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Might someone kindly describe or link this variety/error please? Google is not being helpful and I've never heard of it before so I don't know if I have one, but it sounds interesting.
Thanks!
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Valued Member
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought this error was caused by strike weakness.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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The result of a die nearing the end of its life. This is a very common occurrence on nickels of the 1922 through 1942 period.
To call them varieties is a misnomer. More correct is calling them a poor strike as a result of well worn dies. Most numismatists would prefer a well struck example over a spongy look.
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New Member
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Thanks for the information everyone the guy wants 3x the value of the coin and wasn't sure because of the error if it was worth it or not
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Errors are pretty simple to value, if you look at it if there's no wow factor, generally there is little value, off planchet errors on larger denominations are rarer and greater value.
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Coins and Canada is not always a reliable source for varieties/errors. I would second that point - however, it is all we have in Canada. Quote:
...then just keep your eyes open. Another will come along.  , part of the fun is the thrill of the hunt. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
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To call these errors is yet another misnomer.
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Then what would you call them Jack? What exactly do you call die cracks, over polished dies, Die Deterioration, die burn, peeling of the chrome plating or die clashes? They are errors. Any unintentional change to the die after it is installed in the press (meaning, after the die is produced, and not subject to engraving by hand) that subsequently strikes a planchet and is imparted on a coin, is an error. Some errors are big, some are small... some are valuable, some are a detriment to value... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
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wouldn't this be more of a variety than an error?
while unintentional isn't it just one of those expected anomalies that is part of minting process? (along with die cracks, weak strikes, polished dies)
maybe it's just me, but I tend to think of errors as one of a kind occurrences, such as struck through object, off center strike, wrong planchet.
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Pillar of the Community
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I think a variety has to do with a device, or abnormality due punching and or hubbing, 1926 far near 6, the myriad of 1859 penny varieties etc. while error is due to the strike itself or a preexisting problem with the planchet? STrike through double strike, off centre etc
I'd call this an error? Either or, it wasn't intentional
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Quote:Then what would you call them Jack? What exactly do you call die cracks, over polished dies, Die Deterioration, die burn, peeling of the chrome plating or die clashes? From the CCF glossary die stateA readily identified point in the life of a coinage die. Often dies clash and are polished, crack, break, etc., resulting in different stages of the die. These are called die states. Some coins have barely distinguishable die states, while others go through multiple distinctive ones. |
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First of all..  ..to CCF ,enjoy your stay with us.!!  Second, the 1938 five cents is very hard to come by in AU condition, I was at a coin show with 20+ dealers and only one dealer had a 1938 in EF-40 which I purchased. Third, we have to see a photo of said coin to really be able to give you a response. |
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There are currently 622 ICCS certified examples in AU50 or better as of the 2016 ICCS POP Report.
458 of these are MS 60 or better examples. Due to the way the 1938 five cents were struck , many concave and weakly struck examples exist. Lustre is usually somewhat lacklustre , but examples do exist with a somewhat polished bright prooflike look. Strike is a big problem with this issue. Fully struck obverse coins in 64 or better probably do not exist.
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