Weird off center Lincoln
gumby1234
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Weird looking off center struck on the end of the roll maybe? Its not just a line there is a groove running along side it.
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@FredWeinberg any ideas on this one?
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I think this thread needs a new title.
Got better pics? Yes, it is off center , Is it a clip too.............?
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Maybe I can take out of the 2x2 and get some better pics/ @Steven59 I am not the best pic taker.
@JBK what should the thread be named?
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Yeah, I think the glare is coming off the 2x2 pylar (?) and causing the pic to be hard to see.........
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@Steven59
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I would name it with something related to the error or question. Many people scan the titles for topics of interest.
"What kind of error is this" or "Weird Lincoln cent error" might be more descriptive.
Off center on straight-clipped planchet.
The groove is regularly found on straight clipped coins. Mike Diamond says this about them: “The groove is more likely a scar from a “stop” or guide next to the blade. Alternatively, it could be a fissure demarcating the edge of a folded-over and struck-in burr produced by a dull cutting edge.”
https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/straight-clips-worthy-of-closer-study-by-coll.html
I'm thinking a foldover strike?
@GoldenEgg interesting article
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@JBK renamed
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Nice error find.... where did you find it?? Bag? Cheers, RickO
Nice error!
@ricko I've never had a bag of coins. Found it in a dealers case many years ago.
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Thanks for the reply.... and a great find no matter where you got it..... Will you have it slabbed? Would be a good idea. Cheers, RickO
@ricko I don't think that it is worth the price of getting it certified.
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I'd want to hear from more of the error experts before deciding. That's a pretty unusual off center coin.
@gumby1234 .... For errors, certification is authentication..... If you were to sell, that is important. Cheers, RickO
struck on scrap or defective planchet would be my guess
images leave some to be desired.
it would be possible to take a normal o/c coin like this and clip it yourself but doubt it would pass muster.
No, look at how the “straight” cut was bulged outwards by the strike. Legit.
Straight cut with groove, without the bulge.
A slight bulge.
I agree. If the value is a potentially a solid amount over slabbing costs I'd probably go for it.
For error coins the authentication of the error would put an end to any future questions or speculations about what it is.
Any error coin enthusiast, should be able to authenticate this on their own. This piece leaves no doubt. I know that this is a tpg-hosted forum, but I think getting this piece certified is I’ll-advised.
The below piece sold for $55 this May on eBay as an NGC certified example. Though it was given a details grade, error collectors are probably the most tolerant of a details grade among all those in our hobby. The difference in value between details and straight grades are probably the slimmest for errors compared to other segments of the hobby.
If it was non-details, maybe it would have sold for $75. Maybe $85? And this one has the biggest value-booster of all: a date and mm. The OP’s coin does not.
If sent to NGC (the cheaper of NGC and PCGS for errors) one is going to spend a minimum of $37, + $10 service fee, + $20 shipping.
I don’t think any value-boost from certification/authentication/slabbing is going to overcome that $67 total, unless, possibly, you have other coins on the submission sharing the service fee and shipping costs, or you are a dealer with a strong following that can charge large premiums for your coins due to that strong following.
And this calculation ignores the whole point of it all. If the OP is simply enjoying the coin, without any sights on selling at all, why should it be slabbed?
There's your answer!