NEW COOL WASHINGTON DOLLAR ERROR! ??????

[errorist]

I found 8 of these in my search of 1000 new coins from the bank! [/img]

 

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[bsshog40]

Looks like someone got it too close to the grinder when they tried to gring off the letters!

[errorist]

Grinder marks don't look like that!!

[rrantique]

Finger Prints

[rbrown4]

[errorist]

Finger prints come off easy! Nothing to fret over!

[bsshog40]

Grinder marks don't look like that!!

 

Just joking, looks like could be a planchet chip!!

[errorist]

I would say for sure it was done after the coin was struck the first time! Could the die have struck it again at the same time it was being ejected???

[rrantique]

Looks like was made during ejection process, probably a jam of some sort nice find

[errorist]

I think it has something to do with that also!

[bsshog40]

Oh george just couldn't get out of the way fast enough. Good find errorist!!

[DC Dawg]

I have a few of these. They are from the coin counting machine. The feeder mechanism presses into the sides during the stacking operation while counting them. If the coins are not "straight" (or within the tolerance of straight) and the stack was just started, the prongs on the side can dig into the coins. This is a problem with the dollar coins because of the relative softness of the magnesium alloy. It is softer than the cupro-nickel alloy and the zinc cents.

 

Nothing special, but a nice conversational piece.

 

Scott

[errorist]

Can they be anywhere inside the roll or just at the ends of the roll?

[halfpint]

 

 

i hope my proofs don't have that problem!!!!

 

 

 

 

[bsshog40]

 

i hope my proofs don't have that problem!!!!

 

Proofs supposedly go under a pretty watchfull eye of the US Mint's quality control. I would would rather feel lucky to see one of these in my proof set!!!