Looks like die chips in the narrow regions of the S. You can see those areas are about half the height of the rest of the mm. If it was a RPM,...
The amount of wear will increase the width slightly as the base of a number or letter is larger than the top so the coin has some slack when...
I seriously doubt any were released into circulation at that time, instead they were captured before leaving the mint and became 'prizes' for...
I felt I had to repeat this, it is not a doubled die, it is MD. Jim
I did not think the gouge was on the planchet, but on the surface of the die. Since its hard to tell from straight on photos and it is your coin,...
The die was damaged with the gouge I believe. Remember the bottom portion of the field on the coin is the top part of the die, and since the gouge...
I agree with the above 2, not a doubled die coin. Jim
Tommy got it right. BB for best enlargement, set the photo to full size , or mention to all to click on the description such as...
Maybe a mint Sharpie pen?
F-VF at best overall. It isn't a variety nor rare in my experience, a certification would not be worth it at all with a Big 4 TPG. Enjoy its age....
As a teacher, I tell the students that all mistakes are as important to learning as are the correct answers, but once a patient is dead or the...
As you are relatively new, you should also read about the difference between single squeeze hubbing coins ( since 1997 ) and the real doubled dies...
Some are getting very close to having a forum problem, so please get real. If someone is an ass, they will always be, and will die being an ass....
Excellent!!! very good decision! Jim
Why wouldn't accidental/on purpose pre-release be considered like MD or PMD as this situation occurred after the coin left the mint? Jim
"If I recall correctly the owner found it in circulation and submitted it to PCGS before the scheduled release date." More likely some worker...
I believe you will find that the category of machine or mechanical doubling is also known as strike, ejection, shelf or shift doubling, or almost...
Photos in #14- appear to be machine doubling, the area of the edge seem scalloped . Jim
If you do it for enjoyment and love of reading, learning, and searching and have the years free, that's a good beginning, but you need...
Perhaps someone trying to 'pop' the outer layer off and sell on ebay as an error coin and realized it wasn't just stuck on.
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