Hi everyone...I'm new to all of this, so appreciate the feedback. Found a 1960 D tonight. Pls notice that the E in LIBERTY sits higher than the other letters. Also, note the R is almost completely filled in at the bottom of the letter..lmk what u think. Thx so much. Coin Roll Safari Bill lol
1960-D small date, .01 cent. The letter is not really anything, it could have been struck by any number of things the last 59 years and moved slightly. Copper is not that hard, and things that are raised can move around, or break apart and change shape. As for the R, it could be a die chip. I can't really see your photo that well.
Looks like a small die chip on the R but the pics are blurry when I enlarge, otherwise it's normal for its age and wear.
I don't have the links handy, but I strongly recommend you spend time doing some research on how dies and coins are made. A working hub is used to make dies. The working hub has EVERYTHING on it. The error that you think you have is not possible. You received accurate responses from experienced collectors. There is nothing wrong with asking your original questio. But If youre going to imply they are wrong and need to look at your pics again, at least provide an possible explanation on what might have caused the error.
Hi old hipster. Btw...i officiate basketball games in upstate ny. I do school, cyo, and aau. Regarding this, one post said they couldnt see the coin pic too clearly, so I uploaded another one.I'll research the coin errors and how they are made, thx for the advice. For this coin, what I do think I see is that @ least 3 letters appear to sit higher than the rest. The ERT. Upon looking at it further, the Y appears to align up with the LIB. And the filling in of the bottom of the R aswell. My USB microscope may clear everything up when it comes today. I've seen so many different errors, I've not seen anything like this...or I could be wrong like u say. I see dates that dont line up, and saw a D last night that is rotated clockwise. Thx again.
I understand you see something different, but it can't occur during the minting process. This article may help. If the letters are truly misaligned on the coin, there would be a number of working dies that would exhibit the same effect http://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/modern-minting http://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06/how-the-denver-mint-makes-dies-to-produce-coins/ until 1989 ( or maybe 1990, I always forget the exact date) mint marks were added to each die by hand, so you can find lots of variation in location Once again, the more you understand about the minting and die making process, the easier it will be to find the real errors and not waste time on the PMD. if you reffed, you probably ran across my kid (in the avatar pic). His team hit the regionals a few times and he played lots of AAU in western and central NY as well as downstate. He's playing D3 now
The letters of Liberty not being in line can be caused from die wear and/or a debris filled die designs. A little bit of dirty grease stuck in the die can distort the design of a coin. There are a lot of different "Errors". Common ones are interesting but add no value to a coin. Other mint made Errors/Mistakes will make a coin into a Variety. Here are some helpful links. Happy hunting. http://www.error-ref.com/ http://www.lincolncentresource.com/index.html http://www.varietyvista.com/ http://doubleddie.com/58201.html.
