One very cool Lincoln error, one not so... What happened?
OnWithTheHunt
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A member of my coin club is an avid roll searcher and he brought in these last night for me to photograph. The first appears to be some kind of brockage and a pretty high grade. The second, (sorry for the blurry pics, I shot it hand held) has a raised blob of metal around the mintmark. How'd they happen, and should he have the first one slabbed? Also would appreciate an estimated value range on the first one.
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The first one appears to be a dramatic counter-brockage error. That is a neat coin and has some value.
The second is just "zinc rot" (corrosion of the zinc core under the copper layer).
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This!!!
A very nice coin and would be a good candidate to get certified.
The first one is gorgeous!
Edited to add: To have that much spread and still be so sharp is phenomenal.
First coin is a massive counter brockage. Here is how they occur:
The OP's coin is probably the second or third strike from the obverse die cap, the design has expanded but there is still quite a bit of detail. It is a very eye-catching error and probably worth getting certified.
The second one is PMD and can be spent.
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Wow very neat penny!
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Now that's a roll find!
first coin-get it slabbed
second coin-spend
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https://photos.app.goo.gl/Pcv6DvgJY5Zf5zAQ8
On a scale of 1 to 10, the first coin is a ten. See date for my supporting data. I can't see a 9. .
Sean - that's a great reply! If I were the OP, that's exactly what I'd be looking for, in order to learn!
Wish I would come across something like that first coin! Guess sometimes it pays to roll search! Maybe someday....
And, I agree - that should be slabbed!
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Now that is an amazing roll find..... @seanq....Thanks for the detailed process breakdown.... Cheers, RickO
Thanks for all the help. Knew you guys would have the answers.
Nice find for sure!
That is an awesome find!
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Counterbrockages are cool, one of my two favorite "simple" error types.
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Very neat! I'm normally not into mechanical errors but I'd love to own the first one pictured.
That's an awesome CRH find!