Very Rare And One Of A Kind Error Coins

Hey thanks Coop ... And I actually figured the same thing when I compared it to some of the other coins that I have with those same Ghost columns in the images you've shared ... But for some odd reason the Extra column in this one as you called it yourself is actually a " Solid column " and not a Ghost column like the rest of them . So just to be on the safe side I think I'll have someone I know to take a really close look at it just to be sure on why it's Solid and not just a silhouette column like the rest of them ....

The Letters S T T E S in the word States on the reverse have the doubling lines going directly through the Center of each coin ... The lines are faint in the photos I took but you can still clearly see them there and I know it's not Machine Doubling

Great . I appreciate it spruett001 ... And I'll keep you posted on any other cool or RARE finds ...Infact I think I'm starting to learn that most people are going to be quick to dismiss Double Dies the second that a person says they have one and its probably mainly because they are so hard for them to find ... Oh and speaking of them being hard to find . You were absolutely right about the minor Double Die part . Because it is very faint but you can still see them there once you Thoroughly examine the coin ... infact I can just imagen how my double die coins I have probably thrown back thinking it was nothing there but not realizing that my magnifier isn't as strong as I thought it should be so I'm going to start shopping for something alot stronger now to view with

P.S. Oh and by the way spruett001. So what did you think about the ball melted matter that left a trail across half of the last pillar ? Is this a one of a kind error coin or are there others like this one . Because no matter were I search I can't find one . And I also have another strange coin that has the circle of the number 9 in the date almost completely filled in with more coin . But I'm not too familiar with types of Error coins ?

Again, it is not melted. The blanks used for cent planchets then were punched out of 95% copper sheet stock and after upsetting and rinsing were sent to be struck. No melting involved once in the Mint's possession.

Here is a cent listed on http://www.cuds-on-coins.com that has similar die chips on the columns in the same area:



It is listed as IDB-1c-1970D-01R and can be found here:

http://cuds-on-coins.com/lincoln-ce...b-1959-2008/

Yours is a different year but, the same process resulting in the same sort of die chips/breaks seen on the example above. Yours is larger and that indicates a later die state when the original die crack continues to break away and cause successively larger chips/breaks on the coin itself. It's a progression of deterioration where the longer that die is used, the larger the break becomes and it is transferred to the coins struck.

Take a look at all the other coins listed there and you can get an idea of what breaks look like.

Die chips and breaks have a fairly recognizable shape to them if you've seen enough. Yours is definitely that and is not the result of a hardness test or melting of any kind.




I'd be willing to guess (not an expert) that what you are talking about here is a Wheat cent and most likely from the 1950's. It, of course, happens in other years but it seems to be most prevalent in that time span. It's called a "filled number" and is actually a small die chip on the protruding piece of the die that creates that depression in the 9 on the coin. There are also "filled letters" and it's the same thing, just in a letter.

Here's one I have that is a "BIE" cent (1957-D) and has a "filled" B. These are two die chips:

1960 P. Going blind. I need new Loupe, scale, and Camera.

Images warrant a lashing. Be careful.