Please excuse me if this has posted twice. I tried to post it once before but it was showing it never went through and I could not find it on here so I am posting it again. I'm not sure but if you look at the initials where VDB is suppose to be, it shows VDS instead. I'm not sure if this is considered an error coin? Maybe you would call it a week strike? I also found another one in a 1997 D Lincoln cent that shows VDS so that is what is making me think that I have a nothing coin. Hoping you tell me I have something unique. lol Need your expert calling on this one. Thanks again for all your help. Kim
There is no reason for the Mint to replace the B in VDB with a letter S so the only logical explanation would be a Plating issue or just some kind of weird hit it took in circulation that changed the shape of the B
So another words if something is never intended to be on a coin in the first place, it is not ever considered to be an error then? So confusing, I say that because some guy found a number 5 on a dime and that was huge to people. So the 5 would be considered a error only because it had nothing to do with a plating strike correct? I don't know how to ask you because I don't know enough on errors. The books tell you but they don't give me enough of what I need to know. I read about it but then there are 5 other things in the reading that I have to figure out before it makes sense and by the time I get into the first few I am way lost. You always be the one to answer my questions and I truly appreciate your time and read how you answer other peoples questions. Thanks again Kim
I think you have misunderstood me. A Mint Error is something that occurs during the minting of a coin. It is usually a mechanical problem. Or an issue before the striking of a coin such as a Defective Planchet. A PMD - Post Mint Damage is something that occurs after the coin has left the Mint. So.. What happens is when new collectors who have no experience with Mint Errors or lack the knowledge to determine what a error is, they quickly assume that anything that looks strange or different on a coin is Mint Error.
PMD. The B in VDB took a hint, which coincidentally made it look like an S. On the bright side, it gives the coin some pizazz.
