J P M

On 1/23/2024 at 2:18 PM, powermad5000 said:

Well, there's straight clips and curved clips. This one looks straight but also looks a little "ragged" to me. It also looks like some of the metal was pushed around (I get that there is wear) especially on the obverse. I would lean towards damage. I also don't see even a faint Blakesley effect on what I can see of the reverse (I get that it is not a necessity with clips but something to check for).

What is to note, however, is that there was a discussion shortly ago about not finding any wheat cents in circulation which I discounted and here we have another.

Ya if it was a clip it has gone way past its prime. The only thing that made me look was the way the rim on the obverse tapered and thinned out, but it is most likely damage.

This coin has seen 80 years of circulation so I cannot say for sure. It looks to be a minor clip on this coin. It has a taper to the rim and the strike is week on the reverse. Again, not a coin worth much more than two cents

On 1/22/2024 at 7:15 PM, edhalbrook said:

Is there something made that holds a mint set in. The 1960's 1970's envelopes and also the newer silver box sets? I know there is a dansco book that is for mint sets but that's a bit much. 

If you have a bad coin in a proof or mint set, you could by the five-coin Whitman holder to put the good ones in. I have coins in proof sets that were fogged when I got them and that is where they will stay. It is still safer than the 5 pc set.

On 1/23/2024 at 2:01 AM, EagleRJO said:

Have you been finding them in different rolls, and do you have the progression as that would be interesting to see.

On the die scratches I have been finding them in different rolls. I have 29 so far and may have had more if I had seen it sooner. It looked like a simple scratch but then I said I have seen this scratch before and went back.  I do not have progressions on the new ones yet.  I do have a full roll on the older 2020 chip ones.

On 1/21/2024 at 4:17 PM, Sandon said:

@Glynn K.--The "BIE" or "LIBIERTY" cents and those with clogged letters or numerals were caused by die chips. Notwithstanding the fad of collecting them in the 1960s and '70s, they are regarded today as the result of quality control issues rather than as mint errors and will not be attributed as errors by grading services.  I agree that collecting these sorts of aberrations can still be fun and wrote a forum topic about them about a year and a half ago.

 

I found this one about two years ago.

Each coin has it's own merit H.C. you cannot bundle them together like sticks

Very nice looking set of coins. Congrats. How's the weather there, a bit white and cold

On 1/21/2024 at 3:21 PM, powermad5000 said:

Thanks for the info and heads up @J P M. I will be on the lookout for one of these.

One more question, is this an attributed variety? I don't see it on the NGC Variety Plus and I haven't found it anywhere else. To me I would think it is significant enough as far as being able to be seen with the naked eye, and it appears there are numbers of them if you have found that many.

I do not think it would be a big enough error for the big three. If I send it out to Brian at Variety Vista, I may get the recognition for the find. If they certify the coin ANACS may label it in a holder, they label almost anything nowadays However all that stuff cost money and when all is said and done, I don't think it will be worth more than the cost. 

She may have got some grease in her eye, or the die has worn enough for it to be missing.

I would say the value of the coin would warrant the grading and it would also remove any doubt of authenticity. It looks like it may have been in a bezel at one time and that may hurt the grade 

There is also an additional Die gouge on the same coin running from the right nostril down past the lip to the bottom of the chin.

I opened another new roll of 2023 P and found another die scratch this time on the obverse. I found seven in this roll. Nothing extravagant I just think it is a fun find. 

On 1/20/2024 at 2:01 PM, powermad5000 said:

What year and mintmark nickel is this found on @J P M?

Oh sorry , I was in a rush this morning and forgot to post it is a 2023 P

On 1/19/2024 at 10:45 AM, GoldFinger1969 said:

You would think with all the technology -- laser etching, etc. -- that went into the production of the 2009 UHR that the problem (?) of die polishing lines would not be present on ANY of the coins.

I wonder if a few just snuck through out of the 100,000 or so that were made or if a significant number got them.  Also, do they stand out or do you have to angle the coin in the light the right way to see 'em ?

Many times the polishing lines do not show GF and you end up with PL fields on a coin. 

Good looking cent. Nice find for a coin folder. It will stand out amongst the dark brown ones. 

On 1/20/2024 at 2:02 AM, powermad5000 said:

From the site maddieclashes.com, this pic is of a typical Washington Quarter clash of which a remnant would have the eagle "dribbling spit" down not out. The OP's coin then would have either a die crack, or I am going to go with a gouge in the die, to make that line go straight out from the eagle. 

Thanks for posting this shot, The OP did not post the whole coin. So as powermmad said it is a die gouge or a internal crack if it is a raised line. Not a spitting eagle which is from a die clash. 

On 1/19/2024 at 7:08 PM, Glynn K. said:

It's an incredibly thin planchet over all but thicker where you see the copper nickel. 

If it is thicker where you see the copper than there would be something on the surface. If you send it in to be graded it will cost over $50 to put it in a holder? I would buy a scale first. 

It would be hard to say being in that 2x2 we cannot see if there is any transgression from copper to clad. Even if you removed it and took some better shots it would still be hard to see. It just looks like staining.

It looks like a die crack however it will not bring a premium value to the coin very often, and many third-party grading companies will not label it on a slab. 

On 12/12/2023 at 9:37 PM, VKurtB said:

There are two unrelated things going on here on this “Jeff”. The field lines are one thing, and the cheek/collar lines are quite another.

Yes the marks on the cheek are not from a polished die. That area would be the low spot on a die and should not have been touched. If it had the whole bust would have lines. whoever graded this coin must have not thought about it. That coin was dragged across the cheek. 

On 1/18/2024 at 10:18 AM, Simple Collector said:

The Roosevelt dimes in the silver years of 1946 - 1964 is a great set and can be economical to collect in relatively high grades. There are quite a few collectors who seek out FT specimens only which by NGC standards is the toughest in the industry. In order to qualify as a FT specimen the top and bottom bands must be fully split. In addition, the vertical bands must show definition.
 

There are several dates and mints that are famous for beautiful toning  from sitting in albums for years, especially Wayne Raymond albums. Several of the original mint sets from the 50’s can also impart impressive toning. 

Toning is in the eyes of the beholder and is sought after in all series by some collectors.

 

I do not search for toned nickels for my collection but If I find a nice one at a good price, I will pick it up. My collection is so big a little variety goes a long way.

The tap trick works I have done it many times.