trenier Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Recently purchased a 225th Anniversary Enhanced Uncirculated Coin Set and found what appears to be a lamination error.What is the Universes opinion on grading, keeping in Mint packaging, and lastly value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenier Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Here are some more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Looks like a piece of plastic on top. I'd leave it as is, not dramatic enough to pull a significant premium. IMO If that is a piece of plastic on top don't loose it, remove it or throw it away. Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenier Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 It is/was a retained struck through and the piece moved and I retained it see new pic. Is there any more advice on what to do with this coin, normally I would just treat it as a struck through, but I have never seen this on a proof enhanced coin before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenier Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Here are the after pics...still very cool and maybe prophetic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenier Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 So, I sent this in and got a grade of MINT ER SP 69 ENHANCED FINISH... Just wanted to update everyone. Also I do think the placement of the error might be prophetic, at least it doesn't have "666" in the registry number. Hoghead515 and Fenntucky Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I don't know what to make of this in light of the Mint's supposed exacting standards, but two words come to mind: blasphemous and/or sacrilegious. On strikes for public circulation this would not surprise me, but on the numismatic line, collectors are entitled to near perfection. As is well-known, I have a problem with so-called "errors." Particularly manufactured ones involving substitutions of hubs, etc. (And this extends to currency. I would not pay a cent over the face value of that "Del Monte" sticker error.) And the only doubled-die I personally recognize is the '55 Lincoln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 In the first few, it looks like snot. Lem E and Henri Charriere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 2:58 PM, trenier said: Recently purchased a 225th Anniversary Enhanced Uncirculated Coin Set and found what appears to be a lamination error.What is the Universes opinion on grading, keeping in Mint packaging, and lastly value? I believe the entire membership knows I have the utmost regard for VKurtB's observations even when off-hand, off-color or perhaps ill-advised and unhelpful, but the OP has specifically addressed his query to the Universe and how it feels about grading (to me, it remains as labelled) keeping it in original Mint packaging (I say, yes) and value beyond its issue price (made problematic by the distraction). Surely there are on-lookers with both the experience and expertise who can offer insight into this matter. Where do my most ardent fans, my Army of Ignorers -- reduced by one to 21 by Idhair's recent reply to my comment on his thread -- stand on this? Where are all the people who've encountered this type of intrusion before. And where, oh where is MAULEMALL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
