Is this a rolling fold error? Proof

jmcu12 · February 20, 2011 2:19PM

I thought that this looked familiar to some pics I saw in an article by Mike Diamond in a recent edition of Coin World. I pulled this directly out of a proof set.

Thoughts?

The area to look at is in the left field just down from James' hair.

commoncents05 · February 20, 2011 2:23PM

I believe it is a rim burr.

-Paul

CaptHenway · February 20, 2011 2:32PM

I say rim burr, others call it a rolling fold, so you are both correct.
TD

jmcu12 · February 21, 2011 12:10AM

What is the rarity for a proof? More or Less common?

FredWeinberg · February 21, 2011 12:42AM

Just by the nature of Proof coins,
with much smaller mintages, closer
examination of the planchets and
the final struck coins, Rim Burrs are
scarcer on Proof coinage.

That being said, I've seen a good number
of these on both Proof Manganese
Dollars and Proof States Quarters.

A nice find....

errormaven · February 21, 2011 2:01AM

It's a rim burr. The fang-like shape is typical. It was probably torn up by the feeder finger. It's not a rolling fold (blanking burr). A rolling fold will assume the form of a low, broad, symmetrical tongue ot metal that protrudes a short distance into the field.

Is this a rolling fold error? Proof

Comments

Leave a Comment