Error, Smokey, error!

[smokeythecat]

Got what will probably be my last box of halves for this year today. Got a 91 with a great strike thru error. Will try to get a pic later. Looks like it struck thru a small round ball.

 

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[50cent]

the cat struck again

 

[smokeythecat]

This one's really nice. The coins just a tiny bit off center I don't even keep.

 

[smokeythecat]

Ok here you go. First is a 1971 half. Has a dent on the left of the obverse and the bottom center to right of the coin is sheared off. Reverse shows the other side of the dent as a protrusion. Looks like when the coin was lifted up, the dent/protrusion caused the other side of the coin to get caught in the machinery. Strike thru error it seems.

 

[smokeythecat]

Second coin is a 96D. Note the extra metal at the corner of his mouth.

 

[50cent]

Ok here you go. First is a 1971 half. Has a dent on the left of the obverse and the bottom center to right of the coin is sheared off. Reverse shows the other side of the dent as a protrusion. Looks like when the coin was lifted up, the dent/protrusion caused the other side of the coin to get caught in the machinery. Strike thru error it seems.View attachment 917050View attachment 917051

looks like a lee harvey oswald copycat was using the coin for target practice. Or he didn't like 50 cent and he's taking his anger out on a 50 cent piece.

 

[smokeythecat]

Third today is a 74. Note the large dent in the head in front of the ear. And last is a 1984 with grease filling error (I think) on the "8". Comments welcome. This is from 1 box today, no silver though.

 

[wildcarrot]

Man you are very observant...Great Pics

 

[smokeythecat]

I had a 10 x lens and some really thick reading glasses that work well as magnifiers.

 

[smokeythecat]

50 Cent, the '74 has the hole in the head. I have only found 2 error coins ever before today. One a Jefferson with big cud, the other a 25% off center Lincoln. Today was a good day. But no silver.

 

[smokeythecat]

Here's the last one. A 1971 D with Reverse machine doubling, if I'm not incorrect.

 

[TypeCoin971793]

Third today is a 74. Note the large dent in the head in front of the ear.View attachment 917056

I have one of those as well. I don't know what caused it, but I thought it was cool. Mine was a 1983. Cool stuff by the way!

 

[smokeythecat]

I think they're called strike thru errors, as in something was between the planchet and die and it hit Wham! and left the impression. In our cases, most likely grease. Once I find more and study more, I'll get better at ID.

 

[omga747]

I gotta agree with 50cent on that first one. Probably hit with a BB gun or something of the sort. I got one like that somewhere thats just loaded up with hits like that all over the side of the coin. The others, however, looks pretty nice!

 

[smokeythecat]

I'm breaking out the bb gun tomorrow and going half dollar hunting to test the theory. My daughter left one here when she moved out some time ago. I think this hole is too small and too deep for a bb. One way to find out, it will make a good test though.

 

[SanMartian]

You'll shoot yer eye out!

 

[maverick]

I'm breaking out the bb gun tomorrow and going half dollar hunting to test the theory. My daughter left one here when she moved out some time ago. I think this hole is too small and too deep for a bb. One way to find out, it will make a good test though.

Could be 1 strayed from a 12 guage bird shot too, ya never know... HH, Maverick.