mint errors

NGC 1943 steel cent obverse late-mid stage die cap strike, with a brockage of the reverse on the coin's obverse.  The error occurred when a die cap struck this coin after it had struck maybe 5 or 6 coins, resulting in a late to mid stage die cap…

PCGS 1978-S proof Roosevelt dime with strong clashed dies obverse and reverse. The coin shows strong clashes marks on the obverse and on the reverse sides.    Proof dimes are scarce with clashed dies, although 1978-S might be the most commo…

PCGS $1 1972-D Eisenhower dollar struck on a Philippine 1 piso planchet. The coin is much smaller than a normal Ike dollar, and also is a slightly golden color.    This is the scarcer of the two most often found dates for this error type, w…

PCGS 1943 steel cent obverse mid stage die cap strike, with a brockage of the reverse across the coin's obverse. A premium quality example, with the coin's grade and the nice brockage giving the coin better than average eye-appeal.  The coin was…

PCGS 25c (1932-1982) Washington quarter struck 35% off-center on copper cent T-1 blank. The coin coin is struck 35% off-enter on the copper cent planchet, and is the weight and metal of a cent. It has a uniface reverse, and so has no design on the...

PCGS 1964 Roosevelt dime with a deep obverse die cap, with medium to high cap walls around most of the obverse design. The reverse has a full brockage of the obverse design on the coin's reverse. There are even two "1964" dates, with a 2nd date on th…

NGC 50c 1971-S proof Kennedy half with strong clashed dies on the obverse and reverse. The clash marks can be seen around Kennedy's profile, and the outline of much of Kennedy's head can be seen on the coin's reverse.    Proof coins are mad…

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

PCGS 1962-D Roosevelt dime broadstrike. The coin was struck out of collar allowing it to expand beyond its normal diameter. Very scarce date for major striking errors.    AU58

NGC 1972-S proof Jefferson nickel with a cud as the base of Jefferson's bust. The cud, also known as a "major die break", occurred when a piece of the die adjoining the coin's rim broke and fell away from the die.  Proof coins are generally rare…

NGC 1882 shield nickel struck 10% off-center. The coin is struck off-center at 1 o'clock.   Shield nickel off-center strikes are scarce, but much more so in mintstate grades. Most examples are well worn. This is a tough coin to find!   MS61…

PCGS 1977-S Lincoln cent proof with clashed dies on the obverse and reverse. The die clashes are easily seen when tilting the coin at an angle.    Proof clashed dies are scarce, with this being probably the most available date.   PR64 …

PCGS 1c 1977-S Lincoln cent proof trong clashed dies obverse, and more moderately clashed dies reverse. Nice grade, and scarce.    PRF67 Red Deep Cameo

PCGS 1977-S Lincoln cent proof with clashed dies on the obverse and reverse. The die clashes are easily seen when tilting the coin at an angle.    Proof clashed dies are scarce, with this being probably the most available date.   PR66 …

NGC 1976 bicentennial half struck on a quarter blank. The coin is struck on the much smaller 25c blank, and has the weight and metal of a quarter, but is struck with the half dollar dies.    Overall a scarce off-metal, with approximately 10…

NGC 1915-S Barber quarter uncentered broadstruck, with the coin nicely positioned to show a large area of planchet visible. Barber quarter broadstrikes are very scarce.    The coin is nearly and off-center, with the dentils missing on the..…

This is an NGC 5 coin set of Jefferson nickel clips. The set represents 5 of the the clip types. Coins are shown below: 1966 Incomplete Clip MS62 1963 40% Curved Clip MS64 ND Elliptical Clip MS64 FS ND 40% Straight Clip MS64 FS 1941 20% Ragged Clip M…

PCGS 1916 buffalo nickel split planchet after strike. The coin was struck, then split in half after strike. The split side is on the coin's reverse, which is ideal. F12

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 weigh…

PCGS 1921-D Morgan dollar with a blowhole defective planchet. The coin has a defective area in the center of the coin, with two small pinholes in the center of the defective area. When the coin is held up to an intense light source, there are two...