FrederickMorris

Based on your experience, would you send this coin to NGC or not. Its a nice doubling and I haven't seen it before so I'm wondering if I should get it registered?

you asked for photos, it was not possible to get the good photos on to one listing, it wasn't that I was trying to open three threads I was trying to provide the information requested

US Coin 30th anniversary walking liberty with double lettering on the edge -3

US Coin 30th anniversary walking liberty with double lettering on the edge - more photos

US Coin 30th anniversary walking liberty with double lettering on the edge - this coin had double letters along the edge please see photos will have to send more than one file pictures too big

2015 P President Johnson $1 coin with double letter, double stars, extra star (14) and extra letter "U"

here are both 52 and 53 super bird quarters

thank you, i will

Is this forum always so rude, if so, it's no wonder collecting is dying. I am trying to interest a small group of 20 year olds but these replies would not enlighten them, educate them or inspire them. I will pull the 1953 from the safe and get it under the scope, it is by no means lint. Rev MOrris

seems od that they would not be recognized. I have had them for years just never really gave them much thought as I believed them to be known. From my minor research most grading pro's refused to acknowledge them at all for the longest time. Seems strange that as they are aware the coin exists that even today they avoid them??

US Coin 30th anniversary walking liberty with double lettering on the edge - this may have been address at one point but I hadn't viewed those replies and am wondering if anyone has seen this before?

I have read several places that the 1952 and 1953 Superbird quarters that I have always called "superman" quarters" were only found in proof sets. I don't believe that to be the case at all. I have at least 2 1952 superbird coins not from a proof set and 1 1953, I have had them for years, believe we bought them at an auction. I will have to pull them out and get pictures but they are not proof and are not from a set. Has anyone else found the "S" bird on a quarter that wasn't a proof. THank you in advance. Morris

I will be happy to restate under new subject. We have taken the coin with the "L" to several local groups, they are paying to have it sent, they too are stumped as there is no indication at al that the "I" was ever an "L", so time will tell.

Interesting, if all that is the case, but what if it weren't. What if this additional "I" had somehow slipped in for whatever reason, would it not be of note. Naturally I am totally guessing, but in looking at the other "I" they appear totally the same. Would some who knew the original denominational facts about the letter be able to tell if it had in fact started out as an "L". Here I am totally guessing. I have never seen another coin with a missing L, there has always been so element of the original title to identify, somewhat like the 1955 L penny. It does look clearly like an L but when x-ray and negatives were looked at, one could clearly see that at one time, the D was present but had been reduced to appear like an L but shadow fragments of the D were about to be seen. This is not the case with the "I" on this coin. So leaves me to wonder. Thank you again for the informative information MOrris

from x-ray and negatives, it doesn't appear to ever have had a low part. I had thought we would see an out line in the x-ray or negative but none exist, or that we can see with our scope. Is there any sort of solution we can dip it in that will not harm the coin that might revel more details? I know do not clean, would sending it off to be looked at be worth doing?

Good Morning, in reply to the "superman Quarter" known as the Superbird Quarter", I found my first in Germany, given to me in change by an American soldier. I worked at the PX, he told what I thought was a funny story about the quarter so I kept it. Later I found the S he was talking about and then was surprised to find the story he told about the quarter was true. Over the years my brother and I have kept our eyes open for old coins we were getting from the soldiers the real start of our coin collecting came when he was given a hand full of change (1986) by a military guy for something he bought. I saw there were several Indian head pennies. We swooped them out, they were all 1800's and the best one 1877. Never thought much of it as a kid until years later we started really collecting and learned its value. But back to the 1953 Quarter, we have two with the "S" in the middle of the chest and believe there could be the same number out there as the 1952. I read somewhere that they were reportedly only found in Proof sets, or proof coins, none of those we have were ever from proof sets as far as we know. Thank you for the information, its all helpful...

What a strangely sad person you must be, I feel sorry for you. The BEP had a great deal to offer and lots of contact information to the mint and other departments. I wish you the best. On to the hunt for coins worth talking about, there so many out there and many still able to find. Best to you all who hunt for those special coins,

Now that is a thought, I think this one I do need to send in, its really cool and needs to been seen. Might I ask if you have ever seen a a 1946 penny with a missing "L" in liberty and two I's, I have taken really close up photos of the coin to be sure the "I" wasn't just an "L" that had lost its lower half but that do not seem to be the case, photos show the "I": to be an "I" take a look at these and see if you see something different. 8.2k

Thankfully that is not the case at all. Information, leadership, and process are all keys to understanding our coins, their make up, and design and why so many are turning green or bubbling and worn so much sooner than in the past.

Really, pretty sad, first I came to the forum after directed to do so when I called NGC. like many it is sad to see what the hobby has become, mine were and are honest questions about a coin with an extra star. And another with extra letters "E" and was hoping others would have seen this also and could tell me more about it. If you can't give an informative answer there's no need to be rude, name calling and worse, who would have ever thought you so called experts would be so boorish and rude. I joined NGC to help me find answers to a variety of coins in my collection, and yes, we have put these questions to engraving and printing also, and have sent some to be graded also, again thank you to all who provided help look forward to presenting other coins as well and will just have to disregard the silliness of the cranky folks, wish them well its all one can do. Rev. Morris, St. Elisabeth's Church

New question - I just mailed off two coins that appear to be 1929 P pennies printed over a foreign coin. In these two cases, the copper cracked across the front of the coin in both to reveal printing of some type under it. Using a computer scope we have been able to capture images of a few letters but am wondering how often this was done and was the process used on other US Coins?

I haven't sent these to be confirmed yet, reached out to you all and social media platforms searching for some insight. Feed back has been mixed but most have said they had either seen it too or had been told just spend it. Too bad really as this issue might have been addressed at the start of the President coin process. The oddest one I have seen so far is the coin with the star under the "U" of Unum. We are in search of a local appraiser but will keep you posted on the results. My collection is based mainly on errors, oddities and mis-stamped coins, thank you all for you input it is greatly appreciated.

Here is a photo of a coin with an addition N or M , we are now speaking with Dept of Printing and Engraving also. It is interesting to me that this has been known so long and the only interest seems to be money. I love the hunt, the search for something new, something not expected and it has been really cool finding these errors.