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Nice error off eBay.

I was outbid... wish I'd won it. Just thought I'd post it since I'll never see it in person. image



Reeded Edge - 70% Off-Center - Rotated Dies - Nickel
I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


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  • commoncents05commoncents05 Posts: 10,096 ✭✭✭
    Reeded Edge = Post Mint Damage IMO.

    -Paul
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  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭


    << <i>Reeded Edge = Post Mint Damage IMO.

    -Paul >>



    got that right, someone took an off center and enhanced it
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    Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
  • LALASD4LALASD4 Posts: 3,602 ✭✭✭
    It is more profitable to sell damaged, fake, etc... errors than real ones.image
    Coin Collector, Chicken Owner, Licensed Tax Preparer & Insurance Broker/Agent.
    San Diego, CA


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  • GrumpyEdGrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭
    Looks like it's a real off center.

    The dies weren't rotated, that's normal coin rotation.

    The plan looks normal and like the others said the reeded edge is damage.

    It was no bargain for a no date off center.
    Ed
  • 57loaded57loaded Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭
    i am glad you did not win that one. it seems fake
  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,725 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Explanation of this damage, from NGC

    The local dealer had one of these. I tried to explain to him, politely, that it was post-mint damage and not worth anything (this was before I found the NGC post). Fortunately for him, he didn't listen to me -- he sent it to PCGS, and got it back slabbed. Go figure.
  • LALASD4LALASD4 Posts: 3,602 ✭✭✭
    But it is still post-mint damage.
    Coin Collector, Chicken Owner, Licensed Tax Preparer & Insurance Broker/Agent.
    San Diego, CA


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  • Could it be struck on a quarter planchet? to give it the reeded edge...


    Al
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭



    << <i>Could it be struck on a quarter planchet? to give it the reeded edge... >>



    I dont believe so since the reeding is added at the time of minting and not before.
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    The reeding doesn't look right. Too coarse?
  • robkoolrobkool Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A reeded edge nickel... I see that as hard to believe...
  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The NGC link explains it perfectly, it's damage from the wrapping mechanism of a counting machine.

    Four different bidders were in for over $40, too. I guess that means the "experts" are all wrong on this coin, too.


    Sean Reynolds
    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

    "Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,913 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, Dave @ NGC has it 100% correct - It's a odd-shaped planchet,
    due to the off center strike, that got caught in a portion of the
    wrapping machine.

    I've gotten these in most denominations from counting rooms, along
    with other errors they've sent.

    Sometimes, it's easier to know that it's post-strike damage than to
    know exactly how it occured - but in this type of error, it's a known
    damaged off center error.
    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.

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