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New Member
United States
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Need help identifying if 2011 Eagle Proof error/type and if possibly worth anything. If you look at the sun, there is like an extra piece or line going horizontally across the top. It is not a scratch, it is perfectly straight and it looks like the other lines in the sun, just not as thick. I showed a picture of this to my local coin dude, he said he had never seen anything like it. He also asked me if I have ever opened the plastic case to look at it, which I have not. Thank you, CrazyDiamond   CrazyDiamond  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Scratched die. This coin should be quite scarce, because all proof dies and coins SHOULD? be individually inspected. Who at the Mint wasn't doing their job properly?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2480 Posts |
That's a doozie of a die scratch for a proof coin. Very interesting!
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New Member
 United States
18 Posts |
Cool, I'm excited now. I ask, who do you recommend I have to take a look at it further? I've never sent a coin to a grading company before etc., I know you have to have a membership, which I had awhile back but I'm sure has expired. Or I guess I could get one of my local coin dudes that I trust. Thanks again for taking a look at it and your input, you guys just made my night. CrazyDiamond
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Don't get too excited, it makes the coin unique, not necessarily valuable. It puts it in the error catagory, not so much a die variety.
The Grading companies may not even grade it at any thing other than mint damaged.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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New Member
United States
18 Posts |
I've been doing some more research online on those types of errors and was affraid that might be the case, sooner or later I have to find a good one, but at least I'm getting closer. When I had showed it to my local coin dude, he did tell me not to quit my job just yet...funny. Thanks, CrazyDiamond
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Error proofs SHOULD be rare, it depends how negligent the Mint normally is.
It it valuable? Dunno. You would have to auction it to get some idea, in which you loose the coin.
Somewhat similar to testing light bulbs. You drop them. If they bounce they are duds, if they smash to pieces, they were good.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2738 Posts |
It could be a laser frosting error.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm thinking scratched capsule. Look at the last picture where you can see not only the scratch but also what appear to be reflections in the field.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1721 Posts |
Maybe it's a Dryer Coin  ? Actually, that is a really nice find. Please keep us posted if you get any new information. |
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New Member
United States
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When you say scratched capsule do you mean the plastic case it came in? I see what you are saying about the reflection - but, no, it can't be a scratch on the plastic case, I would think I would be able to tell that. Now, when I took the photo, I took it with my iphone and when I do it, I hold my 10x Loop in front of the lense, which makes for an awesome picture. I use the iphone and loop together right in front of the coin. Could it be a reflection off the lense in loop? (Heck if that even makes sense.) That is is how I take all my photos, with a Macro App on iphone, after I focus it, I then magnify it with my 10x loop. I guess I can open the pastic capsule, but I just don't want to mess it up, I like knowing the fact that it has never been openened, know what I mean. I have more pictures that I have taken from different angles etc., and none of them gave me the impression that it was a scratch on the capsule. But, heck, who knows, mabye it is a piece of metal stuck on the inside of the capsule.
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