mint errors

PCGS 2000 Lincoln cent reverse die cap, with the coin having a large expansion in size, and a greatly enlarged portrait of the obverse design.   PCGS Uncirculated details, damaged, with some cut marks into the coin. 

NGC 1999-D Lincoln cent die cap, and with the coin showing cap walls around the coin. The coin is struck on both sides. The coin likely stuck to the reverse die, and was struck multiple times, and cupped upwards towards the hammer (obverse) die. Note…

PCGS 1981 Lincoln cent struck on clad 10c blank. The coin is struck on a clad Roosevelt dime blank, and is the weight, metal, and blank type of a dime. It is dramatically different in appearance than a normal cent, with the clad blank material being …

PCGS 1945-S wheat cent struck 25% off-center. The coin is a major off-center, and is scarce for this date and mintmark.    XF details residue (wheel mark debris) reverse. 

NGC 1976-D bicentennial Ike dollar double-struck, with the 2nd strike 97% off-center and uniface obverse. Double-struck Ike dollars are scarce. The bicentennial year is the most popular year for errors for Ike dollars. MS64 

PCGS 1989-P Washingon quarter struck on clad dime stock. The coin is struck on planchet stock that is the thickness of a Roosevelt dime, but is the diameter (size) of a quarter. A very scarce date, with just around 4 or 5 known probably...

PCGS 1978 Jefferson nickel struck on Lincoln 1c planchet. The coin weighs 3.07 grams, and the coin is coppey-alloy, with portions of the outer lettering missing. A eye-catching, dramatic off-metal strike.   The error occurred when a cent planche…

PCGS 1965 Lincoln cent transitional off-metal struck on a silver dime planchet. 1964 was the last year for striking 90% silver dimes, and in 1965, they switched to the new clad planchets. However, this 1965 Lincoln cent is a transitional off-metal, s…

PCGS 1918 Lincoln wheat cent double-struck, with the 2nd strike 40% off-center and die struck both sides. The coin has two "1918" dates visible. Scarce and dramatic double-struck wheat cent!   VG10 with brown surfaces. Some old nicks on portions…

PCGS proof 50c Kennedy half struck on clad dime planchet. The coin is an off-metal Kennedy half struck on a clad dime planchet, and is the weight, metal, and planchet that was intended for striking into a 10c, but which was instead struck with Kenned…

PCGS 1976 bicentennial Ike dollar double-struck, with the 2nd strike 90% off-center and die struck both sides.  MS62

PCGS 2007-P Thomas Jefferson presidential dollar with the obverse manganese layer missing before strike. The coin is coppery colored on the obverse, due to the layer missing. A scarce error type on Presidential dollars. MS62 

PCGS 1925 peace dollar with a rim clip and lamination reverse.  MS63

NGC 1921-S Morgan dollar obverse struck thru, with mostly just the last "1" in the date visible. Unusual, and neat.   AU58 with mottled gold toning across the coin. 

NGC 1921 Morgan dollar with a large ragged clip at 9:30 o'clock. The clip is large for a Morgan dollar, with clips larger than this all but unknown. Ragged clips like this are tough to find. An exceptional example of this error type on a Morgan dolla…

ANACS 1972-D Eisenhower dollar with a 6% curved clip.  MS64

PCGS 1997-D Kennedy half struck 55% off-center. The coin has a nearly full date, and the coin has good eye-appeal, with about half the design and planchet visible.    Major off-center Kennedy halves (especially 40% or more off-center, with …

2005-P 25c Kansas Quarter 3% Double Clipped PCGS MS63

NGC 1920 Mercury dime struck 20% off-center at 11 o'clock. The coin shows a decent amount of planchet, and has nice eye-appeal as an off-center. The full date is visible, although the mintmark area is not (it's actually probably a "D" mint.)  Sc…

ANACS 1944 Mercury dime with a 3% indent reverse at 10 o'clock. Indents are rare on Mercury dimes, and few are known. The error occurred when another dime planchet was laying partially on top of this coin, and was struck into it, creating an unstruck…