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Re: A question of terminology - Error v. Variety
<< <i> << <i>In my view, an error by the mint can become a widely accepted variety. These are not mutually exclusive. >> Agree. Some mint errors (1955 DDO cent for example) can also be mint varieties. >> The 1955 DDO cent is not an error. All doubled dies, RPMS, RPDs, and similar die variations fall under the category of… -
Re: The point people are missing about moderns.
<< <i>I had been collecting for 10 years when the first clad coinage was released in the fall of 1965. I had eagerly anticipated the 1965 quarters, but was extremely disappointed whenI received the first ones. They were dull, had streaks of grease on them, and the relief was shallower than on the silver coins they… -
Re: better error finds
IMHO die cracks don't qualify as errors, but instead are varieties. A die crack will appear on every coin struck by that pair of dies, therefore falling under the definition of a variety. Some people will argue that since die cracks are unintentional, that makes them errors. I beg to differ. Although not intentional, Mint… -
Re: Walker proof varieties
Missing initials on a proof Walker fall into the "BFD" category for me. First of all, since they're incuse and toward the edge of the coin, they're easily polished off the die. Second, if I am going to pay Good Money for a proof Walker, it's going to be sharply struck from dies that haven't been ground into oblivion -- as… -
Re: NBA FINALS PREDICTION -- Dallas Mavericks vs. New Jersey Nets
<< <i> Did anyone see last nights game? The refs were in favor of SA, but one play I died laughing over. Dirk Nowitzki goes up for the jump shot, little Tony Parker doesnt even hit him, and Dirk falls and gets the call. >> have you ever seen Reggie Miller play? he does that ALL the time.. it's disgusting.. -
Re: Check out this die crack
<< <i>ok - JRocco wins. The die cracks almost look like part of the design element >> I have been told by some guru's in this field that they used to bind the busted up dies after they started to really fall apart to get an extra 1 or 2 strikings out of them. This one may prove that. Edited to add - this one is probably… -
Re: Post a Duplicate That You Can't Bear to Sell
I know it's not a huge, but it's one of (9) 1936 Doubled Dies I have uncovered in the last six months of searching bags of wheat cents. All type 1 and 2's of course and fall in the F-XF grade range. This was the first one (type 2) I pulled out back in August. Talk about clutch, I just can't sell them! -
Re: Newps - Bust half dimes
Your welcome I went back and double checked my work... sometimes it's hard to determine exactly where the scroll falls... and sometimes it's in one of those in between spots, and you gotta guess and compare, and eliminate certain ones, it was this way with these two... there are 3 reverse dies for the date that have… -
Re: clashed dies; mint errors in the 19th century
The mint was experimenting with simple automatic planchet feeders back in the 1790's. And clashed dies are still happening today in the 21st century. In fact with the new presses that strike horizontally it would not surprise me to start seeing an increase in the number of clashed die coins since every time the planchet… -
Re: Dan Carrs latest
The "split head" is actually a mis-aligned over-strike. The apparent gash down the middle of the head is actually the edge of the bison's head from the original host coin. I try and align the obverse over-strike as best I can (even then, some are off a little). Since numerous Bison nickels come with some amount of rotated…
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