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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2308211, member: 69760&quot;]I take it that all of these are <i>actual</i> error coins, and that they wouldn&#039;t be classified as PMD but rather Mint damage. Unless PMD literally means damage that occurs any time after the coins were struck, then bag marks would be considered PMD - in contrast, I view PMD as damages occuring <i>after</i> the coins leave the Mint, correct? I believe PSD or post-strike damage is the former, but someone please clarify this for me, as the time between the coin gets struck and when the coin leaves the Mint is in categorical limbo for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m wondering if some of these were wrong planchet, doubled denomination, etc type errors. I guess the defacement mostly eliminates one from finding out. It looks like PCGS, NGC, etc. won&#039;t speculate or go further with identifying and labeling these as anything other than a generic &quot;Mint Cancelled&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, if it was a cancelled wrong planchet error, wouldn&#039;t that be an incredibly rare example, despite the cancellation mark? I bet some or most of these are more commonly occurring problem coins, such as a terribly worn out die causing die cracked appearances and illegible relief designs.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, I thought they simply melted these down? Though, I guess this is another way for the Mint to make money to offset some of their penny and nickel production losses.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pics from the &#039;net:</p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/o3YAAOxyBnxR6Yhh/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one doesn&#039;t look too bad, relatively speaking. If it were a penny planchet... wouldn&#039;t that be incredibly rare regardless of its cancellation mark?</p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/FlUAAOxyT7NR6Yho/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can get some exclusively from the Franklin Mint:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ANcAAMXQTM1R6YiH/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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