I thought I would share this BU example which clearly shows that these "errors" are merely the result of post-mint damage. On the coin below you can see the remnants of where the I in LIBERTY used to be and you can also see the further damage and contact made with the field by the object that caused this damage. Both the remnants of the I and the damage to the field are so minor that with just a little bit of circulation they would quickly become invisible leaving people to wonder how the "I" got moved. Since this coin is still uncirculated the evidence is quite clear that the letter was moved via damage.
jallengomez, Your example provides yet another reason "to me" why it is almost vital to acquire coins in AU or better condition. There can be little to no doubt as to what caused the error , variety or PMD. As is always the case , there are obvious exceptions. Thanks for the pics.
Thanks guys. I use a macro attachment which will not work with auto focus so my photos are always hit or miss. Sometimes they turn out just right.
I see plenty of those and they are completely explainable however, when the one is seated well south of the date instead of being lined up with the rest of the numbers in the date like that 1941 was from yesterday it does create more doubt about it's genesis and a wee bit harder to logically explain. It's understandable that it happened " after " the coin was minted or a split second after, but during the process ,but to an error collector like myself they are very nice to keep around.
Maybe it's just me because I am not experienced enough with errors, but if I saw that, I would think immediately that it's a Mr. L's Chinese-Special.
I see examples of what this picture is daily when searching wheats and they are most commonly found on Poor Man's Double Dies. That is just my experience of course. The fact that everytime I find one it is on a PMDD sort of makes me wonder whether it was done during the mint process or from a source post-mint.
