Most Errors I Have Seen On One Coin

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zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 01:13 am This is what I call a letter error coin. It is as the die rotated and stamped a second time. This is the coin I received last week for change. It is a Proof Bicent. quarter. Or almost Proof I should say. Now it has been circulated. I have never looked this deep into a Bicent. quarter, may be he should have a cleft chin, but his shoulder is two. That 1859 got me looking better at other coins. Now this? Image Insert: Image Insert: Image Insert: Image Insert: Image Insert: Image Insert: Image Insert: Image Insert: Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 01:18 am Quote: Or almost Proof I should say. Now it has been circulated. A proof is always a proof. That's why there's a grading system Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 02:03 am Machine doubling. Die movement distorting the devices. Not a doubled die. The die is normal the striking wasn't. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 08:29 am I believe the proper term for your coin would be an impaired proof. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 10:05 am I guess I should have been more clear? I meant circulated Proof. But I guess if I want to be dishonest, I could say proof. There are no circulations scratches or other problems with it. I guess I received it early. Edited by zakota 05/03/2009 10:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 11:20 am I agree with Machine Doubling. The coin was not struck a second time. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 05/04/2009 11:31 am There is nothing dishonest about calling a proof coin a proof coin. Proof is a method of manufacture, not a grade. If the coin is proof, it's always proof, whether damaged or not. It's like a new car and a new truck. If you damage the truck it doesn't become a car - it's just a damaged truck. Proof strikes and business strikes are completely different, there is no mixing the two. And I agree that this is Machine Doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
steve199 Pillar of the Community United States 1882 Posts	Posted 05/04/2009 12:59 pm Quote: The coin was not struck a second time. Proofs generally are struck more than once... Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 2:59 pm I thought that Proofs were struck multiple times. Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 3:43 pm Quote: The coin was not struck a second time. Who said that? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188061 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 5:12 pm From the Coin Community - Numismatic Glossary (emphasis is mine): Quote: Proof A coin usually struck from a specially prepared coin die on a specially prepared planchet. Proofs are usually given more than one blow from the dies and are usually struck with presses operating at slower speeds and higher striking pressure. Because of this extra care, Proofs usually exhibit much sharper detail than regular, or business, strikes. PCGS recognizes Proofs (PR) as those struck in 1817 and later. Those coins struck prior to 1817 are recognized as Specimen strikes (SP). Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 5:49 pm Proof coins are usually struck more than once. Some proof coins are struck three to five times...larger ones. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 05/07/2009 4:11 pm That was my mistake above about the coin not being struck a second time. I saw the Machine Doubling and forgot the fact that it was a proof coin we were talking about. Sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/11/2009 4:44 pm What really looks wierd is when a Proof has MDD from the first strike and then the second strike mashes and spreads that flat doubled shelf from the first strike. Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/11/2009 5:51 pm What looks really cool is the legs of the R's. They come up to a point in the middle, they look as ridges. They look pretty cool. I can't believe I did not post a photo of an R. Report this Post to the Staff
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