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i started a new box of pennies today and pulled this out.was this crater done during the minting process? I think it was because under high magnification it shows no signs of marks (grind scrape scratch etc...) no burrs. if it was done after being released the copper coating would be gone in this area right? notice how the rim appears to look rolled over on the obverse in the same area as the crater. and is it worth anything? thanks    Edited by gidjit
04/02/2013 4:38 pm
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My guess is that it was struck on a flawed planchet.
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Most definitely a mint error - I love how the rim on the obverse also shows the effect of the missing metal...
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Rest in Peace
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Very nice! My first impression was, it is in the shape of a leaf.
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Nice strike through error . If it was a flawed planchet , there would be weakness on the obverse .
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If it was a flawed planchet , there would be weakness on the obverse. There is weakness showing on the obverse @ aprox 6:30 on the rim. If you flip the coin the weakness is in the same location as the anomaly on the reverse. |
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I concur with errorone2012. If it was struck on a flawed planchet, the beads on the obverse would not show up as strong as they do...
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im not sure I agree. I understand your theory that there would be no support to form the beads on the obverse but, if you think of it, it would act as a bridge with the shape being an arch(one of the strongest shapes)and the span only being 1/8" wide and it was not left paper thin but about .050" thick, I think this might be sufficient to support the coin enough to show the impression of the beads.
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i took a close up of the crater. can you see where the last bead on the left is partially formed in the crater? which should prove this was done at the mint because if it was done after the bead wouldn't show in the crater  |
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so does anyone have a guess at its value? $5? $50?
i have never collected error coins so I have no idea what this variety might be called or its value
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Around $5 to $15 for a coin like that - depends on the demand at time of sale. Typically, the larger the area that is affected, the more it is worth.
Call it a strike-through error.
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