Interesting Roosevelt error in upcoming Heritage auction

[Just Bob]

If this is SPAM, I apologize. I am in no way affiliated with Heritage; I just like cool stuff like this.

 

Not a dime struck on a cent planchet, but a dime planchet cut from a cent strip.

 

 

This coin was probably created when a strip of copper (for cent planchets) was mistakenly run through the planchet cutting machine when it was set for dime planchets. Thus copper dime sized planchets were made and this particular one made it through the coining process and escaped into numismatic hands. It would seem logical that this type of error would be far scarcer than a dime struck on a cent planchet.

 

Auction link

[Schatzy]

Very cool.......was even thinking about bidding till I seen it was already up to $3,000!!

[rbrown4]

That is a very interesting Roosevelt, thank you for sharing it with us. Oddities and errors are always interesting to see and learn about.

 

Rey

[CaptHenway]

I saw that in the catalogue, and was properly amazed at it!

You would have thought that there would have been more of them around.

TD

[johnny9434]

that would be nice if more did show up. ya never know

[sncoins-migration]

Bob,

 

There are several of these known, and I've seen them priced all over the map. One recently sold on eBay, but it wasn't as nice as this example.

 

Jon

[Just Bob]

Sold for $3450, including the buyer's premium, and had 11 bidders.