an interesting PCGS Ike error with a question

braddick

This coin:

First things first, such a cool error! These don't come up on the market often.
Okay, now my question.
PCGS stated the date range is 1971- 1976.
First, Why 1976? The 1976 Ikes all have the bell reverse and not the eagle, as seen on this error.
Second, why are the years 1977 and 1978 excluded?

Thanks!

IkesT

The correct date range is 1971-1972-D, based on the low-relief obverse/reverse designs. You'd have to ask PCGS why they didn't label it as such.

tttwo

Was about to say the same thing...71-72 would be most accurate.

braddick

Here's the Trueview:

SPalladino

@braddick said:
Okay, now my question.
PCGS stated the date range is 1971- 1976.
First, Why 1976? The 1976 Ikes all have the bell reverse and not the eagle, as seen on this error.
Second, why are the years 1977 and 1978 excluded?

You are right, it should be (1971-72)-D. The Type 1 reverse is the tell.

Rampage

If I had to guess, I would say it is a simple mechanical error. Definitely an awesome coin though.

TomB

It's fabulous!

braddick

@TomB said:
It's fabulous!

Sold too cheaply too, IMHO:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255715237575?

TomB

@braddick said:

@TomB said:
It's fabulous!

Sold too cheaply too, IMHO:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255715237575?

I would have been falling over myself to buy that coin at that BIN price!

Coinscratch

Judging by the CERT number it may have been done during the pandemic.
They might’ve been short staffed and the guy was like how the hell am I supposed to know what year it is.

IkesT

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ricko

Now that is a significant error.... Wish we had the backstory of coin finds such as this. Bag? Roll of half dollars? Change? Cheers, RickO

seanq

@ricko said:
Now that is a significant error.... Wish we had the backstory of coin finds such as this. Bag? Roll of half dollars? Change? Cheers, RickO

I was tempted to call shenanigans given the date range, but most of the assisted errors from that period came from the San Francisco mint, not Denver. Most likely it was found in a bag, had a misshapen coin like that made it to a rolling machine you would probably see evidence on the surface.

Sean Reynolds

Zoins

@braddick said:
Here's the Trueview:

Very nice image from @PCGSPhoto and team!

Zoins

@seanq said:

@ricko said:
Now that is a significant error.... Wish we had the backstory of coin finds such as this. Bag? Roll of half dollars? Change? Cheers, RickO

I was tempted to call shenanigans given the date range, but most of the assisted errors from that period came from the San Francisco mint, not Denver. Most likely it was found in a bag, had a misshapen coin like that made it to a rolling machine you would probably see evidence on the surface.

Sean Reynolds

Makes sense and is quite likely.

Both seem to have good collector following. It would be interesting to compare the prices of these for Denver and San Francisco. I found a few proofs on half dollar planchets but they are all double struck, so much more price-wise, but not a direct comparison.

TomB

@seanq said:

@ricko said:
Now that is a significant error.... Wish we had the backstory of coin finds such as this. Bag? Roll of half dollars? Change? Cheers, RickO

I was tempted to call shenanigans given the date range, but most of the assisted errors from that period came from the San Francisco mint, not Denver. Most likely it was found in a bag, had a misshapen coin like that made it to a rolling machine you would probably see evidence on the surface.

Sean Reynolds

My thoughts echo yours in that since this was a Denver mint product, and was not sooooooo dramatically staged as many of those manufactured San Fransisco "errors", I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and consider it a legitimate US Mint error.