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Hello all, sorry if this is the wrong area. Lucked into a couple existing error collections of about 60 coins. Not going to make 60 posts asking about each one but need a general idea of what is worth slabbing and what isn't. Most are wrong/defective planchet errors. A few die breaks, a few caps, a foldover etc. Pictured is a small assortment for general idea. I see common values alot but have no idea when it comes to grades or "population". Thinking of doing a small first batch to get an idea of the grading process. Any tips on who to use or what terminology for coins on the form when I may not know what planchet they're on? Never had anything graded and have very, very little knowledge of the numismatic world. Thank you in advance for any advice on where to go from here.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Well, it looks like you may have some interesting pieces there--would be more confident in that assessment if each coin pic was larger, and reverses were shown. Others will be along to provide more input.
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Pillar of the Community
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These are very valuable errors, worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. They are eminently slabbable.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Nice set of coins you showed so far. Can you post up some better images of these? larger and the reverse too. Amazing that Mike already dropped in. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice coins and yes get them slabbed. You need to protect them.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm guessing they fell off a truck.
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Thanks for the replies so far. And happy to add some pictures. Just glancing around seems that 1 coin at a time is the suggested etiquette here? This is one I've had a hard time valuing. Wrong planchet and die cap? Weighs 3.17g   |
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Just glancing around seems that 1 coin at a time is the suggested etiquette here? First welcome to CCF. Second, yes that is exactly correct, but also one coin per thread. You are all set with this nickel, but then please start new threads for each new coin you post. Thx! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think Mike Diamond (above) is onto something...
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Pillar of the Community
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If the 1973-D nickel weighs 3.1 grams, then it was struck on a cent planchet that was transformed into a uniface die cap.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looking forward to seeing all of them! to the CCF! |
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Those 3 silver colored cents on the bottom look plated to me, but edge photos, weights, and better closeups would confirm. In a new thread of course!  |
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That is an utterly remarkable set of coins you have there. Just an amazing array of top errors, and yes, as Mike said you should be looking to slab a lot of them. It's expensive to do, but these are very, very good errors and worth it.
I do hope you can post up a lot of them one at a time so they can be looked at and discussed, as very rare for this board to see a collection like that come to light. Congrats!
From what I see, and based on Mike's comment, the nickel above appears to have been struck on a cent planchet while there was already a nickel planchet in the chamber. The obverse was imprinted correctly in the fashion of a die cap, while the reverse became uniface as it just mushed up against the planchet in the chamber and did not contact the reverse die. Neat!
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Pillar of the Community
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Absolutely fantastic group of errors.
Looking forward to seeing more of them.
That Kenedy half looks like it might have been struck on a silver dime planchet.
What is the weight?
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