Hello. Yes I'm still here! Hehe! Okay, so I understand these coins have a lot of issues with machine doubling, but I have one of them that on the I BE in Liberty on the obverse, and the ER in America on the reverse I'd like you to look at.
That is a quite different looking coin, I'm not sure what to tell you about it. It could be a problem with soft spots in the planchet that caused the abnormal strike. Are you able to weight this coin? It is an Error coin, but not one that would bring much of a premium.
Did you check for this on your coin ? It's hard to tell with your pictures but see if it looks like this
I can weigh it, but I'm sure it's zinc. Almost every 1989 cent I've seen has issues with machine doubling. I just hadn't ever seen any like this. The R in America is what really made me wonder. Thank you for your response.
I am sure it is zinc also. I am curious about the weight due to the soft strike on the edge. thought it could be a thin planchet which should have a low weight.
On advice from a friend I sent photos of it to John Wexler and this is what he said: "From your photos it looks like the doubling might be a case of what the Mint calls plating buckling, however, I would have to sdee the coin itself to say anything definitively." So can anyone tell me about this anomaly? Is it collectable? I mean, if nothing else, I'll keep it just because I got an email from John Wexler about it. Lol! Just curious because I couldn't find anything about it.
