Die Cap Roosevelt?

StrikeOutXXX

Came in a small bag of errors, but the previous owner had it labeled "Struck through grease" - is this not a die cap?

DIMEMAN

Not a die cap.

kookoox10

Struck through a die cap, but it's not the actual die cap.

StrikeOutXXX

Originally posted by: kookoox10
Struck through a die cap, but it's not the actual die cap.

Makes much more sense, thank you.

gonzer

Originally posted by: kookoox10

Struck through a die cap, but it's not the actual die cap.

This. The die cap was on it's last legs and Roosevelt is starting to show through again.

ricko

Looks more like what is defined as a 'capped die strike'...

"When a die cap error is occurring, the dies continue to strike more coins even though a coin is capped around one of the dies. If the coin is capped around the obv. die, the coins stuck with that die will appear blank or have varying degrees of mushyness on the obv. due to the obverse die being obstructed. If the cap stays on indefinitely, eventually it will wear through the planchet and the coins struck by that die will become less and less obstructed causing a "late-stage" capped die strike where the image is less distorted."

Cheers, RickO

SanctionII

A couple of days as go I found a Jefferson nickel that has an obverse that has the same appearance as the pictured dime in this thread. I thought it was a coin produced from a grease filled die. I stand corrected.

How common or uncommon are coins like this? do they have much value in the error market?

StrikeOutXXX

Originally posted by: SanctionII
A couple of days as go I found a Jefferson nickel that has an obverse that has the same appearance as the pictured dime in this thread. I thought it was a coin produced from a grease filled die. I stand corrected.

How common or uncommon are coins like this? do they have much value in the error market?

Judging by completed eBay sales, somewhere between $20-$40 it appears.