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HelzelsCoins Valued Member United States 419 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 6:15 pm Hi, I was wondering if this was a real error or not. It looks right on the front for an Off center, but why is there no detail on the reverse? http://www.webstore.com/Jefferson-N...tion_details Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 6:20 pm I think that's a partial brockage? Report this Post to the Staff
kasey Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 6:39 pm looks legit to me... Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 7:10 pm The reverse was overlapping another planchet when struck so it is uniface(no design present). Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 9:49 pm Looks like a undated 60% off center uni-face strike Five cent piece, and at $51.20 (with postage), think it is overpriced... Report this Post to the Staff
sab3927 Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 11:29 pm Off center broadstrike with a brockage reverse. There was a coin stuck on the reverse die causing the collar to depress. That would give you a spread out strike. It may also have interfered with the feed mechanism leading to the planchet being fed part way. Very nice error. Is it worth $50? Pricey. Report this Post to the Staff
HelzelsCoins Valued Member United States 419 Posts	Posted 09/15/2012 09:34 am Thanks everyone! I knew the price seemed high, but wasn't sure. Thanks!! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 09/15/2012 09:58 am A dealer friend of mine came back from the 'States a few years ago with about 200 or so of this type of mint 'spoil' (error). He was selling them over the counter for $20 each. A couple of years later, after he had sold all of them, the local price in Sydney started to rise, and occasionally, I now see them for around the $50 mark. These errors are scarce, but I would definitely not consider them as 'rare'. All you need is for a high speed minting press to go a little 'crazy', and next thing you know, you have shovels full of them! Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 09/15/2012 2:25 pm As biokemist6 said, it's an off-center uniface strike. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
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