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Washington Dollar "Reversed" Edge Lettering Is Not An Error

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 Posted 02/21/2007  12:49 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add scubu to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers


Just thought I would make a post to clarify this common misconception.

From the US Mint website...
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These coins will feature edge-incused inscriptions of the year of minting or issuance, "E Pluribus Unum," "In God We Trust" and the mint mark. Due to the minting process used on the circulating coins, the edge-incused inscription positions will vary with each coin.


From a New York Times article...
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The freshly minted dollars are carted to another machine where the edge lettering is pressed into them (right side up or upside down, at random) before being weighed, counted and poured into large Kevlar bags ready for shipping.


These coins are nothing more than a planned (<<read>> we're not taking the time to make sure they're all facing the same way) variety coin that will carry no premium.

Unfortunately, there are many sellers that know this and are still marketing them as errors. I know because I've emailed tons of them to point this out and they continue to market them as errors.

Please direct any doubters to this thread for clarification.

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 Posted 02/24/2007  07:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Tpatna to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the info scumbuster
Sure looks like a lot of people are trying to take advantage of it on ebay...
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