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Valued Member
United States
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Here is the first reeding error I have seen on a coin. 1989P dime. The pictures aren't so good, but hopefully I'll get better at that. The error occurs on the edge near where "IN GOD WE TRUST" appears on the obverse. In fact, one is missing in line with "IN GOD", and the other is missing in line with "WE TRUST". There is no apparent PMD on the rim in the obverse/reverse pictures, so I am figuring this is a legitimate mint error.    |
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Valued Member
United States
118 Posts |
 Glad to have you with us! Is there any posssible way of getter clearer pictures? I know it is NOT easy, but with practice and many trial and errors....I ended up building a contraption that holds my camera totally still  , but now battling the shadows  ...so now building a white box  ....anyways....Good luck!  Someday I will be able to actually post a picture, just like you have done.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Filled collar. Looks ok to me? Couple missing serrations. Would have had to have been filled. It could however be from a vending machine or parking meter. Tough call.
Edited by Alan
12/20/2015 2:03 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
196 Posts |
For what it's worth, better pictures. I'd like to hear more about how a vending machine or parking meter could make such a precise mark. Since it didn't look like there was any collateral PMD I assumed it was a minting error.   With the area of the error highlighted...   And some shots of the edge where the error is, one under normal light and the other with a little extra light...   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1463 Posts |
I think it's conceivable this came out of the coin press like that. looks like those 2 missing serrations, the collar was filled for some reason. Or, some debris got stuck in those two spots on the collar die.
The later being more likely. Leaning towards it being genuine.
However, it's also one of those errors that could easily be created with little evidence of malfeasance, so that would have an effect on any potential value.
Neat find none the less.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
The edge is showing it is damage on that area.
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Valued Member
United States
196 Posts |
Thanks all. @coop, what are you seeing that causes you to draw the conclusion that it is damage? Seemed odd that the reed between the two that are missing is untouched. Is it reasonable to look for "collateral damage" to devices around the one in question to determine if it is damage or not or is my thought process there totally misguided?
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Valued Member
United States
288 Posts |
That one would have been easily and most likely missed by my most rigorous error searching techniques. Nice find on your part.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
The edge of the coin looks like the reeds are widened from contact perhaps of a vending machine or rubbed on concrete a little. Even Coin Star/counting machines causes wear/flattening on the reeds. It is just an event that happens to circulated coins. (The sider band of silver at the top tells me the blank was cut on that side of the stock material. (The cutter transfers that color longer during the punching out of the blanks)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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(The sider band of silver at the top tells me the blank was cut on that side of the stock material. (The cutter transfers that color longer during the punching out of the blanks) Really? I would think it would be just the opposite. The silver band would be thinner on the side with the blanking punches. (And smeared down the edge of the hole in the strip by the punch making it thicker on that side in the hole. Since the hole and blank get smeared in opposite directions that would mean the side opposite the punch would be the thicker silver band side on the planchet.) |
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Posted 12/20/2015 11:43 am
