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DeadandCompany New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 05/25/2022 8:00 pm Hello Teachers, What is this? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1484 Posts	Posted 05/25/2022 9:05 pm Appears to have been squeezed with another coin in a vise. The rim of the other coin left the indentation. Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 05/25/2022 9:19 pm interesting look see there... A mule by definition is where one of the original obverse and reverse dies of any coin, medal, or token is replaced with another die from something else. A great example is a State Quarter obverse muled with a Sacagawea obverse dollar. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95360 Posts	Posted 05/25/2022 10:58 pm that this is not a mule. just a post mint attempt to create an error. 2 coins pressed into a vise created this one. On the right side of the coin just above the indented curve you can see a letter that is pressed into the field multiple times. That letter is reversed indicating that a coin was pressed against it. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
DeadandCompany New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 05/25/2022 11:55 pm Interesting. Thank u all for taking the time to answer. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 05/25/2022 11:56 pm @dead, I agree with the others that the arc-shaped damage is not a mint error. This one is a spender. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 12:08 am I think that's an R from a quarter. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 1:15 pm When you see the rim transfer on a coin, you know instantly that it is a damaged coin. On an off center, you will see not rim edge on them: Not on these mint errors there is not rim on the coin? Why not? Because the planchet was not in the collar. The die and the collar create the normal rim we see on the edge of a coin. Also the collar creates flat edge or reeds on the edge of a coin. (Depending on the denomination) So when you see the edge lines like the coin above across the surface of the coin, it was transferred not from a die, but from another coin. The first clue that this is not a mint error. The second clue would be mirrored devices and directions of the design. So when you see the lines, know that the coin was normal, but was altered to make if look like a mint error. Why was it put in circulation. Probably the creator of this "So Called" error, realized it would not past the test, so what to do with the coin? Spend it! CoopHome: What to look for on a damaged coin or a mint error coin to be sure what it is? Report this Post to the Staff
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