Possible Error's On Nickel, Penny, Dime

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bottimurillo90 Valued Member United States 202 Posts	Posted 09/05/2016 9:35 pm Hi Everyone, hope you can help out a new member understand error coins. I just started several months ago going through coins and have to say it's very confusing, trying to understand transitional coins, red coins, double dye, etc.. So I hope someone can help me find out about my coins that I THINK might be errors. It will be greatly appreciated. Here are just a few. The 1980 Nickel on back the word of AMERICA looks strange and the word FIVE the E looks strange. The 1972 PENNY... would this be called a transitional coin because of it's color? Looks yellow to me and the date would this be considered a double dye? The last one the Roosevelt dime, does his ear look like part of it is missing? Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 09/05/2016 9:46 pm The nickel looks like damage from circulation. Being hit by other coins The images of the cent date are small and hard to see much. The image of the dime is out of focus and grainy, and hard to see much. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 09/05/2016 10:28 pm Quote: The 1972 PENNY... would this be called a transitional coin because of it's color? No. A transitional coin is a coin struck in a composition meant for a different year, usually the previous year's planchet. An example would be a 1983 cent struck on a 1982 Copper planchet. Quote: Looks yellow to me and the date would this be considered a double dye? It is not "dye" as in color, but "die" as in the metal cylinder that is used to strike the coins. A doubled die shows a double image on all or part of the design on the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/06/2016 12:21 pm The image made on a die is created by a hub during the die making process. If the hub was damaged/misaligned/warped these event could be seen on the die created. If the die had doubling on it is called a 'doubled die' as the doubling is on the die. All coins struck that die will show the same doubling. Some stronger than others and worth more money, and sometimes a design get transferred incorrectly to the hub from the master die. IE 1972 had this issue with a master that that created many doubled hubs from the master die issue. Then the master die doubling was transferred to many dies because it was also on the hubs. All three mints created many cents that year that show that common master die doubling. So a large percentage of the cents in 1972 have this which makes them common with no premium, even though they are doubled dies. What do they look like? They will looks like this: These areas are where to look. They are common making up a large percentage of the coins from all three mints that year. Edited by coop 09/06/2016 12:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHuntingDrew Pillar of the Community United States 4932 Posts	Posted 09/06/2016 12:55 pm Either I'm missing something, or are these just normal coins that have seen better days in circulation?! Report this Post to the Staff
bottimurillo90 Valued Member United States 202 Posts	Posted 09/06/2016 2:20 pm Hi Everyone, thank your feedback it really helps. My search continues and it's fun learning about coins. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/06/2016 3:04 pm The nice thing about the forums is that you don't get bored working on one subject too long. (like reading a book) It is varied and new stuff gets added and refined as the subject progresses. All seeing the images of what you are following along with the description at the time is like a private tutor. The bad thing is that the subjects bounce off the walls kind like a food fight, but know what piece of the jigsaw puzzle you are dealing with will keep us interested. Report this Post to the Staff
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