Everyone here seems to have at least one really cool error coin in their collection that drops jaws when revealed. Mine is certainly yawnworthy but I'll list it.. I wonder if others might show their favorite here too? I have 2 of the boaring smooth-edge Washington dollars but they came from the same set of dies. They both are slabbed and labeled "Die Chip" in addition to being "Missing edge letters". I recently noticed that besides the die chip that left raised metal inside one of the "S"'s, both coins have the longest chin-die-crack I've seen.. hard to see but running right up Washington's cheekline. The 2 coins are identical down to 3 pinpoint size die chips all in the same locations around each field. They are both also off-center a bit. THey graded 64(scratched one) and 65. The first attached picture was taken before they were graded and sealed.. but it shows the pair of die-chip marks in the "S"'s. The second picture is taken through the sealed holder. It's hard to tilt them right to pick up the crack's entire length.. it looks like one crack is more prevalant than the other and it is.. but the difference isn't as great as the photo shows.
Wow, that is nice! I have two that I foun, and think are neat. One is what is what I think would be a proof error. Trying to find more about it. Might send it to coinworld and see what they think, or something. Ken Potter says he hasn't seen something like this on a US coin, normally on medals. But he think it is interesting. It is a proof Minnesota quarter. The other is what I think to be a Lamination/strike thru 1920 wheat. Here are pics: Wheat cent Proof error Those are mine, not much but still neat. Phoenix
Yeah I have only about 15 of the filled S's out of 300 coins searched. The slabbed coins I was talking about have all 3 issues on 2 identical coins ..still it's my best one Phillydog. Phoenix21 I like the cent best.. I've seen one of thise proof marks on one of my washington dollars.. but smaller and with no shiney center. Up close it looks like something electrical touched it. There is even a little drop of molten material close to the spot. I didn't think much of it.. I'll try to find it again. (edit: I found one with the blask ash spot and I rubbed it and the grey-black ash drop came off. The other one I can't find.. with the melted metal drop on it (
Here is my list on coinpeople: http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?showtopic=11302&hl= Could have just cut and paste but I found it too much effort to do.
You know.. I saw that.. but I thought it was just a reflection or my eyes playing tricks. Wow the reeding seems to climb right up and off!. That's not post-mint? I've got alot to learn.. Thanks for pointing it out.
aba..derr.. umm.. wholley sheit! mercy! So if you were forced at gunpoint to choose one..? the 1842 rouble?
Yep. I am pretty sure it isn't post mint, because it was never circulated, and also this sort of thing has occured on medals and other types of non-US coins. For anyone interested, this is what he wrote: Pretty cool, eh? :kewl: I like the wheat cent too, but I think I like them both about the same. Phoenix
I have at least 12 washington dollars now with all of the following identical: =1. Missing inscription (who hasn't heard of that one yet?) =2. Strikethrough error (it was probably grease that was spun off one of the planchets before striking, but all of the 12 I'm referencing have an identical pattern of varying degrees of magnitude. I have many more strikethroughs with different patterns, so there must have been an issue with the equipment or at least near the equpiment to affect so many planchets) =3. Die Clash (the die clash marks are identical. I assume die clashes tend to be similar as the raised surfaces are supposed to be the same, but given the identical strikethrough errors, I think it's a safe bet that these were the same dies) as for other errors I found I have =1998D Kennedy Half Partial Collar Broadstrike =1997P Kennedy Half Strikethrough Grease (relatively faint, But I found it myself and I'm proud of myself for spotting it) =1971 Kennedy Half Weak Strike. I'm not 100% certain on this, but when I first spotted it, I thought it was a proof because of the mirror like quality of the coin. Then I thought it might have been polished to a mirrorlike finish removing some of the details of the coins, but there are details still present that shouldn't be if it had been polished that much) I wish I knew how to take pictures of these to upload. Maybe I'll try to find a setting that works with the scanner this weak to upload some pictures. Thanks for listening. Oh and I also have a nickel struck on a 1980P penny planchet that I found years ago. It's pretty cool.
1971-D JFK Havle hello, can someone tell me anything about this coin, look at picture attached, it's like a proof coin, but not. it has a mirror like finshed. what do you think. thanks philbily.( I can't spell, like my name) lol ps, its in a coin holder.
It looks like an ordinary Kennedy IMO philbily. I don't think any proof coins were made at the D mint in 71. But looks like it is in pretty decent condition. :thumb: But all this is my opinion, and can always be wrong. Phoenix
thanks for looking Phoenix, I wasn't sure, caused it has that thick rim, and mirror like finshed, but i like it, thanks
Your welcome. I can't remember why, but all of the halves in 71 had thick rims for some reason, but it is still nice. I would keep it, only costing you 50 cents. :thumb: Phoenix
Well, I found 3 more keepers. 2 1998D Kennedies where the coin was struck through a small piece of copper. The copper was retained in the coin on both. 1 1998D Kennedy where the coin was struck through a small amount of grease (or something) where the 1 in 1998 is almost completely missing. You can only see an outline of where it was and an outline of the extent of the grease that was struckthrough.
