1956 Roo, Edge Damage

To come back to reality, assuming this is some sort of a mint error, how much do you think it would be worth. Is it really worth the trouble?

 

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I'm not angry and my mind is not closed. To explain, I am from an industrial world where I deal with rotating equipment some of which is far larger than your home. You wouldn't think that something that size could be affected by something as tiny as a metal burr that can only be seen under magnification and maybe felt by a sensitive finger but it can cause catastrophic failure. The point is I've seen metals pushed, pulled, bent, cracked, etc., etc., etc. and have to recognize and identify problems before (hopefully)they occour, my analysis was on point however the sequence of events is my opinion and honestly I am a bit disappointed at the results from my questions.

I never intended to have this coin graded or valued which is why that was never part of my questions. It just is what it is until one of my heirs gets it and then the saga will continue or it will get dropped into a snack machine!

I am no expert at valuations especially with errors but I would think a little more than the silver its made of, a historical footnote in a book somewhere and possibly a good story.

 

I think we see so many postings here where someone is convinced they have an error that is worth many thousands (or even millions...search Redwin if you want an interesting?? read on CoinTalk) of dollars. Most want to get them certified, etc. Your attitude seems genuine and sensible. Sorry if any of the discussion got too unfriendly. People on here do have a lot of experience in looking at coins and a lot of knowledge of the minting process. Whatever you intend to do with the coin, best of luck. Hopefully this might stimulate you to do some more collecting. Do you collect any coins, or anything else?

 

That's too bad because I, for one, would love to know what caused it. Right now, I don't have the slightest idea!

Chris

 

Unfriendly??? No! No worries! I have been in different forums over the years for different hobbies and its the same thing over and over again. These were the same typical responses that people give and get in other hobbies as well and it always seems like there are small attack dog groups in every one.

Error coins is not really my thing and I would never buy one or be considered to be a "collector' of them. In my opinion and I mean no offense to anyone, is that most error coins are only worth what you can get a like minded individual to pay for it. I personally have no connection or passion for them with only one exception. I admittedly do review all of my coins for errors but that is only for monetary reasons. I see no reason not to capitalize on them for financial gain but for me that is where the interest stops. I posted about this dime in particular because I had never seen another like it and wanted other opinions on the How, When, Where and Why.

I have been collecting since I was a very young boy, back when silver in your change was a daily, guaranteed event. Silver Dollars, halves, Mercury Dimes and Buffalo Nickels where a very common occurrence, I really miss those days! I will never stop collecting as long as I still have breath in my lungs. My most loved coins are Silver Dollars, mostly Morgans and Peace Dollars but I love all things silver. I collect anything silver no matter the condition although as most people I prefer MS condition. I also collect a lot of Wheat Cents and some Memorials but I really only like the older ones. I started collecting for several reasons one of them being that I understood the difficulty of making a relief type coin early on. I really have a passion for the details of most coins so I collect mostly what catches my eye. For the past 30 years I have been traveling internationally for work so as you can imagine I have built a large assortment of foreign coins. I've been collecting them for all this time just out of habit and my appreciation for them and now I find my self with a couple thousand foreign coins that I don't know what to do with. I also have a little paper money in my collection both international and domestic as well as some WWII Military notes that I have as conversational pieces.
Oh and my most embarrassing moment was one drunken night in a hotel far far away, I drunk called CSN and purchased a set of the "50 States Quarters". Now I have a rather large box of unopened coins and only half maybe be worth a little while the others have been plated with gold and platinum, Yikes! I guess I will have to drag them out and review the non plated for errors but I'm sure they were picked over before being sold.

Good Luck to you as well, Happy hunting!

 

As would I! I just cant see myself spending more than a coin is potentially worth just for a possible explanation. Back in the box it goes until another day.

 

In your close up picture of the area in question on the obverse you point out "ledges" in the field that are above the surface of the field. There is also that lump on the rim that is higher than the rest of the rim. If either of those had been present before the strike they would have been flattened down to the same level as the field and rim respectively. Also above the area in question you can see that the edge bulges outward so the coin is out of round in that area. Now the coin is struck in a close restraining collar (other photographs show that bulged area does have a reeded edge) so immediately after the strike that area could NOT have extended out into that out of round shape. All of these indicate that what ever caused this HAD to have occurred AFTER the strike. That makes it PSD (Post Strike Damage). Value is melt.