| Author |
 Replies: 51 / Views: 8,194 |
|
New Member
United States
18 Posts |
i wanted to post a topic to see and learn about error coins and what better way then to ask you guys about the best, the all time, 1 in a milllion. maybe you have one no one knows about, maybe you have a common one or maybe you dont have one yet but you love the idea that you can own a piece of history that no other or only a few other people have. enlighten me about all of it also post pics if you can. As of right now I might have in my coin jar 2 errors that are just amazing to me the first a 1940 wheat with the letter v on the bottom second a 1985p quarter and in the back where the old mint mark used to be is an S and last a copper plated nickel my daughter found in piggy jar nana gave her which will stay with me until the day I croke lol but I'm very excited because soon I will show everyone these beautiful coins but thats just me what about you guys?  |
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Edited by coop
07/20/2011 10:57 am
|
|
New Member
 United States
18 Posts |
|
|
Moderator
 United States
16679 Posts |
Here is my favorite. Clad Roosevelt dime obverse struck through cloth.  swcoin.ecrater.com
|
|
New Member
United States
18 Posts |
thats amazing thats the first time I've seen anything like that
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3640 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4618 Posts |
This one for now. It's my avatar.   You can see a few more in my signature file (if I haven't changed it by the time you read this.) ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
|
|
New Member
United States
18 Posts |
these are all great if you dont mind asking whats the story behind these coins like if you own them how did you come across them see to me one of the greatest parts of coin collecting besides the value of them is the storys behind the coins we come across especially errors thats of course if you dont mind mentioning them I completely understand if you wanna keep it a secret or maybe there isn't one at all but if you do have one feel free to post it as well
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3640 Posts |
Found mine going through some bank rolls of nickels.
It sure stuck out when I looked at the edges of the whole roll
of coins first.
|
|
Moderator
United States
16679 Posts |
Indian1,
Please pardon my ignorance. What do you mean Black Beauty?
johnnybingo,
First of all, welcome to the CCF!
I bought mine almost eight years ago at a coin show for $75
It's now in a PCGS MS62 holder.
swcoin.ecrater.com
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
We're not talking varieties, right? This is the only really nice error I've found (in change), a double clipped planchet.   I also have a blank type 2 quarter planchet. All the other ones I've found (all from coin roll hunting) are fairly minor things like die cracks and clashes. Still holding out for a nice Cud or off-center strike or a really big clip or something else crazy. I would really love to find something like Yokozuna's amazing die cap, but I have no idea how one would get out of the mint and into my hands other than dropping a bunch of cash on ebay or a coin show. |
|
Pillar of the Community
Egypt
3470 Posts |
Quote:Here is my favorite. Clad Roosevelt dime obverse struck through cloth. A very beautiful coin  |
|
Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
I like broad strikes,cents are my favorites.
John1 
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1166 Posts |
I like a lot of different errors. I like retained struck-throughs and have found a few of them:   Edited by ikandiggit
07/20/2011 07:49 am
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3640 Posts |
vermontensium
They are caused by improper planchet annealing.
Actually they are more like a dark gun metal color
than really black. Someone at one time named them
black beauties. Some nickels that are just dirty or damaged etc. have tried to have been passed off as this annealing error. Technically not a strike error but a process error.
Having the coin in hand naturally I was able to attribute
it. Actually the attribute was made certain by a mistake.
I decided to send it out at the last secret santa. The coin
and what was left of the shipping envelope came back to me.
Got caught in the mail sorter I guess and put a nice little
gouge in the reverse. Not too horrible but deep enough so that you could see the same color into the coin. Proving that it was not just a surface discoloration.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4618 Posts |
Twin errors from the same roll of ASEs. I bought these from a coin dealer in Dallas in 1992. The roll had a total of eight error coins with the Strike through in the same spot, but I only had enough to buy these 2. One of the owners of the shop would call me when they got in nice errors. He died a few years ago and the other owner stopped buying error coins.  I was asked about the low grade on the coin once, most ASEs should grade no lower than a 67 or 68. I think it's part of the error, but both coins have about 100 small marks on both sides. If you look at both coins you can match the spots. Because of this, I think the same debris that caused the large strike through was "dusted" all over both dies. I would like to send both in at the same time to have the TPG look at the fact that the little spots are not post mint damage marks, but happened on both coins during the strike. I don't know if it would change the grade, but I think it could. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!!
Edited by Yokozuna
07/20/2011 11:12 am
|
| |
Replies: 51 / Views: 8,194 |
Posted 07/20/2011 12:50 am
