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1943 Cent mesh strip. |
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Lincoln Memorial cent unpunched strip. |
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Washington quarter bowties. |
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Type II large cent planchet. NGC |
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Type I unplated cent blank compared to a Type II unplated cent planchet. PCGS MS64, PCGS MS64 |
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Jefferson nickel proof planchet. San Francisco hoard (an employee of the San Francisco mint left a number of unstruck blanks and planchets who discoverd them in a safety deposit box and subsequently sold them to Fred Weinberg). NGC |
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Type I clad Washington quarter blank. NGC |
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Sacgawea dollar blank that is not burnished. NGC |
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Sacgawea dollar planchet that is not burnished. NGC |
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Type II commemorative silver dollar planchet. ANACS MS60 |
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| Type II cent, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, Eisenhower dollar, and Sacagawea planchets. |
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| A Washington quarter that has been waffle-cancelled. |
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| 2003 Missouri quarter that has been waffle-cancelled. |
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| 2004 Sacagawea that has been waffle-cancelled. |
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1945 broadstruck Lincoln cent struck on a type 1 blank. PCGS MS60BN |
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1972 broadstruck Lincoln cent struck on a type 1 blank. PCGS MS65RD |
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1920 broadstruck Buffalo nickel struck on a type 1 blank. PCGS VF25 |
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Off-center Jefferson nickel struck on a type 1 blank. NGC AU58 |
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1944 broadstruck Mercury dime struck on a type 1 blank. This coin appeared on the cover of the 1st edition of Mint Errors to Die For. NGC MS65 |
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1990-P broadstruck Washington quarter struck on a type 1 blank. PCGS MS65 |
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1986-P broadstruck Jefferson half dollar struck on a type 1 blank. PCGS MS62 |
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1978 broadstruck Eisenhower dollar struck on a type 1 blank. NGC MS64 |
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1979-P Susan B. Anthony dollar struck on a type 1 blank in a partial collar. PCGS MS61 |
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1999-P broadstruck Susan B. Anthony dollar struck on a type 1 blank. NGC AU58 |
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1999-P broadstruck Susan B. Anthony dollar struck on a type 1 proof blank. ANACS MS63 |
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Nickel feeder finger - one of 21 released by the Denver mint. It was used between 1986 and 2001 at the mint, and was struck at the Moonlight Mint with commemorative dies in 2018 using the original Grabener coin press that the feeder fingers would have been used on. |
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1864 Indian cent with lathe lines on the portrait. FS-1401, Snow 11. PCGS MS65BN CAC |
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1854-O WB-25 Seated Liberty half dollar with a reverse crumbled die. ANACS EF45 Cleaned |
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1864 copper-nickel Indian cent with die scrapes along the ear. Snow 5a. PCGS XF45 |
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2019-D Roosevelt dime with die scrapes from a feeder finger. |
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2020-P Salt River Bay quarter with die scrapes from a feeder finger. |
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1865 Fancy 5 Indian cent with strongly clashed dies. ANACS MS63BRN |
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Civil War token, Fuld NY F-630M-12A, on a clipped planchet and with an obverse clash with an Indian-head die. NGC MS62BN |
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1901 Indian cent with clashes on the obverse and reverse. |
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1908 Indian cent with clashes on the obverse and reverse. PCGS MS64 BN |
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1978-S proof Roosevelt dime with strong clashes on both the obverse and reverse. The slab label indicates a rim burr, but is actually a strike-through by the E on the reverse. NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo |
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1853 Half Dime. ANACS F15 Details Cleaned |
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| 1853 Half Dime. |
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| 1853 Half Dime. |
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| 1853 Half Dime. |
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| 1853 Half Dime. |
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| 1853 Half Dime. |
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| 1853 Half Dime. |
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| 1853 Half Dime. |
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| 1853 Half Dime. |
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| 1853 Half Dime. |
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| 1853 Half Dime. |
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1853 Half Dime. SEGS MS64+ |
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1940-S Mercury dime with a clash on the reverse. |
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1937-D Buffalo nickel where a die clash was repaired by polishing the die, but overpolishing it and eliminating one buffalo leg. It is discussed on page 67 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. PCGS AU55 CAC |
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1963 Roosevelt dime that is a die adjustment strike. PCGS AU58 |
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| 196X (65-69) Roosevelt dime that is weakly struck. |
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1888-O weakly struck Morgan dollar. VAM-1F. ANACS AU55 |
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1811 Capped Bust half dollar with a reverse die break. Overton 109. ANACS VF Details |
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1973-D nickel where the reverse die has fully split. PCGS AU50 |
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| Fuld 47/332a Civil War token with a large die break. |
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| Lead Civil War token, Fuld 630Bx-1g, with at least one obverse cud and three major reverse cuds. |
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| Civil War Token 630V7-1a that is heavily clashed and with obverse cuds. With the date on the reverse the clash must have occurred before the cuds formed because a large cud obscures the date. |
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Undated Washington quarter with a cud obscuring the date. NGC MS62 |
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| 1974-D cent with a large cud. |
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1855 cent with a misaligned obverse die. ANACS EF45 Details |
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| 1966 Lincoln cent with a misaligned obverse die. |
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2000 Lincoln cent with a misaligned obverse die. NGC MS63RD |
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1983-P Jefferson nickel with a misaligned obverse die struck in a partial collar. PCGS MS62 |
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| 1983 Roosevelt dime that is missing the S mintmark. It is the plate coin on page 79 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. |
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2007 Adams dollar edge lettering issues - no lettering, doubled lettering, and doubled lettering with the second impression inverted. NGC MS64, NGC BU, NGC MS64 |
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1864 Two Cent with a 180 degree die rotation. |
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1999-P Jefferson nickel with a 170 degree die rotation. |
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1988-P Half Dollar with a 180 degree die rotation. NGC MS65 |
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| 2002-P Kennedy half dollar with a collar die break. |
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1988 Lincoln cent struck by damaged dies. ANACS MS65RB |
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2001-P Sacagawea dollar with an experimental anti-tarnishing rinse. PCGS MS66 |
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1959 Jefferson nickel with an improperly annealed planchet - a "Black Beauty." ANACS MS64 |
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2004-D Peace Medal nickel with an improperly annealed planchet. PCGS MS65 |
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1980-S improperly annealed Susan B. Anthony dollar. PCGS MS65 |
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1908 Liberty nickel with a reverse lamination. |
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1944-P Jefferson nickel with laminations on both the obverse and reverse. |
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Jefferson nickel detached lamination, split after strike. ANACS MS60 |
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1964 Washington quarter with an obverse lamination. NGC AU55 |
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1964-D Washington quarter with an obverse lamination. |
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195X Lincoln cent struck on a planchet that split before the strike. ANACS MS60RB |
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1972-D Lincoln cent struck on a planchet that split planchet after the strike. ANACS incorrectly identifies it as a struck through capped die. ANACS MS60 Details |
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Shield nickel struck on a planchet that split after the strike. ANACS VG8 |
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Mated pair of an 1899 Liberty nickel that split after the strike. PCGS VF35 |
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Buffalo nickel struck on a planchet that split after the strike. PCGS VG10 |
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1952 Jefferson nickel that split after its strike. |
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1964-D Jefferson nickel struck on a planchet that split before the strike. ANACS MS60 |
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1960 cent struck on a defective 2.7g planchet. NGC MS63BN |
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1959 Lincoln cent with a blowhole (ragged perforation). It is discussed on page 176 of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. |
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1980-P Washington quarter missing the obverse clad layer. ANACS MS64RB |
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1979-D Susan B. Anthony dollar with a missing obverse clad layer. It is discussed on page 113 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. ANACS MS64 |
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1979-D Susan B. Anthony dollar with a missing reverse clad layer. PCGS MS63 |
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40% off-center uniface struck outer layer of a Kennendy half dollar with the obverse visible. NGC MS66 |
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Struck outer layer of a 1968-D or 1969-D Kennendy half dollar with both obverse and reverse visible. It is discussed on page 119 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. NGC |
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1969-D Kennedy half dollar that, when slabbed, was an 80% clamshell separation, but since parts have subsequently separated is now a detached reverse outer clad layer and a missing reverse outer clad layer inside the same slab. It is discussed on page 118 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. PCGS MS62 |
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Detached outer manganese layer from a 2000-2016 dollar type 1 blank. PCGS MS60 |
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Unplated 1983 Lincoln cent. ANACS MS65 |
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195X Lincoln cent struck on a thin blank (2.05g instead of 3.11g). Planchet may be tapered as well. ANACS AU50 |
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1897 Indian cent with retained scrap. |
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| 1909 Lincoln cent with embedded nickel scrap (as determined by X-ray fluorescence test). |
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| 1919 Lincoln cent with embedded metal scrap (unknown composition - inconclusive X-ray fluorescence test). It is discussed on page 128 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. |
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Civil War token, Fuld NY F-630M-12A, on a clipped planchet and with an obverse clash with an Indian-head die. NGC MS62BN |
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1907 clipped Indian cent. |
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1960 Lincoln cent with a ragged clip. It is discussed on page 135 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. |
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1943-P Jefferson nickel with a curved clip. |
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1962 Jefferson nickel with a ragged clip. |
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Jefferson nickel struck on an elliptical planchet. PCGS MS64 |
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| 1944 Mercury dime with a small curved clip. |
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2005-P Roosevelt dime with an 10% straight clip. PCGS SP62 Satin Finish |
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1976 Washington quarter with about an 18% clip. ANACS AU58 |
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1999-D Delaware quarter with two clips. PCGS MS64 |
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2000-P Virginia quarter with an 11% straight clip. PCGS MS64 |
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1960 Franklin half dollar with a ragged clip. |
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1963-D Franklin half dollar with an curved edge clip. |
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1964 clipped Kennedy half. |
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1965 Kennedy half dollar with a straight clip. |
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1921 Morgan dollar with an edge clip. ANACS MS62 |
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1974-D clipped Eisenhower dollar. |
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1964-D Jefferson nickel with an incompletely punched planchet. ex. Fred Weinberg. PCGS AU55 |
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1970 Washington quarter struck on dime stock. It is discussed on page 142 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. PCGS MS64 |
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1959 Lincoln cent on a silver dime planchet. It is the plate coin on page 150 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. NGC MS63 |
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1945-S Jefferson nickel struck on a 3.1g cent planchet. It is the plate coin in the inset of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. PCGS AU58 |
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1964 Jefferson nickel on a silver dime planchet. PCGS AU58 |
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1964-D Jefferson nickel struck on a 3.1g cent planchet. NGC MS63BN |
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1979 Jefferson nickel struck on a 3.1g cent planchet. NCS UNC Details Environmental Damage |
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1959 Lincoln cent struck on a 1958 Philippines 10 Centavos planchet. It is the plate coin on page 157 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. PCGS AU58 |
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1972-D Washington quarter struck on a 3.1g cent planchet. NGC MS65RB |
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1970 Brazil 10 Centavos struck on a 3.13g U.S. cent planchet. It is discussed on page 161 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. PCGS MS61BN |
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1970-S Jefferson nickel struck on an already-struck Lincoln cent planchet. Part of the Lincoln Memorial can be seen on the reverse and some letters of LIBERTY in Jefferson's hair. ANACS MS64RB |
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1967 Washington quarter with an undetermined brown streak. ANACS refers to this as a "copper strip" which is incorrect. ANACS AU50 |
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1967 Kennedy half dollar with an undetermined brown streak. NGC refers to this as a "planchet streak." NGC AU58 |
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1996-D Lincoln cent with zinc plating blisters. |
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1972 Kennedy half dollar with a rim burr. |
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| 1952-D broadstruck Lincoln cent. |
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| 1995 broadstruck Lincoln cent that is as large as a nickel. |
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1999 Lincoln Cent that is identified as an obverse die cap by NGC but may be a broadstrike where it was a planchet stacked on another that curved around the die as it was struck. NGC MS66RD |
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| 1998-P broadstruck Jefferson nickel to the size of a quarter. |
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1999-P broadstruck Jefferson nickel. NGC MS64 6FS |
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1996 broadstruck Washington quarter. ICG MS65 |
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| Civil War Token 36/271 that is off-center. |
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15% off-center 1863 Indian cent. PCGS VF30 |
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20% off-center Indian cent. PCGS AU58 |
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1957 95% off-center Lincoln cent. PCGS MS63RD |
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| 1964 off-center Lincoln cent. |
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1994 off-center Lincoln cent. |
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| Off-center 1901 Liberty nickel. |
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1918 Buffalo nickel that is 10% off-center. PCGS VF30 |
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Off-center Jefferson nickel struck on a type 1 blank. NGC AU58 |
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1999-D off-center Jefferson nickel. |
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2000-D off-center Jefferson nickel. |
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| Off-center Jefferson nickel that was struck over a planchet (blank reverse of the off-center area). |
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| Off-center Jefferson nickel. |
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1992-D off-center Roosevelt dime. |
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1996-P off-center Roosevelt dime. |
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10% off-center 1965 Washington quarter with die cracks on the reverse. PCGS SP63 SMS |
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| 95% off-center Washington quarter. |
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1976 quarter 15% off-center. ANACS MS63 |
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| Off-center 1976 half dollar. |
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| Double-struck Lord's Prayer token struck at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia on original US Mint equipment. |
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| One-sided double strike, where the reverse die shifted between strikes - the red boxes and arrows shows the second strike offset and about 170 degrees relative to the first. Incuse doubling/clash on the obverse leaves doesn't match the leaves on the reverse. |
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1989 double-struck Lincoln cent. |
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| Triple-struck 1990 Lincoln cent. |
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| 1985-P Nickel that is triple-struck. |
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Jefferson nickel struck twice. ANACS MS64 |
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1999 New Jersey quarter that is double struck. NGC MS64 |
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2001-P New York quarter that has been struck three times, with the second and third strikes 35% off-center. PCGS MS66 |
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1976 Eisenhower dollar that has been struck twice (2nd strike 95% off-center) and struck through at the date. PCGS MS63 |
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| Blue OPA token, HX letter pair, double strike. |
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| Jefferson nickel saddle strike. |
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1970-D Lincoln cent with a struck through reverse. NGC AU55BN |
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2018 Lincoln shield cent reverse struck through debris. PCGS MS66RD |
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| 1884-O Morgan dollar reverse struck through wire. ANACS AU58. |
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1976 Eisenhower dollar where the reverse has been struck through string. ANACS MS63 |
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| Lincoln cent that has been struck through grease causing the rim to become more square. |
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1919 Buffalo nickel with a reverse strike through. PCGS AU58 |
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1965 Washington quarter struck through grease. |
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2000-X South Carolina quarter struck through grease. PCGS AU58 |
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1921 Morgan dollar reverse struck through grease. NGC MS64 |
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1972-D Eisenhower dollar with a grease-filled obverse die. PCGS MS62 |
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1974-D Linclon cent 85% struck through cloth. PCGS MS64RD |
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1999 cent that is a reverse die cap. PCGS MS65RD |
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1964-D Jefferson nickel with a late stage die cap strike. PCGS AU58 |
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Clashed cap brockage Lincoln cent. PCGS MS63RB |
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Lincoln Memorial cent struck through a late stage capped die. ANACS AU50 |
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1997 broadstruck indented Lincoln cent. PCI MS64 Red |
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1998-P broadstruck indented Jefferson nickel. ANACS MS65 |
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1986-P broadstruck indented Roosevelt dime. ANACS MS62 |
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1998-P broadstruck indented Washington quarter. PCGS MS65 |
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1976 Bicentennial half dollar with a uniface obverse. NGC MS63 ME |
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Wheat cent brockage. PCGS MS64BN |
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Full brockage on the obverse of a Jefferson nickel. PCGS MS66+ |
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Mirror brockage on a silver Washington quarter. PCGS XF45 |
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1976-D half dollar struck 40% off-center and with a reverse brockage. NGC MS62 |
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196x Lincoln cent with an obverse counterbrockage. PCGS MS63BN |
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Edge struck Lincoln Memorial cent. The full reverse image shows the approximate area corresponding to the strike. It is discussed on page 230 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. NGC MS66RD |
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1987 Lincoln cent with a foldover strike. It is the plate coin on page 231 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. NGC MS63RB |
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1972-S proof Washington quarter with a finned rim from 5:00 to 10:00. The red marks show the height of the fin at those points. PCGS PR67 |
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1999-D Washington quarter with a finned rim from 3:00 to 9:00. The yellow lines mark the flat rim and the red lines the fin. ANACS MS61 |
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| 1964 Jefferson nickel struck in a partial collar. |
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1863 Civil War token, Fuld 53/336, overstruck on an 1863 Indian cent. It is discussed on page 243 of the 3rd edition of Cronin's Mint Errors to Die For. NGC MS63 |
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1863 Civil War token, Fuld MI F-40B-1do, overstruck on an 1863 Indian cent. NGC MS63 |
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