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1942 S Mercury Dome Mint Error - Uncentered Broadstrike

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 Posted 03/03/2022  11:07 pm Show Profile   Check tropicalbats's eBay Listings Bookmark this topic Add tropicalbats to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Added this one to my collection the other day. It's an uncentered broadstike, and although I didn't do a diameter it didn't fit well in a cent 2x2 so likely around 19.5mm. Unsure if one should also say partial collar for this one but it certainly has that. The opposite side of the coin has no reeding.

1942-S Mercury dime mint error - uncentered broadstrike


1942-S-Mercury-Dome-Mint-Error---Uncentered-Broadstrike
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1942-S-Mercury-Dome-Mint-Error---Uncentered-Broadstrike
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 Posted 03/03/2022  11:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add macmercury to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice! Too bad for that scratch on the reverse.
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That's the part of the coin that needed a comment about it? As "The Mercury dimes Specialist!" I figured you would be the one to see it as a decent error coin with funky collar issues, distorted lettering and an unusual weakness of strike on the reverse. Maybe let me know if this is a common or rare date for Mercury dime error coins. I'm a Lincoln collector, so was looking to learn about this coin, as I am well aware it is scratched. Seller gave me $50 off for that scratch which is why I bought it.
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Super coin!! The scratch is easily looked over when viewing the dramatic mint error.

Although this is one of the farthest I've seen from full band lines...
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 Posted 03/04/2022  12:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add macmercury to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@TB,

I can see all that the issues you have shown here, and its interesting that it also have the partial collar and the weakness on the reverse, no need for me to add more words, your pictures speaks for itself, the distorted lettering that appears normally with this type of error, pardon me that I have not add more comments to this post.
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Looks a little like a former Encased Coin
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Very interesting, nice pick-up.
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Unique, very cool!
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Thanks for the great comments! I got a laugh out of both John's pot stirring with the Encased Coin comment and love the idea of having the coin farthest from full bands! Still chuckling at that one.
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