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| Help With 1979-P Lincoln Cent Struck-Through, Planchet Error, Or? (Off-Center)
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CentR
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United States
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 Posted 02/08/2025 12:15 pm
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I am sorry for the naïveté if this is a simple one.
Can I please get some help on what causes the raised columnar marks on the top reverse of this off center cent?
It can't be a die issue (die break or a strike-through that damaged the die), because it is present in the non-struck off-center section.
Similarly, it seems like it might not be a retained struck-through because it appears to be embedded into the nonstruck section and that doesn't make sense. Also, there's no pattern struck into it on the minted portion, and it appears to be the same metal as the coin, which also seems to suggest it is not a retained struck-through.
Perhaps it is a planchet error, or is it something else entirely, like PMD?
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| | Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins |
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| Lincoln 1c 1960 D/D RPM-002 VEDS?
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CentR
Valued Member
United States
132 Posts |
Posted 02/04/2025 11:56 pm
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Good catch! Thanks.
Interesting, the VV stages don't correspond to the progression of the column die breaks. Stage A starts off with moderate dies breaks, they progress in Stage B, this transitions to no column due breaks in Stages C-F, then they start again weakly in G, and slightly stronger in H.
How would that work? When the reverse die was getting worn but still useable, a new obverse die with RPM-002 was switched in. Then the reverse die was switched out and more coins were minted? |
| | Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins |
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| 1923 Peace Dollar - Help With VAM - Shortened Ray
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CentR
Valued Member
United States
132 Posts |
Posted 02/02/2025 2:32 pm
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Thank you!
I have a naive question. The die file lines are more extensive than the VAM-1BQ reference image. So much so that the top of the ray is missing. Is that how the VAM naming convention would apply in this case? Where the VAM designation (1BQ) not only refers to the state shown in the reference image, it also refers to later stages that have had additional die corrections? |
| | Forum: US Peace and Morgan Dollar VAM |
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| 1923 Peace Dollar - Help With VAM - Shortened Ray
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CentR
Valued Member
United States
132 Posts |
Posted 02/01/2025 7:20 pm
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Is there a known 1923 VAM with a shortened ray on the reverse? I couldn't find it.
The shortened ray is due to extensive die correction, filing etc. presumably to resolve an issue like a clash. There looked to be some clash remnants, like east of the lower olive branch so I was wondering if I'm missing it because it's a later corrected stage of another VAM that is a known clash and that clash is hard to see?
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| | Forum: US Peace and Morgan Dollar VAM |
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| 2022-D Lincoln Shield Cent Fissure, Blow Hole, Or Tinsnips?
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CentR
Valued Member
United States
132 Posts |
Posted 01/26/2025 10:05 pm
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It was on eBay. It sold today for $306. Gave me a sick feeling when it blew past my bid.
Anyone have a guess what it's worth if it's a fissure, blow out, or the like? I did a comprehensive search, and nothing online was as extreme, if that's what it was.
Sorry about the blurry images from the eBay ad. It probably didn't help that I did a background subtraction on the images to preserve as much resolution as possible. I might have caused some edge issues. |
| | Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins |
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| 1872 Three Cent Nickel Mispunched Date?
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CentR
Valued Member
United States
132 Posts |
Posted 01/18/2025 1:25 pm
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Any 3CN MPD experts out there?
Do you think this might have a MPD in the denticals at the top of the obverse (arrow in closeup)? There's some other marks I am wondering about that I marked with arrows.
There's no mention of a 1872 MPD in the Cherry Pickers guide, 3 cent nickel.com, or variety plus. Any other reference suggestions?
Also, any comments on what looks like an RPD/overdate on the 2 in the date? I put up a reference image to compare.
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| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins |
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| 181? Large Cent With Both OBV And REV Mirror Images
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CentR
Valued Member
United States
132 Posts |
Posted 01/12/2025 1:56 pm
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There's a page on errors-ref.com called
"Brockage-Counterbrockage Combination 8 Types
PART VI. Striking Errors:
Counterbrockages:
Brockage-Counterbrockage Combination (8 types):"
They explain how a mirror image in relief occurs. It's just a clashed die cap, which takes 2 different events and is rare. Die cap, die clash on capped die, early strike on coin minted with clashed cap and opposite die with clash from cap.
They also give examples of very rare complex multi-step bockage errors.
I just can't get my head around the steps required to mint a coin that has both sides in both mirror image and relief even with this information.
https://www.error-ref.com/brockage-...tion_8_ways/ |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins |
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| 181? Large Cent With Both OBV And REV Mirror Images
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CentR
Valued Member
United States
132 Posts |
Posted 01/12/2025 1:37 pm
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Thank you for the suggestion. It is the obvious answer and helpful to see the PCGS damage designation.
I just can't figure out how a hammer job creates patterns in relief. I don't know if you can see it well enough on the reduced size image files. On the original large sized files it looks like both sides are in relief, not incuse.
I'll post an update if the seller messages me back about it. |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins |
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| Standing Liberty Quarter 1929-S. Is A Large S Over A Small S Considered An RPM?
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CentR
Valued Member
United States
132 Posts |
Posted 01/04/2025 3:06 pm
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Would this be considered an RPM? This 1929-S Standing Liberty Quarter appears to have a large S punched directly over a small s.
I apologize for the lack of detail on the mintmark closeup image. I don't own the coin. It is at auction. Also of note, as Tanman points out, if it is an RPM, it is unattributed.
From the relative size of the mintmarks I am wondering if the die was accidentally punched first with a mercury dime mintmark, then corrected with the proper mintmark (approximate relative dimensions below).
1929-S Standing Liberty Quarter
Estimated Large S mintmark height: ~0.75 mm
Estimated inner small S mintmark height: ~0.53 mm
1929-S Mercury Dime
Estimated mintmark height from PCGS image: ~59 mm
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