@CaptHenway said:
I cannot fathom that any certification service would be so careless as to certify an off-metal or wrong-planchet error without weighing it!
I’d like to think so too!
So let’s speculate how the planchet got so large to have two full busts!
only way this could possibly be on a 25c planchet is if the mint did it on purpose and flattened the coin out ridiculously thin. if thats the case, .... takes the cool out of the error.
@CaptHenway said:
I cannot fathom that any certification service would be so careless as to certify an off-metal or wrong-planchet error without weighing it!
maybe they did, called it 50C and was just a 'mechanical' data entry error?
@TradesWithChops said:
only way this could possibly be on a 25c planchet is if the mint did it on purpose and flattened the coin out ridiculously thin. if thats the case, .... takes the cool out of the error.
I don’t think there is any doubt that this was intentionally done in the mint. No different than the dime “miraculously” struck on a nail.
It’s embarrassing for the hobby to have people fawn over this kind of stuff...
@CaptHenway said:
I cannot fathom that any certification service would be so careless as to certify an off-metal or wrong-planchet error without weighing it!
maybe they did, called it 50C and was just a 'mechanical' data entry error?
There's a possibility, but they should have the weight recorded in their files somewhere.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
@TradesWithChops said:
only way this could possibly be on a 25c planchet is if the mint did it on purpose and flattened the coin out ridiculously thin. if thats the case, .... takes the cool out of the error.
Agree. This is obviously fabricated for profit by a "midnight minter" and is not a legitimate error since it was purposely made.
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I just took a closer look at Mike's description for this and he indicates this is struck on a half-dollar planchet even though PCGS says it's a quarter planchet:
Mike Byers wrote: 1973-S Proof Clad Ike Dollar Double Struck On A 50¢ Planchet PCGS PR 66 2 Known
This is one of the most spectacular Proof Ike Dollar Mint Errors of all time. Not only is it a spectacular double struck, it is also struck on a clad half dollar planchet.
There are 2 proof Ike Dollars known that were double struck on clad half dollar planchets. The other example known shows the top of President Eisenhower's head underneath the second strike. This PCGS Proof 66 mint error dramatically shows 2 full profiles on the obverse, while the reverse shows 2 moons and part of a second eagle.
This proof mint error is the ultimate modern major mint error on the highest denomination and has survived 46 years in amazing quality and preservation. It has light original toning over flawless proof fields.
Here's a description on another one from Sullivan Numismatics that indicates there are 4-6 known of these, though perhaps not with this specific look.
NGC $1 1973-S Proof Ike Dollar on Half Planchet & Double-Struck PF66 Cameo
NGC 1973-S proof Eisenhower dollar double-struck on a half dollar planchet. The coin is struck on a clad half dollar planchet, and also is double-struck, with the 2nd strike off-center from the 1st strike. The planchet was intended for striking into a proof Kennedy half dollar, but was instead fed into a press that was striking Ike dollars and was struck twice.
An incredible coin, being a proof, with Ike dollars on proof half dollar planchets being rare, with few known. We would estimate there are 4-6 known proof Ike dollars on half dollar planchets. This is only the 3rd example we have owned.
Extremely dramatic, with loads of eye-appeal, with frosted, cameo devices and mirrored fields. The coin would certainly be the centerpiece of a major Ike dollar error collection!
NGC PF66 Cameo with pleasing white surfaces, and frosted devices which contrast beautiful with the mirrored fields
At Sullivan Numismatics, Inc we specialize in major mint errors, and maintain an inventory of over 1000 coins. We sell through our website and also here on eBay.
Members of CONECA, ANA, FUN & both PCGS and NGC authorized dealers.
The coin in question is on a Half Dollar Planchet,
as I described it for PCGS.
There was a data entry error (they do happen).
Whether it gets sent back in for a corrected tag, I don't know.
Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
It is properly described as struck on a Half blank ( not Quarter) in my listing, and will be sent to PCGS to be properly reholdered.
Mike Byers
mikebyers.com Dealer in Major Mint Errors, Die Trials & Patterns - Author of NLG Best World Coin Book World's Greatest Mint Errors - Publisher & Editor of minterrornews.com.
I guess its what someone is willing to pay right? Some would not give a rats you know what but I think I would bid up to at least a couple hundred. It seems like a really cool piect.
@Gluggo said:
So what is the coin actually worth today?
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
I guess its what someone is willing to pay right? Some would not give a rats you know what but I think I would bid up to at least a couple hundred. It seems like a really cool piect.
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I’d like to think so too!
So let’s speculate how the planchet got so large to have two full busts!
looks like a 50c planchet.
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
only way this could possibly be on a 25c planchet is if the mint did it on purpose and flattened the coin out ridiculously thin. if thats the case, .... takes the cool out of the error.
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
maybe they did, called it 50C and was just a 'mechanical' data entry error?
I don’t think there is any doubt that this was intentionally done in the mint. No different than the dime “miraculously” struck on a nail.
It’s embarrassing for the hobby to have people fawn over this kind of stuff...
There's a possibility, but they should have the weight recorded in their files somewhere.
Agree. This is obviously fabricated for profit by a "midnight minter" and is not a legitimate error since it was purposely made.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Cool pick up intended or not
I just took a closer look at Mike's description for this and he indicates this is struck on a half-dollar planchet even though PCGS says it's a quarter planchet:
Here's a description on another one from Sullivan Numismatics that indicates there are 4-6 known of these, though perhaps not with this specific look.
Interesting stuff
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The coin in question is on a Half Dollar Planchet,
as I described it for PCGS.
There was a data entry error (they do happen).
Whether it gets sent back in for a corrected tag, I don't know.
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
Really interesting coin. A bit pedantic, but I just wanted to point out that the reverse shows two Earths more than it shows two moons.
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
It is properly described as struck on a Half blank ( not Quarter) in my listing, and will be sent to PCGS to be properly reholdered.
Mike Byers
So what is the coin actually worth today?
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
I guess its what someone is willing to pay right? Some would not give a rats you know what but I think I would bid up to at least a couple hundred. It seems like a really cool piect.
Just wondering
You probably need to add two zeros to your prices
Wow thanks!
Very nice! Gives a novice like myself luck/hope to keep looking!
🐒 📊 at the mint!