Lincoln Cent Struck On A 2. 8 Gram Screw, PCGS MS-64+

Throughout the history of the United States Mints, there have been multiple occasions where the dies that are meant to strike little round disks strike.well.something else. How, or sometimes more importantly why, these fantastic pieces are made are up for debate. Perhaps a bored mint employee decided to have a little fun, maybe a washer that was meant to hold a bolt in place on a piece of machinery was loosened and fell into a bin of un-struck planchets. Whatever the reason, it sure is cool to have these unique items around.

Some of the really fascinating errors that have been created and subsequently graded by PCGS are: the current cent on screw, a dime struck on a nail that was sold by Heritage Auctions in January of 2016, emery sanding pads that were meant to polish dies that have been struck by the dies of American Silver Eagles, several examples of "feeder fingers" that help move planchets and coins in and out of the coining chambers. The list of odd errors goes on and on. As to the grading of these oddities, I can tell from personal experience as a professional grader, it can be tough. How do you match one cent struck on screw with another? Most of the time, you don't. You simply take your years of experience grading hundreds of thousands, if not millions of coins and give it your educated and thoughtful grade.

I have had multiple occasions where I had never seen something before, however, having the experiences that I have, I was able to grade the item. PCGS was honored to be able to grade this unique item and looks forward to providing the same level of service, experience, and expertise to future error collectors and dealers. If you have something amazing like this stashed away, you know where to send it.