1973 d penny error

Srward

I recently purchased a roll uncirculated of 1973-D .
Upon opening because my curiosity got The Best of Me I discovered that 1 has an estimate mark as well as the D located just underneath the 1 and 9 in the date. is this a known error? or is there somewhere I can share a photo?

JBK

@Srward said:
1 has an estimate mark as well as the D located just underneath the 1 and 9 in the date.

What's an "estimate mark"?

IkesT

@cmerlo1 said:
Here is a link to the US Mint's site outlining the minting process: https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/coin-production

With the exception of Step 6: Bagging and Packaging, what you think might be an error on the coin you have must occur in steps 1 thru 5. Anything that occurs in step 6 is considered damage and adversely effects the value of the coin, as does anything that happens after the coin has left the mint.

Anything that affects the design on the dies and thus shows on the coins struck by those dies is called a variety. All coins of a particular variety should be identical as far as the variety is concerned, as they were all struck by the same pair of dies.

For example, if you believe you have a 1969-S doubled die Lincoln cent, all aspects of the doubling must match all known 1969-S doubled die Lincoln cent examples. It's easy to find images of certified examples to compare to, or you can look here for confirmed examples: http://www.varietyvista.com/

It is definitely possible to find both errors and varieties in circulation and by looking in rolls. Until you learn to recognize legitimate mint errors and varieties, remember that the reason some errors and varieties are valuable is because they are rare and there is demand by collectors for them. Until then, review the references above and attempt to determine why the coin ISN'T an error instead of just assuming it is because it looks different.

@IkesT said:
For descriptions and images of genuine Mint errors and die varieties, please also visit:

https://www.error-ref.com/

ricko

@Srward.... Welcome aboard. Please clarify what you mean by 'estimate mark'. Also, you can post a link to a picture, or send it in message form to one of us and we can post it. Forum protocol does not allow new members to post pictures for the first few days of membership. Cheers, RickO

TurtleCat

My guess is there is a dot under the 1 which makes it look like an exclamation mark. Hard to tell what it is exactly until we see it but I’m going to say random minor die anomaly or PMD.