mint errors

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…

PCGS 1979 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 3.02 grams. Also, it is smaller than a normal Jefferson nickel, with portions of…

20% curved clip. 

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 1989-P Jefferson nickel double-denomination struck on a Lincoln cent. The coin has the designs of both a Jefferson nickel and a Lincoln cent, with a good amount of Lincoln cent design visible underneath the Jefferson nickel design. A high grade,…

PCGS 1964-D Jefferson nickel struck on dime planchet. The coin is the weight and metal of a dime, and is silver. A full date and mintmark adds to the coin's appeal.   AU58 with nicely toned surfaces. 

PCGS 1979-P SBA dollar struck on clad 25c planchet. The coin weighs 5.61 grams. The most affordable type of SBA off-metal.    The error occurred when a quarter planchet was fed into a press and struck with SBA dollar dies.  MS62 with..…

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

PCGS (1932-1964) silver Washington quarter struck 96% off-center. Silver Washington quarter off-centers are scarce!   Uncirculated details, with some toned over scratches and a rim bump. 

1988 Lincoln cent with a huge cud reverse. A large piece of the die broke away, resulting in the huge cud on the coin's reverse. Scarce.   PCGS MS66 Red

Cud obverse at 5 o'clock.

PCGS 198x Lincoln cent struck 20% off-center and quintuple clipped. Having 5 clips on one coin is rare, and tough to find.   MS63 Red (the dark area obverse is dried grease--common on errors.) 

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

Struck 50% off-center. PCGS MS63

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