Philly Mint vs. Denver Mint
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Let's take a survey.
With whatever experiences you have had with these two Mints over the years... In your personal and professional opinions, which mint produced the most major errors (real or intentionally manipulated), damaged coins in proof and mint sets, odd minor anomalies (grease filled dies, struck thru crap, clashes, die cracks, off center, etc..) and packaging errors. Basically, the most quality control issues.. Philadelphia or Denver?
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Philly Mint vs. Denver Mint
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Let's tag these gentlemen for the heck of it.
@ctf_error_coins
@Byers
@CaptHenway
@MWallace
@messydesk
@FredWeinberg
@SullivanNumismatics
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I went with Philly, they been around lots longer,fwiw
Obviously we are only talking the period 1906-date.
I have no intuitive feel one way or the other. Fred should know.
You might want to talk to collectors who collect a specific type of error by date and mint, such as @seanq with clips.
Calling @ctf_error_coins
He would know much better than I do.
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I forgot about @seanq
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Well the Denver mint would certainly have many more RPM varieties
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Philly, without a doubt, although some neat things have come out of Denver
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Actually, your poll forgot San Francisco!
In my opinion and based on my PERSONAL experiences, addressing part of your poll questions, regarding unintentional and intentional error coins:
Mint State errors - Philadelphia 1999
Proof errors- San Francisco 1973
There are other years but these two mints on those two specific years jump out.
My comments were based on the pole between Philly and Denver –
As you know, Mike, don’t get me started on San Francisco mint errors!
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Since I am not an error collector, I am not qualified to answer that.
So far as the quality of the coins the two mints produce, they have both had their rough patches, but I think that since 1906, Philadelphia has made the higher quality coins,.
It's my fault, I'll take the hit. I probably shouldn't have been so specific. My intent here was just to get opinions on overall general quality control issues between the mints.
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Fred- ok🤫🤫🤫
San Francisco errors are in a league of their own - intentional "errors" like the ca 1970 era quarter struck on a 1941 Canadian 25c coin.
It was originally in a PF 65 NGC holder. It had a heavy film covering it after 50 years.
Lightly dipped to show more detail, it upgraded to PR 66 PCGS.
There's certainly some truth in this even for the moderns. While average quality for the Philly coins since 1965 is abysmal many of the very finest coins made are Philly mint.
And while Philly has more errors and problem coins the Denver mint has struck the majority of varieties and especially those in mint sets.
Most of my error coins are from Philly so thats my answer.
San Francisco in the 70's had the most intentionally made errors.
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Denver coins are weakly struck more often than Philadelphia ones in my opinion.
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I’d say Philly. Just ask Izzy Swift they forgot to give him a receipt for his 1933 twenties.
Then they made a whole bunch of 1955 cents with a messed up die.
And if that’s not enough the Denver mint tried to make them look bad with badly struck 1922 cents 😀😜
Just saying
Martin
The quality in general in all aspects is better at the Denver Mint. IMHOP.
Pete
Please excuse me from this poll,
because "I'm from Philly,..................................."