Real or Fake Errors?, Can you tell me the type of Error?, Fun for all.
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Most are real some are fake.
Indian fake, 51D fake
By my count, 5 real errors, 7 fake errors on real coins.
PMD is frequently fantasized by the uninformed as Mint Error.
"By my count, 5 real errors, 7 fake errors on real coins" This.
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1) 1965 25c - Broadstruck
2) 1993 25c - PSD, At first I thought struck through, but I actually believe this to be post-strike damage
3) 1938 1c - Offcenter, corroded & cleaned
4) 1961 D 1c - Double struck rotated in collar (authenticity of error questionable)
5) 1983 1c - Struck on tapered planchet
6)190x 1c - PSD
7) 1951 D 1c - PSD, modified to appear multistruck
8) 1941 S 10c - double clip, possibly 1 straight clip and 1 curved clip. This one is impressive and is almost certainly legit.
9) 1944 1c - double struck, flipped in collar (authenticity of error questionable)
10) 1850 1c - PSD, possibly acid
11)1970 10c - PSD, damaged/bent
12)1943 1c - Curved clip, likely legit but unsure based on the photos
My guess: 5 errors, 2 questionable, 5 modified/damaged
I agree with most of what GoldenEgg said (and I think him for sparing me the effort of typing it all out), with the following exceptions / additions:
4) 99% certain this is a fake, there were a bunch of multi-struck coins of this date that were illustrated in a book by Frank Spadone which are now known to be from false dies, this is right in keeping with others I have seen which were called counterfeit.
5) Pretty sure this is just a weak strike, or maybe struck through grease, I would be very surprised if it weighed less than an ordinary cent like you would expect from a tapered planchet.
8) 100% legit double clip, nearly overlapping. Terrific coin.
9) I am 99% sure this one is not a legitimate flip-over double strike. This is perhaps the most deceptive of the similar coins you have shared, but the rim designs do not line up properly like you would expect from a coin struck twice in the collar. Look how far UNUM and the right wheat ear is away from the rim.
12) 100% legit single clip.
Sean Reynolds
"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
I agree with what GoldenEgg and Sean said,
with these observations:
4 - Although I'm fairly certain it might be counterfeit, it's hard to know for sure
because of the harsh cleaning and light polishing. I don't like how the date of the first strike is flattened, compared t the date of the second strike. Probably NG5 Looks like a weak strike, but it should be weighed, just in case is on a slightly
9 Fake/False Dies, without a doubt.
How the heck did I get those huge Letters?
You always seem to have error posts?
Great thread.... and I certainly defer to the experts here..... quite educational. Threads such as these should be in an archive for reference purposes. Cheers, RickO