mint errors

PCGS 1967 Kennedy half obverse clad layer missing. The coin is missing the outer layer, and weighs only 9.51 grams.   AU58

Scarce date 1953 nickel broadstruck.  

PCGS 1943-X steel cent late stage die cap strike, with the coin having much of the obverse design missing. There is a somewhat faint brockage of some of the words"CENT" and "UNITED STATES" on the obverse.  The error occurred when a die cap forme…

(1971-1978) $1 Proof Eisenhower Dollar Clad Type-2 Planchet.   This proof planchet was intended for striking into a proof Ike dollar, but was never struck. It has glimmering, pebbly-mirrored fields. Scarce.   Uncirculated with mostly white.…

1976-S 5c Proof Jefferson Nickel Cud Major Die Break. Scarce.  PF69 Ultra Cameo Note: some minor scratches on the holder, but they are not on the coin. 

NGC "D" Mint Franklin half dollar split planchet after strike. The coin shows the "split side" on the obverse. Because the coin split in half, it weighs only 6.2 grams.    A dramatic and rare error type on Franklin halves, and few split aft…

NGC 1970-D Washington quarter struck on a Philippine 25 sentimos blank. The coin weighs 4.1 grams, which is correct for a Philippine 25S. Also, the coin is slightly gold-colored, and is a smaller diameter than normal.    A scarce off-metal,…

NGC 1984-D Jefferson nickel elliptical clip, and with a weight of 4.3 grams. The coin is an oval shape. MS63

Scarce date for off-centers.  

Scarce date for off-center wheat cents.

NGC Liberty nickel struck 40% off-center. A major off-center for a liberty nickel, and few are known struck this far off-center and also in this high of a grade. They are tough to find for sale.    NGC AU58 with luster present and just a hi…

PCGS 1978-S proof Washington quarter with strong clashed dies obverse and reverse. The clash marks are strong and easy to see.   On the obverse portions of the eagle's wings and design can be seen. On the reverse, portions of Washington's head, …

NGC 2006-P South Dakota quarter missing reverse clad layer. The coin is copper due to the clad layer missing before strike.   MS62 Red

PCGS Washington quarter struck 50% off-center on a nickel planchet. The coin is struck on a planchet that was intended for striking into a 5c coin, but was instead struck with quarter dies off-center.    Quarters are very scarce struck...

PCGS 2007-D Lincoln cent struck 15% off-center. Scarcer date for off-centers. MS62 Red

Scarcer date for off-center wheat cents. 

PCGS 2007-D Washington dollar with the reverse clad layer missing before strike. The coin is coppery colored on the reverse due to the outer manganese layer separated almost entirely, before strike.   A small sliver of the manganese remains arou…

PCGS 1981-P Washington quarter double-denomination, struck over a 1981 Jefferson nickel. The coin has the designs of a quarter and a nickel on it, with traces of the nickel design visible (especially on the quarter's obverse near the rim.)   Qua…

PCGS (1965-2022) clad quarter T-2 planchet with a missing clad layer. The coin is copper on one side due to a clad layer missing, and has a weight of 4.78 (which is appropriately the typical weight for a missing clad layer quarter.)  A very rare…