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PCGS 1857 G$1 Indian Princess head gold dollar struck 5% off-center. The coin shows a large area of planchet, and is at least 5% off. It is missing portions of the dentils on the rim, and is also missing virtually all the reeding on the edge. Major..…

PCGS 1928 Saint Gaudens $20 double eagle with a rim burr on the reverse at K-4. The rim burr occurred when a piece of the edge was gouged out prior to strike, and then was struck into the coin's surfaces.  This is the only example of a $20 Saint…

PCGS 1856 gold Indian Princess dollar slanted 5 broadstruck. The coin was struck almost entirely out of collar, allowing it to expand beyond its normal size. 95% of the reeding is missing from the edge since it was struck largely out of collar...

Struck through small threads on the obverse in the 4-5 o'clock area of the obverse. 

ANACS 1927 Indian quarter eagle retained cud reverse, with a large retained cud at 6 o'clock. A large retained cud, and scarce.  MS61

NGC 1855 T-2 Indian process head gold dollar with a curved clip at K-6. Clips on gold dollars are very rare, which is because gold coins were individually examined and weighed, and so having examples with "missing metal" almost never occurred. A...

NGC 1914 Indian quarter eagle with a curved clip at 4 o'clock. The curved clip is small, as are all known gold clips on U.S. coins. Because of the high value of the metal itself, extreme care was taken at the Mints to maintain the proper weight for g…

NGC G$1 1854 Type-2 Indian Princess Small Head Broadstruck AU55  Broadstruck and therefore expanded beyond its normal diameter. The error occurred when the collar die was jammed below the surface of the reverse die, and was struck, and because t…

PCGS 1915 Indian quarter eagle struck thru grease reverse, with portions of the lettering and obliterated by the grease that clogged the die. The primary strike thru area is in the 10-2 o'clock areas of the reverse.  MS62

NGC 1851-O liberty head dollar broadstruck, with a large area of planchet visible in the 6 to 11 o'clock areas. We would call the coin a partial collar strike because there is reeding on a good portion of the edge.   New Orleans Mint gold errors…

PCGS 1910 Indian quarter eagle with a lamination that starts at 3:30 on the obverse and extending inwards to the Indian Chief's nose area.  Laminations are impurities in the metal which cause the metal to flake or break away. There were impuriti…