Found this lady while searching through rolls. Could use some help confirming if it’s a near date/wide rim and help figuring out what else is going on. I’m new to this but thinking the rim has railroading or MAD? Also, on the reverse the lower part of the letters in “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” appear smeared. Has some kind of coating on the reverse. Wanted to hear from the experts before I did anything with that. Not even sure what to do.
A "Railroad Rim" occurs when the collar does not seat properly. I'm not sure what caused the distortion of the legend. Chris
That looks like nail polish or some paint. That did not occur at the Mint. The issue on the rim could be a simple Finned Rim. Nothing major.
Does anyone have an idea of what may have caused the "dripping" seen on bottom of the letters in the "TATE" photo; can't quite remember seeing that kind of artifact before? BTW, nice coin and example Chris. Semper Fidelis
The coin isn't mine. I "borrowed" it from Mr. Google. FWIW, I often refer to my copy of Alan Herbert's "Official Price Guide to Mint Errors" for the images it contains and the explanations provided for how errors occur. Chris
