mint errors

PCGS 2000-P Maryland state quarter struck on a nickel planchet. The coin is the weight and planchet of a nickel. Off-metal state quarters on nickel planchet are very scarce (with the exception of the Delaware on nickel, which is common), with most st…

PCGS 2002-P Tennessee state quarter struck on a nickel planchet. The coin is the weight and planchet of a nickel. Off-metal state quarters on nickel planchet are very scarce (with the exception of the Delaware on nickel, which is common), with most..…

PCGS 2003-P Illinois state quarter struck on a nickel planchet. The coin is the weight and planchet of a nickel. Off-metal state quarters on nickel planchet are very scarce (with the exception of the Delaware on nickel, which is common), with most st…

PCGS 1971-D Washington quarter struck on clad dime stock. The coin has the diameter of a quarter, and is the thickness of a dime. It weighs 4.29 grams.   A scarce date for this error type.   XF details with counting machine scratches and a.…

PCGS 1980-P Roosevelt dime obverse missing clad layer. The clad layer was missing from the planchet before strike, leaving the copper core exposed.  When struck, the result was a coin with a normal side and a copper side.   MS63  

PCGS 2005-P Roosevelt dime reverse missing clad layer. The clad layer was missing from the planchet before strike, leaving the copper core exposed.  When struck, the result was a coin with a normal side and a copper side.   MS63  

PCGS 1987-P Jefferson nickel struck on clad quarter stock, with the coin weighing 4.23 grams. The coin is struck on clad planchet stock which was intended for use for quarters, but which was put in a nickel blanking press, creating nickel size clad,.…

PCGS 1980 Jefferson nickel struck on a 1c planchet. The coin is struck on the planchet of a Lincoln cent, and as a result is copper-alloy, and is the weight of a cent at 3.07 grams. Also, it is smaller than a normal Jefferson nickel, with portions of…

ANACS 1964 Jefferson nickel struck on a 1c planchet. The coin is copper, and the weigh of a cent planchet. Some design is missing as well.  MS63 Red  

CACG 1914 buffalo nickel split planchet after strike mated pair, with the coins both split in half, and fitting together to form a single coin. Scarce.   F12  

PCGS 2007-P George Washington dollar reverse missing clad layer. The coin weighs 5.99 grams. MS63 lustrous 

PCGS 2000-P Sacagawea dollar obverse missing clad layer, with the layer missing before strike. The obverse is the split side. The coin weighs 6.01 grams.   AU58

PCGS 2000-P Massachusetts quarter missing clad layer reverse. The coin is copper on the reverse side due to the clad layer missing before strike. MS64 Red/Brown

NGC 1c 1937 Wheat cent struck on dime Planchet. Unique for the date as far as we know, and the whole period of the 1930’s is very rare for cents on dime planchets. This example is the only example for the date (for anymintmark) we can find...

NGC Lincoln Memorial cent foldover strike, with the strike off-center and with a large, attractive "loop" in the foldover. A foldover with good eye-appeal, and dramatic in appearance. The coin is 2.5 grams.  A scarce error type. MS64 Red/Brown

PCGS 1941 wheat cent struck on very thick planchet stock, and with a weight of 4.1 grams (almost 30% overweight!)   MS63 Brown

NGC 1865 three cent nickel uncentered broadstrike, with the coin showing a nice expansion in size due to having been struck out of collar. An affordable, major error on a three cent nickel. VG8

PCGS 1972-D Lincoln cent double-struck, with the 2nd strike 85% off-center and die struck on both sides (which is ideal for a double-strike.)  MS62 Red/Brown with a small rim bump (probably ejection mark) reverse.

Double-struck, with the 2nd strike 85% off-center and uniface on the off-center 2nd strike. PCGS MS62 Brown

Double-struck, with the 2nd strike 85% off-center and with a uniface reverse.    PCGS MS63 Red/Brown