mint errors

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 1920 Great Britain 1 penny with a 15% curved clip.    MS63 Red/Brown 

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 1982 Lincoln cent struck on a Philippine 5 sentimos planchet. The coin is struck on the planchet of the 5 sentimos, which is an unusual, scalloped shape. This shape is the curved edge visible on the coin, which is highly unusual as an off-metal.…

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...

PCGS 1972 Kennedy half with an incomplete clip across the obverse from K-7 to K-10, and visible also on the reverse. Additionally, the coin has a 2% curved clip at K-6.    Incomplete clips are very scarce on Kennedy halves!   AU55 &nbs…

PCGS 1920-D wheat cent struck 20% off-center. A scarce date/mint for off-center wheat cents. VF20 

NGC $1 SBA dollar T-2 planchet, and with the correct weight of 8.1 grams. The planchet has proof surfaces, with the distinctive tumbling marks and slightly glimmering surfaces on the planchet.  SBA dollar proof planchets are rare! Proof 

PCGS proof clad Washington quarter. The coin also has an 8% straight clip. In the clip is the characteristic slightly ragged cut marks which are sometimes seen on straight clips.   Proof quarter planchets are very scarce, and are one of the scar…

Elliptical clip, with the coin having an oval shape.  MS63 Ex-Fred Weinberg Collection 

Elliptical clip, with the coin having an oval shape.  MS66 Ex-Fred Weinberg Collection 

PCGS clad 50c half dollar T-2 planchet. The planchet is clad, and has raised rims, making it a type-2. We have a few of these clad 50c planchets in stock--the buyer will receive one at random. All are PCGS MS60 or higher grade.  

PCGS 1990 Silver eagle struck thru numerous retained wires on the obverse. There are many small, thin wire fragments scattered across the coin's obverse, and especially in the 11 o'clock area.   Scarce with retained wire, and especially with thi…

NGC 1965 Jefferson nickel struck 50% off-center on a clad dime blank and also with a 1st strike full brockage. The coin can be dated because the "1965" date is fully visible on the "brockage side" of the coin.   A rare combo error!   MS61 w…

PCGS $1 (1986-2021) silver eagle t-1 blank. The blank has glimmering, proof-life surfaces, with no rim.    This is a rare silver eagle type-1 blank, with no upset rim. Type-2’s with upset rims are relatively common, with hundreds know…