Exciting new 2023 Peace dollar error
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I received 6 new 2023-P burnished Peace dollars from the US Mint and one of them has a very interesting error on the upper side of the obverse. The letters BER in LIBERTY are stamped up on a bulged rim area. Please take a look at the photos. I need help in determining what type of error it is referred to as and some advice on submitting it as an error to one of the grading companies like PGCS, NGC or ANACS. Could this be a planchet error? What could possibly cause that bulge on top (circled in red in Area #1)?
Area #2 shows where the raised rim (or bulge area) blends back into the rim.
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It looks like something went wrong during the manufacture of the die.
worthy of a label
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Interesting.....good luck.
Please include a photo of the full reverse side.
I think you have a nice find. Will be interesting to see if more show up or not.
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Hmmm, gives new meaning to "edge lettering"
@1st_Place.... Interesting find. I would say it is worth submitting. Lighting is tricky, obvious between the two photographs. Let us know the results. Cheers, RickO
Sorry, to late for the next CPR.
Or maybe not.
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Cool error! If a planchet error, then it could be the only one. OTOH, if a working die fabrication error (an expert opinion from @dcarr ), there could be at least 250K to >300K of these in existence, depending on avg die production life for a dollar die striking up 0.999 silver planchets these days, and whether they caught the error and pulled the die from production.
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Cursory glance of ebay shows no other similar strike anomaly.
Interesting to see how this gets marketed.
Nice name for the error.
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Are we sure it’s just not how the coin appears in the holder? Looks like a shadow to me
Agree, it would be better to have a straight on photo of the coin out of the holder as the lighting and ridges in the plastic can cause things to look deceiving.
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It's not trick lighting. The bulge creates the shadow, that otherwise wouldn't show. When I photograph my other Peace dollars next to it, that shadow doesn't develop on them. I'll get another photo.
I believe that this is the same kind of error that I’ve seen on 1984 Lincoln cents. I don’t know if it’s caused by a misaligned die, or partial collar, or something else.
Here’s an example, and I know it’s more pronounced around more of the rim on this cent, but I’ve seen Lincoln’s exactly like this peace dollar. This sellers picture is decent
https://www.ebay.com/itm/364307662835
I see the rim and a shadow. I don't see a bulge.
The best way to image this would be removing it from the plastic capsule and imaging it that way.
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Here are the two OP photos, one above the other. I only rotated and positioned. The apparent 'lettering on the rim' (or whatever it is best called) does not appear to match to my eyes (letter B and rays more) but then these thing can trick the eye. So here it is for others to view.
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I am not saying it's the situation here but I am just sharing what I remember about a similar kind of situation a few years ago. In that situation, the coin wasn't seated properly in the plastic case and it caused a distorted view at one edge.
If this is an actual variety then there will be others showing up.
Both the OP coin and (especially) the ebay one linked by @1madman look to be a simple ridge ring caused by die wear. Neither the op coin or the Lincoln that was linked are a legit error imo.
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My coin is sharply struck, not something that looks anything like a worn out die, as in the eBay Lincoln cent example. of @1madman.
The ebay Lincoln is an example of a very late die state, yours is not as far gone. A coin can be well struck and still form a ridge ring or other late state die issues like field striations, I stand by my opinion.
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I thought that I had one, but rotating in the light, I could verify that is was not one. The photos in the OP have lighting from two different directions, leading me to believe that it may be the real deal. That said, photos out of the capsule would be confirmatory.
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Not really since "edge lettering" refers to something different.
I tend to agree. I can't think of another mechanism that fits. Unless, of course, it's a capsule illusion.
If legit wouldn't it be labeled rim lettering?
I like it - love the coin and agree with the OP and this one
Only if the die were that way. If it's MAD or die fatigue, it would be called by those monikers.
All the pictures have the light source from the same direction in relation to the coin (12:00).
So now I am wondering about a shadow cast.
If you can, please post a picture using a different lighting angle, at least 90 degrees from where it was.
Still waiting to see the full reverse and its edges.
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Looks like die wear similar to early 19th century type coins. Does not make sense because it is a modern die but manufacturing mistakes can happen. Not an error, but a "variety" in my book.
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Shadow. I was able to replicate the same effect on my coins.
I saw the same thing on my coin at a certain angle while in the capsule. Upon closer examination I discovered it was an optical illusion.
Can you replicate the illusion and post a picture? It will clarify things
Mine is definitely a shadow.
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I'll quote myself to reiterate the possibility that if only one out of the OP's six coins shows this effect, they should examine the capsule to see if it is properly closed and the coin is properly seated inside it.
[Mine is definitely a shadow.]
But is it worth anything?????
The shadow or the coin?
I only bought one for my personal collection so it's not a huge factor for me, but the value seems to be dropping precipitously.
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I'll pay $1000 if you can send me the shadow.
The OP has left the building. Maybe he opened the capsule.
After watching an online tutorial I was able to catch the shadow.
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Just be careful when you open the package and don't let it escape.
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If you can get the shadow slabbed, then, yes
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Well duh. But the letters are on the edge of the obverse, so edge lettering works whether you like it or not.
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That wouldn't be at all confusing. That's like calling both the arctic and the antarctic "The North Pole". No one would know where to look.
So, it really doesn't work, whether you like it or not.
Looks like this error has been debunked! I wonder if we will ever hear from the OP again? Prolly not. Sounds like a perfect eBay scam.
They seem to be logging in every day but they haven't posted since the few posts on the day they started the thread. And the additional photos they promised haven't materialized.
I vote for an optical illusion. I also speculate that the OP's six Peace Dollars don't all show the same effect because the one is seated improperly in the capsule.
But who knows...