Let's see some Seated Errors

epc

I don't see too many dramatic mint errors in Seated coinage, especially the half dimes. I've got a few minor clips and other minor imperfections, but was pleased to get this off-center error a year or so ago. It's a Philadelphia coin, and the date can be narrowed to 1857 or 1858, but so far I haven't been able to find anything to tie it to one or the other.

Manifest_Destiny

Cool thread! Looking forward to seeing more.

Dave99B

That is one impressive off-center Half Dime. Love it!

Dave

Byers

epc

yosclimber

(Heritage Auctions photos)
Here is a similar off center 1857 half dime which sold in auctions at Heritage 2009-1 and Stacks Bowers 2010-3.
In 2011-5 then forum member Realone showed it here, which was the first time I saw it (I do not own it).

fastfreddie

This is an odd one. A quarter that has a raised rim but missing detail like it was struck thru but notice the denticles missing in the blank area too, about half way around the inside rim. The rim diameter is smaller too in the non-struck area.

seanq

@fastfreddie said:
This is an odd one. A quarter that has a raised rim but missing detail like it was struck thru but notice the denticles missing in the blank area too, about half way around the inside rim. The rim diameter is smaller too in the non-struck area.

Have you weighed it? It looks like a tapered or thin planchet to me, the rim would still strike up because the upsetting process was pretty aggressive in that era. I have a quarter of the same date that is very similar but with less of a taper (sorry for the terrible pictures):

Sean Reynolds

seanq

I have shared most of my good Seated clips over the years, but I don't know if I've shown this one much, an 1875-CC twenty cent piece with a large planchet crack:

Sean Reynolds

epc

Here's another defective planchet, similar to the quarter posted by @fastfreddie

epc

@yosclimber wrote
"Here is a similar off center 1857 half dime which sold in auctions at Heritage 2009-1 and Stacks Bowers 2010-3.
In 2011-5 then forum member Realone showed it here, which was the first time I saw it (I do not own it)."

It's funny that the graders apparently couldn't determine which mint produced that coin.

fastfreddie

@seanq said:
Have you weighed it? It looks like a tapered or thin planchet to me, the rim would still strike up because the upsetting process was pretty aggressive in that era.

Planchet may be tapered. Underweight at 5.3 grams; so a full gram under. As we know, 1857 was an odd year at the Philadelphia mint with QC.