1995 error coin?

Amscozzaro73

Hello again. Thanks for answering my questions. My collection is now started. I did find a 1995 penny that I think may have errors. I'd love some input on the things I noticed to see if I am progressing in my knowledge any. The things that drew my attention most we the way some of the letters kind of look broken. Am I close?

Amscozzaro73

Mainly the u in trust and the c in cent. And I think maybe some doubling. Thanks again

tincup

Looks like dings... post mint damage.

291fifth

Obvious post mint damage. Value is one cent.

Amscozzaro73

Thank you. Any tips on how to determine the difference? Also, do you think my camera quality is or photography skills (or lack of) is creating shadows or glares that alter the appearance of the coins?

JBK

You should study the minting process. There is no way for letters to get "broken" like that, except as damage.

There must be an explanation for every error. It can't just be a matter of something not looking right. (Of course, a newer collector especially would not be expected to know how all errors occur).

Oldhoopster

Here are some links to explaining the coin and die manufacturing process

https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=104&v=mqPvKxJXC_Y&feature=emb_title

https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06/how-the-denver-mint-makes-dies-to-produce-coins/

https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/how-coins-are-made-coin-production-terminology

https://www.doubleddie.com/58201.html

BStrauss3

The photos need a lot of work... they need to be

• in focus
• cropped better (remove most of the background)
• better/more evenly lit - you have hot spots and dark spots. May want to consider two light sources offset

The issue on the C of Cent looks like "split plating 'doubling'" where the copper plating splits at the points of extreme stress showing the zinc core. It highlights the letter, if you squint sideways sort of looking like doubling, but if you look closely you will see the silverish color of the zinc.

davewesen

there is an error in the date because one of the digits in the 1995 look like a 8.

Amscozzaro73

Thanks for the advice. I thought my picture quality was not up to par. And thanks for taking it easy on me. What is obvious to someone with more knowledge, obviously would not be obvious to a beginner.

JBK

The pictures could be better buy they could also be a lot worse. (Referring to certain unnamed members).

But they got the job done.

WAYNEAS

Your 1995 coin is disguised as a 1985 coin.
You might want to fix your header.
Wayne

coinbuf

While adequate better photos make it easier to get good feedback, experiment with the lighting, 80% of good photos is about good lighting and angles. Something like this is what you want. Sharp focus without the harsh bright and dark areas.

Amscozzaro73

I apologize for the error I made on the date. Unfortunately my date changing magic is not really a thing.

davewesen

@Amscozzaro73 said:
I apologize for the error I made on the date. Unfortunately my date changing magic is not really a thing.

on your first post at the top right is date and time... to the right of that is a wheel, hit that to EDIT your post, which will allow you to change numbers and errors.

jonathanb

@Amscozzaro73 said:
What is obvious to someone with more knowledge, obviously would not be obvious to a beginner.

@Amscozzaro73, since you seem like a reasonable person, would you be willing to expand on that last comment?

I ask because we get a lot of new people here who are... um... less reasonable than you have been. A typical exchange might go something like this:

Original poster: Is this a cat?

• You need to post pictures.

OP: Is this a cat?

• As we told you in the other thread, you need to post pictures.

OP: Is this a cat?

• No, it's a dog.

OP: Look at this picture I took with a microscope! Doesn't this look like a cat fur?

• Cat fur and dog fur look very similar. We don't need a microscope to see that your picture shows a dog.

OP: You people don't know what you're talking about! I had a friend once who said that cats have fur!

• Most cats have fur. Most dogs also have fur. You have a dog.

OP: This rare cat is worth $1,000,000 but I'm willing to sell it for $50,000.

• Still a dog. Not worth $1,000,000 (or $50,000) even if it was a cat.

OP: I'll show you! I'm going to take this to the top cat breeder in the country and you'll see that I'm right!

• You do that.

If you think I'm exaggerating, scroll back through the recent threads. Or stick around and see what new threads get posted before long.

As I said, you seem reasonable. Your thread is notable because it didn't follow the typical pattern above.

That still begs the original question. What drew you to ask your question (a) at all and (b) here?

• Why did you think your coin had errors?
• If it did have errors, what would you have done with that information?
• Did you think that it would be worth more than $0.01 if it did have errors?
• What caused you to even think to look for errors?
• What caused you to ask your question here?

Several people have speculated that someone is intentionally misleading people into thinking that they have valuable coins, and sending them here. I haven't seen any proof of that... but the number of very similar threads does make me wonder what's going on.

ricko

Your pictures could be much better. That being said, they are good for a beginner in coin photography. They are sufficient for us to determine your coin has PMD (Post Mint Damage). Keep working at it... And keep collecting.
Cheers, RickO