Here are two cents that I got from my grandpa's stash. The first one has metal missing from behind 'Liberty'. I know nothing of errors, but my predicition is that it is struck through something. The second one has a wierd rim. Well, it doesn't have a rim, There is metal there, but its not raised. The edge of this coin is kind of indented into a channel, like how the edge of a pully wheel is shaped to allow the rope to go through. Are these errors? Any value?
Hey karrlot, just wanted to throw my thoughts in the mix. The second cent with the rim I'm not to sure about. Maybe off center? The first coin however looks like a lamination. After looking a little closer, are there lines running up through the i and b in liberty? Can we get a closer look at that area? Happy hunting, Michael
The first one could be a lamination error or just damage and the second one could actually be a broadstrike error and if it is it will have value because it isn't a common error but I can't be certain.
I'm working on getting a close up. It looks like there is a chunk of metal chipped out of the coin. The portion that is chipped out extends into the rim. However, the letters in LIBERTY are fine. They are weakly struck, but no apparent damage. The L is the weakest and they get stronger going out to the ER. The TY look fine. I don't think it was aftermint damage because the letters are not damaged. How does a broadstrike happen?
A blank, or planchet, is fed into a collar then struck. If this collar is defective, the planchet being struck has no were to go but out. This creates a bowl or cup. Like this. Michael
I think that the top coin was a planchet fault since 1945 cents were not laminated, they were a single alloy. Liberty is OK since the fault was there before the strike. It appears that the second coin has a normal rim (top) and no rim ( bottom). If it is so, then that would seem to me to be a loose or defective collar as mentioned. Just my 2 cents worth
The top coin looks like a strike-through error. The bottom coin is a "lucky token" cent (encased cent). It is not an error.
