What do I have?

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by Jason yarber, Feb 22, 2019.

  1. Jason yarber

    Jason yarber Member

    I have a 1972 penjy that looks off struck could someone help me out and let me know about this one please
     

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  3. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

    It's a very slightly off-center strike (both sides are involved).

    It's not rare and isn't worth more than the face 1c
     
  4. Jason yarber

    Jason yarber Member

    Under the loupe at ten times mag u can see doubling on the tail of the 2 and one like this that was graded sold at auction for over 100
     
  5. Jason yarber

    Jason yarber Member

    And all off center strikes are worth more than face value I may be new to this but I do know that much
     
  6. frankjg

    frankjg Well-Known Member

    No, they are not.
     
  7. USCoinCollector42

    USCoinCollector42 Well-Known Member

    Unfortunately, only the more extreme ones are worth over face value.

    Try searching up the term 'MAD' (misaligned die). Your coin would be considered a MAD, which is actually different from an off-center strike.

    A MAD coin is created when the the die jiggles a bit while striking massive quantities of coins. This is very common and does not make a coin worth over its face value.

    An off-center coin is a more uncommon mint error. Unlike MAD coins, off-center coins are often much more dramatic and the error is noticeable on both sides.

    Your coin is probably a MAD (could be a very minor off-center strike). However, the error is just way too minor to be worth anything.
     
  8. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Where did you learn that?

    Chris
     
  9. Jason yarber

    Jason yarber Member

    From working with Dave hill lmt coins
     
  10. frankjg

    frankjg Well-Known Member

    Who is that?
     
  11. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    No offense intended, but if Dave Hill knows all about them, why are you asking for information, here?

    Chris
     
  12. EdThelorax

    EdThelorax Well-Known Member

    If you think you see doubling on the 2 then you can look here and match it to one of the 26 varieties of 1972 Doubled Dies listed. The coin looks uncirculated probably MS62/3. If it is a doubled die, you can get it graded and it would probably be worth about 10$. Unless there is strong doubling, there are more coins than buyers. Keep looking and studying you will find something good. To carry a really good premium, a coin has to be more than 10% off-center or older than 1960.

    http://doubleddie.com/384301.html
     
  13. frankjg

    frankjg Well-Known Member

    MS62, you are kidding, right? That thing has been well circulated.
     
  14. Jason yarber

    Jason yarber Member

    Alhe had a shop in barboursville WV u can look it up but he passed away a few months back and I've just recently gotten into errors
     
  15. Jason yarber

    Jason yarber Member

    He had a shop in barboursville WV but passed away a few months ago
     
  16. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    It's unfortunate that Mr. Hill passed, but my experience with most dealers is that they know very little about errors. It is just too time-consuming for them to be examining every single coin for minute details.

    Judging from this thread and your others, I think you need to learn more about the minting process. With a firm understanding how coins are produced, you are then in a better position to recognize errors.

    Chris
     
  17. EdThelorax

    EdThelorax Well-Known Member

    We'll have to let the TPG's decide that, I can't tell from the picture. o_O
     
  18. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    He is right, all off-centers are worth more than face value, the coin posted here is not an off-center. It is a MAD coin with both dies mis-aligned, and mis-aligned in different directions.

    The obv is mis-aligned toward roughly 10:00. If the reverse was off in the same direction it would be toward 8:00, but the reverse is off toward 2:00.
     
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