Finally A Real Error Coin Can Someone Tell Me Exactly What Sort Though?

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Craftedbyweirdos New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 1:52 pm Ok. There is no mistaking this one guys! Any help would be appreciated in identifying what kind! Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 2:26 pm Looks sanded down. Worth face value. PSD Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 2:28 pm Any possibility of a tapered planchet? to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Big-Kingdom Pillar of the Community United States 1667 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 2:31 pm I think I have to agree with coop. looks like someone was determined to sand off the date and Liberty for whatever reason and had a grinding wheel or belt sander instead of a dremel. Whole lot of abrasions in that area and then around the lips, nose across the cheek. I think PSD also. Edited by Big-Kingdom 04/12/2019 2:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 2:34 pm Note the rim is missing on just one side. Even on a thinned planchet, both rims will appear to be the same strength. This was sanded down on just one side. Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3179 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 3:07 pm Nose and lips flattened, PSD. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74603 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 4:57 pm Sorry, but you have a damaged coin, not an error. It's Post Strike Damage ( PSD) and is worth face value. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Craftedbyweirdos New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 5:06 pm Stopped by the coin shop today and had the guy there look at it. It took him a while but he determined it's an error coin! Only worth like 35$ but I'm just excited to finally find something! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74603 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 5:09 pm Nope. That guy is unfortunately wrong. You have a damaged coin tgat's worth 5 cents. Not worth 35 dollars. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Craftedbyweirdos New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 7:34 pm Well, see the coin is thinner where there is more detail and thinker where there is less. Like I said, I need better pictures, but the lettering is also distorted, not like on damaged coins, but almost stretched out towards the rim. The reverse is also covered (only in the fields with what looks like die Socrates, but they are all uniform and in the same direction. I dont know what caused that, but it seems likely that it would be related to the errors on the obverse. There is some damage to the edges and some scratches, but the difference between the damage on the coin and the missing and weak design on the left is extremely clear though the magnifier. Report this Post to the Staff
Craftedbyweirdos New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 7:35 pm Thicker* Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 7:56 pm @CBW, it is definitely hard to see what you have with these pics. I tried to crop, enlarge, and enhance the IGWT part of this coin. I think that I see what you mean about the letters being abnormally stretched in the last few letters of TRUST. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Edited by Spence 04/12/2019 7:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
llewellin Pillar of the Community United States 1005 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 8:03 pm I agree with the previous posters that this is not an error and you should too. An amount of critical thinking is required when evaluating whether a coin is an error or not - do not always just appeal to the "experts", think for yourself. #1 question to ask yourself: Can the irregularities I observe be explained fully by a process occurring on a normal coin after minting? If the answer is no, then you can deduce only a minting error explains the irregularity. Otherwise you must conclude that PMD can explain the coin's appearance and the market would agree. For your coin, a simple explanation is that it was a normal nickel that was rolled/squashed or hammered. Edited by llewellin 04/12/2019 8:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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