Probably my craziest error coin

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ElmerFusterpuck
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I have a small handful of error coins in my collection, mostly off-centers and wrong metal strikes but this "double denomination" cent struck on a dime really caught my eye. It's cool how the date and each denomination is on both sides. Maybe an 11 cent piece?


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  • jesbroken
    jesbroken Posts: 11,252 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Now that is cool.
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  • Boosibri
    Boosibri Posts: 12,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wow, super cool

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  • Kliao
    Kliao Posts: 5,802 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Neat! Really like double denotations.

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  • Meltdown
    Meltdown Posts: 9,284 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That is crazy.

  • bolivarshagnasty
    bolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,359 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have one with nearly the same orientation of the olive branch. Love the look of the Lincoln Memorial through Roosevelts head.

  • Catbert
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    I can see why you love it. Me too!

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  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very nice error!

  • scotty4449
    scotty4449 Posts: 718 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That is really cool! How does something like that even happen?

  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @scotty4449 said:
    That is really cool! How does something like that even happen?

    The tote bins used at the mint are used to transport planchets and struck coins. A struck dime got caught in one of the seams of a tote bin and when the tote bin was later used to transport cent planchets, the struck dime got mixed in with the cent planchets.

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  • drddm
    drddm Posts: 5,467 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Super cool, Erik!

    Thanks for posting it.
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  • 2ltdjorn
    2ltdjorn Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭✭
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    yes. very nice.

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  • JBN
    JBN Posts: 2,007 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Coin has date on both sides. Very nice.

  • Hydrant
    Hydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Neato!

  • JeffMTampa
    JeffMTampa Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I would love to know the story of the original find from circulation...

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  • koynekwest
    koynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I like it!!

  • vplite99
    vplite99 Posts: 1,434 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks for posting. That is a wild coin!

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  • emeraldATV
    emeraldATV Posts: 5,249 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Now that's what its about.
    Great catch.
    I saw a help wanted sign at a mint.

  • davewesen
    davewesen Posts: 6,982 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    so nice, almost like it was made

  • Namvet69
    Namvet69 Posts: 9,423 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That is one awesome error! Looks AU or MS to me. Peace Roy

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  • ricko
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    Very impressive error coin... dates/denominations clearly visible... An error collectors dream coin. Cheers, RickO

  • ThreeCentSilverFL
    ThreeCentSilverFL Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very cool error!

  • pursuitofliberty
    pursuitofliberty Posts: 7,926 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks for sharing that one! That is a pretty spectacular error!!


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  • JRocco
    JRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I am not an error guy but that coin is right up there.

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • philographer
    philographer Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice also that it wasn't the other way around, stuck on a zinc piece that would corrode over time...

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  • asheland
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    That's awesome!

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  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,862 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @philographer said:
    Nice also that it wasn't the other way around, stuck on a zinc piece that would corrode over time...

    Agree 200%!

  • kaz
    kaz Posts: 9,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I love those dime/cent overstrikes. Really cool.

  • happycollecting
    happycollecting Posts: 264 ✭✭✭✭
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    That is a nice double denomination. I have seen another version in which both reverses are on the same side. You can thus see "One Cent" and "One Dime" on the same side. :)

  • ElmerFusterpuck
    ElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks for all the props, it really is a cool coin! Forgot to post the grade, it's graded MS-66 by NGC.

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  • WildIdea
    WildIdea Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I like how Lincoln’s lapel fades off into leaves. Thanks for posting it up!

  • NumisOxide
    NumisOxide Posts: 11,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very cool 11 cent!

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,068 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wicked nice

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