No face penny

came from a new roll from the Mint. Has no face just a bump in the middle? Any idea

 

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Just damage probably from a grinding wheel.

 

Ditto.

 

Sorry, that didn't just come from the mint no matter what roll it was in. It has PMD (post mint damage), it's worn, and the reverse hasn't been minted since before 2009. It may even be 1982 or before because I am not seeing a zinc rot layer in it.

 

grinderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

agree with kasia, PMD and no way it came from a mint roll...

 

If I was playing guess the date with myself (from looking at the reverse), I'd be guessing late 60's or sometime in the 70s. Of course I could be wrong, but I do better with that game when I have a coin in hand.

 

Missing Obverse... grinded off!

 

Lol either way I'll keep it something different

 

I do better playing the game in a bar with a shot glass in hand.

Chris

 

By the coloring I'd say pre 80s as well

 

That's a good variation on the game!

 

Have a nickel like that, but no grinder marks. Looks like two nickels got struck at once. Someone wrote 5c on the blank side with a magic marker, which I have never tried to remove. Are errors of that type valuable?

 

I don't think that is an error. If you have pictures and post them on a newly created unique thread please.

 

So, you think it might be an error, huh? Then please explain how the coining chamber can operate with only one die in place. NOTE: This is intended to be a training exercise.

Chris

 

I didn't say.
It looks like two nickels were together, and one was struck on the obverse, one on the reverse, while their facing sides remained blank.
I have had it a long time. The face looks perfectly normal, and I just accidentally discovered the reverse was blank. It has 5c written on the blank side, and I have never bothered to examine it or try to get the marking off. I was never very interested in errors. Even if genuine, I doubt its worth a lot.

 

If it was two planchets in the coining chamber at the same time, the force of the strike would probably fuse them together. I remember Charmy Harker posting a photo of 13 Lincoln cents that were fused together.

I didn't imply that you said anything. I meant it as a training exercise for you. Geez, doesn't anybody want to try to figure things out for themselves any more?

Chris

 

Its not fused, nor any indication of such. It seems to be a full weight nickel, with a blank side.
Collecting has its niches. I would not call myself an expert, even in the area I most prefer, type coins, simply because its a huge amount of knowledge involved.
I am married, with 3 sons, and another on the way. So this site is an indulgence for me. Even so, I only participate occasionally.
Last, I don't actively collect errors. I just hold on to ones I stumble across.
I have no thorough knowledge of the minting process, as to be able to figure it out. I do remember trying to pressure weld a couple of Lincoln cents in my dads vise when I was young. I used a hammer and damaged the threads. It made an impression on the cents, but not even close to force welding them.
I don't know how it happened, and really cant take the time to pursue the issue.

 

I've seen an example of a pair of Indian cents that were struck together leaving one blank side of each coin. They didn't fuse together; each was in its own PCGS holder. I'll try to find some images.

 

Usually, the simplest answer is the best!

Chris