Home› U.S. Coin Forum
Options

What's wrong with this picture?

MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,738 ✭✭✭✭✭
in U.S. Coin Forum
Originally posted by: MrEureka
A minor diecutting error...



Fixed link.
Andy Lustig

Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.

Comments

  • Options
    MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,738 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • Options
    BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,693 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1489???

    Latin American Collection

  • Options
    MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,738 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Should be 1849, of course.



    I figured I'd post this since we were discussing what is and isn't an "error".
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • Options
    MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,738 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe someone can post an image of a "1287" Mexico 8 Reales, to drive the point home.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • Options
    MilkmanDanMilkmanDan Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image
  • Options
    MilkmanDanMilkmanDan Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭✭✭
    And here's the "fixed" version:

    image



    I can see how they might accidentally swap the middle digits. When using a punch and and die you're working with a negative image right? So find a mint worker who had one too many tequila's the night before and....



    The question is, how wasn't it caught?
  • Options
    JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Another one Andy

    image

    image

    image
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • Options
    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,531 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image

    My YouTube Channel

  • Options
    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now THOSE are Die varieties !
    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.
  • Options
    HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wrong date?

Leave a Comment

BoldItalicStrikethroughOrdered listUnordered list
Format
SpoilerCodeQuote
Heading 2Heading 1
Emoji
:):D:(;):/:o:s:p:'(:|B):#:*<3o:)>:)
Url
Image
Align leftAlign centerAlign rightToggle HTML viewToggle full pageToggle lights
Drop image/file
Home • U.S. Coin ForumComment As ...