Chipher Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Hello, My apologies I advance for asking about yet another error coin Question, I have spent countless hours researching and am still undecided .... I can’t tell if the marks are scratches or from the mint. If they are from mint what type of error. I would be very grateful for any help. Thank you. sorting through a major coin collection, I’m sure that I will have more questions but after I have more experience ..... I will return the favor with other newbies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tridmn Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Just my opinion, and I have a lot to learn. Looks like it's been srtuck by another coin. The second looks like it could be cud but not sure. Others may have better answers for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipher Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) Thank you, i agree the obverse side seems to be post mint damage but the reverse side makes me question if it is post mint damage. Edited December 30, 2019 by Chipher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 From what I'm seeing the rev looks like Post Strike Damage as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipher Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 12/30/2019 at 7:38 AM, Conder101 said: From what I'm seeing the rev looks like Post Strike Damage as well. Thank you, I’m still learning and it’s really difficult to tell sometimes. I’m going through a phase where I think everything is a cud ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 14 hours ago, Chipher said: Thank you, I’m still learning and it’s really difficult to tell sometimes. I’m going through a phase where I think everything is a cud ... Seemingly every new collector these days goes through that phase. In the old days, we didn't. Beginning collectors and errors just didn't go together then. (1960's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 That is true, of course in the 60's you could still get wheat cents, buffalo nickels, silver coins possible even the occasional barber coins, and if you were lucky some of the semi key coins in change or rolls from the bank. Today, with the possible exception of some early Jefferson nickels and eraly Lincoln memorials, the beginner isn't going to find anything before 1965. And if you ignore errors and varieties, the most challenging thing to find from 65 to date is probably going to be the 68 to 74 S mint cents. The beiginner can put together a date and mint set of cents through quarters form 65 to date in just a few days. Then what is he going to look for? He is still just a beginner, in many cases a young collector who doesn't have any money to speak of. So going back and buying the older coins is prerrty much out of the question. So what are they going to do to keep their interest up until that point in time where they do have some extra disposable income to buy the older coins? They gravitate to the one area where there is still a chance of finding something in pocket change. The field of errors and varieties. Crawtomatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 … which precisely why my "reading to buying" ratio was so wonderfully high until I did have disposable income. I have the same sets these guys CAN BE assembling now and I enjoyed the bejabbers out of finding the best examples of each coin in each set. I still maintain my modern "sets" with coins pulled from uncirculated sets and proof sets today. When they come out, I buy them. If I hadn't, I STILL would not have seen any of the 2019 quarters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
