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While at Easter at my moms she gave me a jar full of pennies she had been saving for me. About 40 cents in a coin in my hand looked like it had a funny glare from the light. I held it closer to the light and I was amazed. It's a 2003p. Lincoln is low to the left about a 16th of an inch. The cent seems thicker at the top right. The edge of the coin has 2 bands that go 3/4 around the entire cent and the rev is shifted up to the left with the bottom right having a very large band with 2 edges. It has a few very small green spots and minor scratches but besides that it's very bright and shinny showing very little to no wear on high spots. From what I found in the last 10 min is that it's kinda common and may be worth 5$. Besides all of that this is the first error coin I have ever found. EVER! I can't stop looking at it. 5$ or 5000$ it's the pride of my collection now. I'll load photos when my girlfriend comes home and shows me how lol.
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Rest in Peace
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like a partial collar off center cent. What a combo. Probably the reverse is fined upward from the images I see?
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Moderator
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Way cool find. At first I thought it was a MAD, those are kinda common but then I saw the edge  . Are you sure of the value?, I would think a collar error would be worth a bit more but I don't really know. You should put it in a 2x2. John1  Edited by John1
04/09/2012 05:31 am
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New Member
United States
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It's in a 2x2 now. Couldn't get a good picture with it in it. To be honest I'm very new to the error game I've only recently started checking my coins for errors so any help, comments,advice or even a grade would be greatly appreciated :). I'm very hard on grading my own coins
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Rest in Peace
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I see a tilted partial collar strike.
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Rest in Peace
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Great photos!
That coin is way cool. Buy it a nice home, like a plastic snap shut holder. You'll probably hang onto this one forever.
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New Member
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Thanks everyone fir the warm welcome and kind words. I was almost afraid to post the coin for fear of it being " common junk" lol. I was worried about the photos I had ( my girlfriend) to dumb them down a bit to fit in the forum standards. I just purchased a USB microscope to help me take closer pics and see my coins better. I can't find any info on 2003 off center partial collars with my searching. I can find one or the other and most are earlier years. I'm taking some stuff out to my local coin dealer this week and might see what they have to say about it. It looks much better in real life , the light I'm using gave it a yellowish tint( the paper in the background is white) so I'm also looking for a new light to use. Sort I'm rambling so much. Still very excited !
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Valued Member
United States
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You could always send it to Mike diamond for an opinion. He is very professional and will tell you exactly what it is, if there are any doubts. In my experiences, I've just had some local guys tell me all kinds of things that were no where near what experts would say, OR they throw me some crazy lowball price on it after they tell me its nothing. Suggest you keep it in a flip, as it looks like a nice grade example or a 2x2(although it may not allow for inspection of the rim) nice find
Edited by Coppertop
04/10/2012 12:19 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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You have a tilted partial collar strike error which is a separate error from an Off-Center strike. OCs, partial collars, and broadstrikes are all related errors involving a collar malfunction. OCs are the most common and are struck without a collar and will be missing some portion of the design. Broadstrikes are also struck without a collar but the entire design, which can be either centered or uncentered, is present on the resultant coin. Partial collar strikes occur when the collar partially engages but does not fully contain he planchet when struck. The tilted version will have an angled area with a larger-than-normal diameter while the "railroad rim" version will have ring around the coin of a larger-than-normal diameter. OCs are the most common while broadstrikes are the least common of the three. Error dealer Fred Weinberg retails 2005 and 2006 broadstruck Lincolns for $15 and I would value your error at $5-10.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like uncentered broadstrike with partial collar
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Posted 04/08/2012 11:51 pm
