FrankIII

Excited? Of course I'm excited. I accidentally stumbled on something I wasn't expecting. Do I think it's worth $500? No, but it is exciting, and one of the best parts of the hobby - you really never truly know what you're going to get! Thank you! I suppose I have to do a paper form? The online form does not allow selecting only Mint Error service.

Hey JP, I appreciated the compliment all the same!

Thank you, I really lucked out with this! I bought it locally on fb marketplace. I don’t think the seller knew it was an error, they had it pictured so you couldn’t see the orientation in the slab. When I saw it in person I knew I needed it!

Of course!

Hi all, I am trying to figure out how to have a mint error added to an NGC graded coin. Specifically, I'd like to have rotated dies (hopefully medallic alignment) added to an MS63 2 cent piece. I know it's sort of an obvious error to spot, but I'd rather have NGC attribute the MA and not have to argue with people about whether or not it is. How do I go about requesting this service? I cannot choose the Mint Error service without checking a grading tier on the online form. If I select the grading tier, will NGC only charge for the Mint Error, or should I expect to pay for a grading tier and the Mint Error Attribution. I figure its worth it for $18, but likely not if the grading tier fee also applies. Thanks in advance!

I thought it was interesting too! Not used to seeing such obvious marks on proof set coins. And aesthetically it’s in a really interesting spot that (I don’t think) makes the coin appear ‘ugly’. I would be worried if there’s a possibility of it expanding more. Not really sure how that works.

Thank you for the answer! Does that risk any future damage to the coin? They are hollow right, I wouldn’t want the zinc to become exposed in the set.

Good morning, and thanks in advance for reading this and for hopefully making me smarter about coins! I purchased a Silver Proof Set to commemorate my boyfriend’s 30th birthday and noticed the below “spear” coming out of the back of Lincoln’s neck. After taking the below pictures I also noticed that the same mark seems to come out of his chin as well (somewhat visible in 3rd picture), though the mark is not visible on the relief of Lincoln itself. Im just hoping to get a name for what this is so that we have something to call it when people see it 😏 On another note, I recently sent off my first submission to NGC. They were some coins I collected a a kid, a nice looking 1883 shield nickel, a 1875 20 cent piece I believe is a weak strike but I’m hoping comes back AU 55/8, a 1864 2 cent piece and a vet nice looking 1945 S Mercury come I’m hoping comes back FB 65 or higher. Basically, I’m just hoping the value of the 20 cent piece pays for these coins I’ve had sitting around since middle school, so please, send up some prayers to the ngc grading gods to have mercy on my submission!