Home U.S. Coin Forum

American silver eagle error

COINS MAKE CENTSCOINS MAKE CENTS Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭✭✭

Just picked up a new error for inventory.

A 1995 American eagle with a struck through string error that's retained.

Just thought it was interesting enough to throw in inventory.

Never seen a struck through string that was retained before.




New inventory added daily at Coins Make Cents
HAPPY COLLECTING


Comments

  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,454 ✭✭✭✭✭

    string or metal?

    The price of gold is set by faith, or lack of, in the currency it is priced in.

  • BenVBenV Posts: 69 ✭✭✭

    Very cool! I recently acquired a 2018 strikethrough ASE of my own. Not typically an error collector, but for the same price as a normal example I couldn't turn it down.

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That would drive me nuts until I dug it out.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow... retained... and looks like there is some 'flow' over the thread by the Y.... Very interesting. Cheers, RickO

  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb said:
    string or metal?

    I had the same question. I've often heard that the "strings" are thin copper wires from brushes used to debrade / clean the dies in production, similar to but much finer than what you would use to clean your grill.

    Sean Reynolds

    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

    "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
  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    is that really "under" the metal? translucent metal is not something i encounter often so perhaps you can walk me through it. :#

    <--- look what's behind the mask! - cool link 1/NO ~ 2/NNP ~ 3/NNC ~ 4/CF ~ 5/PG ~ 6/Cert ~ 7/NGC 7a/NGC pop~ 8/NGCF ~ 9/HA archives ~ 10/PM ~ 11/NM ~ 12/ANACS cert ~ 13/ANACS pop - report fakes 1/ACEF ~ report fakes/thefts 1/NCIS - Numi-Classes SS ~ Bass ~ Transcribed Docs NNP - clashed coins - error training - V V mm styles -

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,556 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @LanceNewmanOCC said:
    is that really "under" the metal? translucent metal is not something i encounter often so perhaps you can walk me through it. :#

    I believe under is meant as below the surface level not actually behind the metal.

  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:
    I believe under is meant as below the surface level not actually behind the metal.

    .
    what the heck. i'm literally more confused now! are below and behind not synonymous in this context? it looks like it is covered by metal in a couple spots. :confused:

    i mean, what else is it behind, below, under, opposite of etc? i was originally thinking glue but i need better close-ups than the pretty good ones provided.

    :open_mouth:

    <--- look what's behind the mask! - cool link 1/NO ~ 2/NNP ~ 3/NNC ~ 4/CF ~ 5/PG ~ 6/Cert ~ 7/NGC 7a/NGC pop~ 8/NGCF ~ 9/HA archives ~ 10/PM ~ 11/NM ~ 12/ANACS cert ~ 13/ANACS pop - report fakes 1/ACEF ~ report fakes/thefts 1/NCIS - Numi-Classes SS ~ Bass ~ Transcribed Docs NNP - clashed coins - error training - V V mm styles -

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,556 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @LanceNewmanOCC said:

    @jmlanzaf said:
    I believe under is meant as below the surface level not actually behind the metal.

    .
    what the heck. i'm literally more confused now! are below and behind not synonymous in this context? it looks like it is covered by metal in a couple spots. :confused:

    i mean, what else is it behind, below, under, opposite of etc? i was originally thinking glue but i need better close-ups than the pretty good ones provided.

    :open_mouth:

    If you sink a putt on the 18th hole, the ball is below the green but not behind the grass.

  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,721 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @seanq said:

    @derryb said:
    string or metal?

    I had the same question. I've often heard that the "strings" are thin copper wires from brushes used to debrade / clean the dies in production, similar to but much finer than what you would use to clean your grill.

    Sean Reynolds

    You clean your grill?

    My Lincoln Registry
    My Collection of Old Holders

    Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:
    If you sink a putt on the 18th hole, the ball is below the green but not behind the grass.

    .
    ahhh, now it all makes sense. i was thinking the 12th hole.

    <--- look what's behind the mask! - cool link 1/NO ~ 2/NNP ~ 3/NNC ~ 4/CF ~ 5/PG ~ 6/Cert ~ 7/NGC 7a/NGC pop~ 8/NGCF ~ 9/HA archives ~ 10/PM ~ 11/NM ~ 12/ANACS cert ~ 13/ANACS pop - report fakes 1/ACEF ~ report fakes/thefts 1/NCIS - Numi-Classes SS ~ Bass ~ Transcribed Docs NNP - clashed coins - error training - V V mm styles -

  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,454 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinbuf said:

    @seanq said:

    @derryb said:
    string or metal?

    I had the same question. I've often heard that the "strings" are thin copper wires from brushes used to debrade / clean the dies in production, similar to but much finer than what you would use to clean your grill.

    Sean Reynolds

    You clean your grill?

    Was once served a steak with a strike through

    The price of gold is set by faith, or lack of, in the currency it is priced in.

  • COINS MAKE CENTSCOINS MAKE CENTS Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks to me like a string and not metal, but I will put it on the scope this afternoon and get a better look

    New inventory added daily at Coins Make Cents
    HAPPY COLLECTING


  • silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,709 ✭✭✭✭✭

    B) error coin

    2003-Present

  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's an American Silver Eagle error you don't see all the time. I saw a write up on the NGC site when they found a clip in an unopened box submitted for First Strike designation, saying there were less than 6 known at the time. This one was cracked out of an NGC slab and lives in my 7070 full of clips.


    Here's the NGC article from 2015

    Sean Reynolds

    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

    "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

Leave a Comment

BoldItalicStrikethroughOrdered listUnordered list
Emoji
Image
Align leftAlign centerAlign rightToggle HTML viewToggle full pageToggle lights
Drop image/file