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I like the second coin.
Off center 95%(?) and it has a premium. Too bad the date is not visible though.
The last picture of the quarter is counter stamped. Some people like to have them but it does not add any significant value unless the stamp is of something meaningful.
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02/23/2016 01:00 am
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Can you post close-ups of both sides?
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Nice off center yes-the quarter may have a clip but cant tell for sure if its PMD or not? |
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The nickel looks like it may have been partially plated or something was added to it. It is not on a cent planchet as part of the design would be missing. (which it is not) The surface is smooth correct on the nickel? If it is rough, then it might have been an outdoor find. If so, then it would not be a premium coin. But the color does make it look interesting. (what the cause though, we may not know)   The Indian Head cent looks like a circulated example, but the scratch on the obverse would remove any premium making this coin a cull. The quarter looks like someone may have scratched the cross onto it. Also the edges look damaged. Possibly they put the coin into a vise when the cross was added to the coin. Probably not a premium coin either as it is damaged. |
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Thats a good point on the quarter coop-most likely what it is
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The nickel is completely flat
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Is the Indian Head not worth anything?
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Hi Mickey - I see toning on the nickel but otherwise it looks normal to me. Coop is one of our experts so we'll leave it to his assessment. The quarter looks squeezed in a vise. No premium. The IHC looks to have some environmental damage/staining but nice details. Small premium but finer specimens can be had for a few dollars. The offcenter coins usually sell between $2-6 at my LCS when they come up for bids. I think that both would fit in that range. |
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I love those off-centers, I am hoping I come across one in my searches. I am curious how do these coins that are so far off center get into circulation? They obviously can't be rolled in with other coins that are a perfect circle. I see them on ebay and wonder why they are not kicked to a rejection pile since it would be too large to fit in the roll. Thanks |
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I am curious how do these coins that are so far off center get into circulation? Not sure if it is the same today. In the 1980's I was stationed in Northern Virginia and spent a lot of time in local coin shops. There was a guy that worked for either Wells Fargo or Loomis armor car service. I can remember him saying that they would get the coins from the mint in large bags. They would dump those coins into rolling machines to roll for banks. Every few months he would come in with error coins, mostly off center strikes. Now, it seems like I have read the mint takes steps to stop the error coins from getting out. Maybe the experts that know more about mint operations will have more information. Edited by GR58
02/23/2016 09:52 am
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tolch123 Those are some nice off center struck coins .. thanks for posting them  |
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Like the off centers too. Was wondering if the nickel would be classified as uniface as the reverse side showing no details. Seems it might have met against another planchet present in the coining chamber? Thanks, Doug.
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If they can't fit into the rolls, they are probably pre 2000 coins. I think the 2001 year was when they started shipping the coins in bins/pallets rather than bags. The Bin are sent out to locations to be wrapped and the error coins are supposed to be sent back to the mint to be cancelled. (we all know they are still showing up though) But that is supposed to be how they are handled.
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Is the Indian Head cent a PMD scratch or a pre-strike lamination of the right side? The whole right side appears to be of a different texture than the left. Edited by BlueSolo
02/23/2016 3:19 pm
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