Extra silver on my eagle

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by Garlicus, Feb 13, 2016.

  1. Garlicus

    Garlicus Debt is dumb, cash is king.

    A little 'bonus' from the Mint.
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  3. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Is that a die break? I'm trying to figure out what I'm looking at.
     
  4. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    Looks like a retained cud?
     
  5. Garlicus

    Garlicus Debt is dumb, cash is king.

    In the third picture, you can see the thread of silver that is over the coin, 'attached' at both ends.
     
  6. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

  7. longnine009

    longnine009 Darwin has to eat too. Supporter

    Wait for some of the error collectors but I think it's a rolling fold. :)
     
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  8. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    Please pardon my ever increasing iffy vision and inability to see this on my own, but the anomaly is indeed raised? I wish I could better see the 0 in particular.
     
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  9. Garlicus

    Garlicus Debt is dumb, cash is king.

    As an amatuer collector, that sounds correct to me. Probably no premium, but cool to have in my collection.
     
  10. Garlicus

    Garlicus Debt is dumb, cash is king.

    Yes, it is 'raised'. It is like a thread of silver over the coin, that is atached to the coin at both ends.
     
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  11. Omegaraptor

    Omegaraptor Gobrecht/Longacre Enthusiast

    You know, this could be quite valuable as these coins are made as well as a business strike will allow.
     
  12. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    I'm not quite sure what you were attempting to say in the second half of your post, but just to be clear, this isn't a proof strike.

    I would be highly surprised if such a thing turned out to be highly valuable, but certainly premium worthy if it is indeed what I'm thinking.
     
  13. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    I think you're right, you hardly ever see a Silver Eagle with an error.
     
  14. Paul M.

    Paul M. Well-Known Member

    Definitely looks like that "rolling fold," though I would never have come up with that on my own. I would say it's premium-worthy, as ASE errors are quite uncommon.

    Just out of curiosity, have you weighed it on a gram scale? Does it weigh 31.103 grams?
     
  15. Garlicus

    Garlicus Debt is dumb, cash is king.

    What is it, that you are thinking?
     
  16. Garlicus

    Garlicus Debt is dumb, cash is king.

    31.3, but not sure how accurate my scale is.
     
  17. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    The curve looks too perfect to be some sort of break. It does look raised, so it appears to be some sort of damage to the die.

    Maybe @mikediamond will chime in.

    Chris
     
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  18. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Looks like a fin has broken loose from the rim and is still attached at the other end. No added silver, just the extruded rim of this coin.
     
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  19. Garlicus

    Garlicus Debt is dumb, cash is king.

    That's what I was thinking, due to the shape and how the rim looks..
     
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