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CentR's Last 20 Posts

Stunning Clash On 1862/1 Three-Cent Silver
CentR
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Old Post Posted 05/03/2025  12:50 am
Saw this at auction on Great Collections. Wish I'd bought bitcoin or became a surgeon because I'm in love and already have a second on my home.



Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins

1883 V Nickel Cud, Why Do Dentals Look Doubled On Opposite Side Of Cud?
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Old Post Posted 04/12/2025  1:45 pm
Hi,

is there something that happens on die breaks that can cause what looks like doubling of the denticals on the opposite side of the break?






Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins
 
British 2010 20 Pence Struck On 5 Pence Planchet?
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Old Post Posted 03/05/2025  12:35 am
Just purchased on ebay. Seller says the coin is non-magnetic and weighs 3.24 grams.
Do you think this is a 2010 20p struck on a 5p planchet?
Has anyone seen other examples?
ChatGPT deepresearch found several examples in other years, but only one possible example of a 2010 on checkyourchange.com.

It was listed as a 20p wrong planchet error, but that listing said further details were needed, and no specifics on which planchet were given.

https://www.checkyourchange.co.uk/p...error-coins/
Ref number 20P028





Coin is in transit from UK, so I only have images from ebay ad.
Forum: World Variety and Error Coins
 
UK 2 Pence 1710 Double Struck
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Old Post Posted 03/01/2025  11:30 am
Just purchased. So pretty I thought it was worth sharing.
Anyone know of similar examples?





Forum: World Variety and Error Coins
 
Help With 1979-P Lincoln Cent Struck-Through, Planchet Error, Or? (Off-Center)
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Old Post Posted 02/16/2025  2:59 pm
Thank you for the help. The coin is in hand. Here's some closeups of the area in the struck and unstuck regions.

The metal shards are above the surface. They do not appear to be scratches caused by PMD.

In case it's helpful, I've attached images of a three cent nickel I bought recently with scratches as a reference.






Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins
 
Help With 1979-P Lincoln Cent Struck-Through, Planchet Error, Or? (Off-Center)
CentR
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Old Post Posted 02/09/2025  3:55 pm
The TPGs seem to be calling these common worm shaped issues struck-through errors.

For example, here's a dime ANACs called a "Struck Through Debris" and dollar NGC called "Struck Through" (images attached).

I may be missing something, but if these are Struck Through Errors, how could they extend to the unstuck portion of this off center cent?




Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins

Help With 1979-P Lincoln Cent Struck-Through, Planchet Error, Or? (Off-Center)
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Old Post Posted 02/08/2025  12:55 pm
Thank you for your help.

These are rod-shaped metal sections that are on top of the surface.

To see it, maybe focus on PLUR in the motto. The metal sections lie over and cover the letters.

In case it's helpful, try zooming in on the image in the PLUR region of the motto to see the metal covering the letters and filling the gaps between the letters.
Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins
 
Help With 1979-P Lincoln Cent Struck-Through, Planchet Error, Or? (Off-Center)
CentR
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Old Post Posted 02/08/2025  12:15 pm
I am sorry for the naïveté if this is a simple one.

Can I please get some help on what causes the raised columnar marks on the top reverse of this off center cent?

It can't be a die issue (die break or a strike-through that damaged the die), because it is present in the non-struck off-center section.

Similarly, it seems like it might not be a retained struck-through because it appears to be embedded into the nonstruck section and that doesn't make sense. Also, there's no pattern struck into it on the minted portion, and it appears to be the same metal as the coin, which also seems to suggest it is not a retained struck-through.

Perhaps it is a planchet error, or is it something else entirely, like PMD?


Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins
 
Lincoln 1c 1960 D/D RPM-002 VEDS?
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Old Post Posted 02/04/2025  11:56 pm
Good catch! Thanks.

Interesting, the VV stages don't correspond to the progression of the column die breaks. Stage A starts off with moderate dies breaks, they progress in Stage B, this transitions to no column due breaks in Stages C-F, then they start again weakly in G, and slightly stronger in H.

How would that work? When the reverse die was getting worn but still useable, a new obverse die with RPM-002 was switched in. Then the reverse die was switched out and more coins were minted?
Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins
 
Lincoln 1c 1960 D/D RPM-002 VEDS?
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Old Post Posted 02/04/2025  10:50 pm
This very pretty large date 1960 D/D RPM-002 arrived today.

I think its very early die state because the column die cracks are not as progressed as the Stage A reference coin on Variety Vista, and there's less polishing marks and more detail vs. VV Stage A and Coppercoins.com EDS reference coins.

Sorry about all the images.








Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins
 
1923 Peace Dollar - Help With VAM - Shortened Ray
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Old Post Posted 02/02/2025  2:32 pm
Thank you!
I have a naive question. The die file lines are more extensive than the VAM-1BQ reference image. So much so that the top of the ray is missing. Is that how the VAM naming convention would apply in this case? Where the VAM designation (1BQ) not only refers to the state shown in the reference image, it also refers to later stages that have had additional die corrections?
Forum: US Peace and Morgan Dollar VAM

1923 Peace Dollar - Help With VAM - Shortened Ray
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Old Post Posted 02/01/2025  7:20 pm
Is there a known 1923 VAM with a shortened ray on the reverse? I couldn't find it.

The shortened ray is due to extensive die correction, filing etc. presumably to resolve an issue like a clash. There looked to be some clash remnants, like east of the lower olive branch so I was wondering if I'm missing it because it's a later corrected stage of another VAM that is a known clash and that clash is hard to see?




Forum: US Peace and Morgan Dollar VAM
 
1872 Three Cent Nickel Mispunched Date?
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Old Post Posted 01/27/2025  10:25 pm
The coin arrived today so I could image it. It looks like a tiny vaguely chicken-shaped die break or retained strike-through.


Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins
 
2022-D Lincoln Shield Cent Fissure, Blow Hole, Or Tinsnips?
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Old Post Posted 01/26/2025  10:05 pm
It was on eBay. It sold today for $306. Gave me a sick feeling when it blew past my bid.

Anyone have a guess what it's worth if it's a fissure, blow out, or the like? I did a comprehensive search, and nothing online was as extreme, if that's what it was.

Sorry about the blurry images from the eBay ad. It probably didn't help that I did a background subtraction on the images to preserve as much resolution as possible. I might have caused some edge issues.
Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins
 
2022-D Lincoln Shield Cent Fissure, Blow Hole, Or Tinsnips?
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Old Post Posted 01/25/2025  12:08 am
Any opinions on this LSC?

There's a slight pressure mark on the opposite side. Maybe where someone held it while they snipped it?

Either way, where's the zinc?

Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins
 
1872 Three Cent Nickel Mispunched Date?
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Old Post Posted 01/18/2025  1:38 pm
Thank you for your comment. I can see what you're saying.

I guess someone might have tried to drill a hole right below a MPD.

Any ideas what's going on just above that part, in the dentical where there's an MPD-like outline out of the surface?

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins

1872 Three Cent Nickel Mispunched Date?
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Old Post Posted 01/18/2025  1:25 pm
Any 3CN MPD experts out there?

Do you think this might have a MPD in the denticals at the top of the obverse (arrow in closeup)? There's some other marks I am wondering about that I marked with arrows.

There's no mention of a 1872 MPD in the Cherry Pickers guide, 3 cent nickel.com, or variety plus. Any other reference suggestions?

Also, any comments on what looks like an RPD/overdate on the 2 in the date? I put up a reference image to compare.






Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins
 
181? Large Cent With Both OBV And REV Mirror Images
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Old Post Posted 01/12/2025  1:56 pm
There's a page on errors-ref.com called

"Brockage-Counterbrockage Combination 8 Types
PART VI. Striking Errors:
Counterbrockages:
Brockage-Counterbrockage Combination (8 types):"

They explain how a mirror image in relief occurs. It's just a clashed die cap, which takes 2 different events and is rare. Die cap, die clash on capped die, early strike on coin minted with clashed cap and opposite die with clash from cap.

They also give examples of very rare complex multi-step bockage errors.

I just can't get my head around the steps required to mint a coin that has both sides in both mirror image and relief even with this information.

https://www.error-ref.com/brockage-...tion_8_ways/
Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins
 
181? Large Cent With Both OBV And REV Mirror Images
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Old Post Posted 01/12/2025  1:37 pm
Thank you for the suggestion. It is the obvious answer and helpful to see the PCGS damage designation.
I just can't figure out how a hammer job creates patterns in relief. I don't know if you can see it well enough on the reduced size image files. On the original large sized files it looks like both sides are in relief, not incuse.
I'll post an update if the seller messages me back about it.
Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins
 
181? Large Cent With Both OBV And REV Mirror Images
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Old Post Posted 01/12/2025  1:00 pm
I can't get my head around the multiple events required to produce this error.
Any guesses on what sequence of capped dies, clashed capped dies, or flip-overs would be required?

Of note
I just asked the seller if the mirror images are incuse or relief. They look like they are in relief to me from the images, which makes things even more improbable.
Also, coins were minted by hand at this time, so it's less likely events could stack up as easily.

It's been graded, and deemed authentic, but no error designation was given.





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