While browsing error coins on Ebay & stumbled onto this “penny errors RARE” being offered for only $99.99. You all probably see dozens of listings like this one but I’ll post it here anyway. A half dozen people have already purchased coins from this seller and they have all left good feedback. Anyone care to speculate how this “penny errors RARE” came about at the mint? :rollling: Here is the link: “penny errors RARE” http://www.ebay.com/itm/penny-errors-RARE-/280831479824?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4162dc5010
I gotta say he ruined them with a pair of plyers. Though that one in specific looks to be an OMM. He just ruined it if it is.
It's hard to take anyone with a feedback score of 11 seriously. He hasn't sold anything over $50 yet, so this ought to be interesting if he does indeed sells it.
I think you meant RPM but that isn't possible either since by 1990 the mintmark was included in the master hub. What you are seeing there is the start of zinc rot.
on the reverse you can see an indent (indicating squeezing force) where the LIBERTY stamp would be on the other side of the coin
The "incuse" nature of Liberty further reinforces the fact that the seller is not a very good tattle taler.
Must be some special pliers since it takes a tremendous amount of force to do this. Perhaps ratchet locking pliers which apply force with each squeeze?
