Peace Dollar Error

Peaceman · August 21, 2009 8:12AM

DorkGirl · August 21, 2009 8:37AM

Peaceman · August 21, 2009 11:32PM

Thanks. I've been doing some research on it. Heritage has only sold two Peace dollars that were off center. By no means is my coin close to the grade or strike as the one at Heritage but it's the only one I've found after looking at about a million coins. I believe it to be 3-5% off center. I'm not sure if PCGS would slab her as an error or not. I may just send it in for fun. With 78M Peace $ ever made and about 50M survival rate, there are very few of these even with it being so minor.

commoncents05 · August 21, 2009 11:45PM

Does not look off center, looks like an uncentered broadstrike. Is there reeding on the edge?

-Paul

Smittys · August 21, 2009 11:52PM

lets see the obverse
Can't make a call on it without both pics

YaHa · August 22, 2009 1:10AM

Niccshee!!! I love different kinds of Peace dollars.. The regs are just freaking boring.. Must of been a couple of yahoos dreaming up the theme of that coin.. Just a boring coin..

19Lyds · August 22, 2009 1:16AM

It does not look like its off centered as much as it looks more like a misaligned die.

PerryHall · August 22, 2009 1:30AM

Looks like a slightly misaligned reverse die. What does the obverse look like?

dcarr · August 22, 2009 2:12AM

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Peaceman · August 22, 2009 2:13AM

That is correct it IS a mis-aligned reverse die as the Obverse is centered. There is some extreme machine doubling here and there as well.

Smittys · August 22, 2009 2:20AM

Misaligned die, Both obv and rev have to be off to be offcenter

example of Misaliagned die

Peaceman · August 22, 2009 2:23AM

Your reverse doesn't look that much off-center... ? The rim by the date on my coin is just a little bigger than the other side... Guess I need to look into it a little more. It has all of the reeding and is the same diameter as a normal Peace $. It's not a fake...

Smittys · August 22, 2009 2:49AM

<< <i>Your reverse doesn't look that much off-center... ? The rim by the date on my coin is just a little bigger than the other side... Guess I need to look into it a little more. It has all of the reeding and is the same diameter as a normal Peace $. It's not a fake... >>

Your is a Misalingned die like mine, your obverse is normal, thus making it a misaligned die with little to Lots and lots of value

Peaceman · August 22, 2009 2:55AM

I'd agree with you if they were common in this series.....

If you find one I'd be willing to give you $ 500 for it if it's a no problem coin.

Smittys · August 22, 2009 3:13AM

<< <i>I'd agree with you if they were common in this series.....

If you find one I'd be willing to give you $ 500 for it if it's a no problem coin. >>

Did you see the one that ended on ebay for 43.00
Link to ebay sale

Peaceman · August 22, 2009 3:17AM

lol... yea, I won it.

Smittys · August 22, 2009 3:22AM

I have a MAJOR struck through grease on the reverse, what are they worth?

OffMetal · August 22, 2009 3:43AM

<< <i>lol... yea, I won it.

>>

I can tell you that the underbidder and the seller are also board members, both which have posted on this board

-Ben

EDIT:

<< <i> I have a MAJOR struck through grease on the reverse, what are they worth? >>

Depends on what it looks like really. I've seen nice strike throughs, maybe in low MS sell for around $100-$120. Something more minor will be closer to $30-60 or so...

Here is one that minor, but noticable

Peaceman · August 22, 2009 3:56AM

I'm more of a Vam collector than anything so I "know" vams and their rarity. As far as other types of errors on Peace dollars I can only relate to you the numbers of examples that I have seen in my lifetime (about 1M Peace $) and the prices for which they sold for. Here's the order in which I'd place errors by PRICE:

1) Small strike thru
2) Small lamination
3) Small clipped planchet
4) Small cracket planchet
5) Mis-aligned die
6) Struck thru grease
7) Large lamination
8) Large clipped planchet
9) Large strike thru
10) Large cracket planchet
11) Rotated dies
12) Double clip
13) Off center strike
14) out of collar strike
15) Adjustment trial stike
16) Broadstruck

Looking at Heritage and the populations I've seen, here is the same list by POPULATION:

1) Small strike thru
2) Small lamination
3) Small clipped planchet
4) Small cracket planchet
5) Large lamination
6) Large clipped planchet
7) Large strike thru
8) Struck thru grease
9) Large cracket planchet
10) Rotated dies
11) Off center strike
12) Broadstruck
13) out of collar strike
14) Adjustment trial stike
15) Mis-aligned die
16) Double clip

Note Broadstruck has a lot more population but it commands more of a premium. I think it does becasue collectors like to see major diferences, not suttle ones. I know of only 2 mis-aligned dies. True, since they are suttle, many may not get slabbed. Of all of the coins I've looked at, 95% were raw so in my opinion the coin is rare. We all know, however, rarity does not equal a premium unless there is more demand than supply.

edited: wow I cant spell....

Rampage · August 22, 2009 4:26AM

Steve,

Your Peace dollar is a mis-aligned die as previously posted. A very cool error on a very cool coin.

You got a fair deal on it.

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