mint errors

PCGS 195X wheat cent tapered planchet 2.69 grams.   MS64 Red

PCGS 1986 silver eagle struck tru an emory sanding disc. The Emory discs are usually 3M, which is likely what this one was struck thru as well. The emory discs were used to texture the dies so that planchets would not stick to them. They were sometim…

PCGS 1986 silver eagle struck on emory sanding disc. The Emory discs are usually 3M, which is likely what this one is as well. The emory discs were used to texture the dies so that planchets would not stick to them. They were sometimes struck into an…

PCGS (1971-2025) 50c clad Kennedy half 15% partial brockage and partial collar strike. The brockage is positioned over the date at 6 o'clock, and shows some reeding, and elements of the reverse design.    MS62 

PCGS 1976-D Kennedy bicentennial half struck 45% off-center and 1st strike mirror brockage reverse of the obverse design. The coin effectively has two obverses, with one normal, and the other a mirror brockage! A very scarce error type on Kennedy hal…

PCGS 90% silver half dollar type-2 planchet. This was likely for a Kennedy or Franklin half dollar.    Some light hairlines on one side. 

PCGS Clad Washington Quarter 95% struck thru cloth obverse, with a weave pattern in the strike visible across most of the obverse. A scarce error type, and very popular.  The error occurred when a piece of cloth or rag was struck into the coin's…

NGC 2004-D Iowa quarter reverse missing clad layer. The coin is copper on the coin's reverse, and weighs 4.8 grams.   MS64 Red/Brown 

PCGS 1973-D Roosevelt dime double-struck, chain-strike, with the 2nd strike 60% off-center and die struck both sides. Also, 2 full dates and mintmarks. Nice example.    MS62 with with moderate toning, and a light counting wheel mark reverse…

ANACS 2007-P Roosevelt dime split die reverse, wit a large split down the reverse. MS60 with a light counting finger scratch reverse. 

Struck 55% off-center. MS60 wheel marks

NGC Shield nickel split planchet before strike, with a weight of 2.3 grams. The coin is struck on a planchet that split in half before being struck into a coin. As a result, it is less than half the normal weight, and shows the rough, split side on t…

PCGS 1907 Indian cent peeling lamination obverse. F12

PCGS 2000 Lincoln cent huge broadstrike and partial brockage. Nice eye-appeal!   MS65 Flashy red, with a hint of toning. 

PCGS 2000 Lincoln cent double-struck 2nd 95% off-center and uniface reverse, and also broadstruck. MS63 Red

PCGS 1967 Lincoln cent struck on 55% curved clipped planchet, and with a weight of 1.39 grams. A huge clip!   MS62 Red/Brown

PCGS 1999 Lincoln cent struck on Roosevelt dime, double-denomination. The coin shows the designs of both a cent and a dime, and has a reeded edge. It is also on the clad planchet of a dime.  MS64 with light golden/white toning, and lustrous surf…

PCGS 1920 Buffalo nickel struck 15% off-center. Nice eye-appeal as an off-center, with a decent amount of planchet showing. The most available date, or close to it, for buffalo nickel off-centers. AU58 small spot obverse. 

The coin has a large struck through on the reverse, with an interesting shape! It was likely a piece of plastic that the coin was struck thru.   MS64

Large struck through on the reverse. It was likely a piece of plastic that the coin was struck thru.   MS65