Thursday, June 26, 2008

2000D KHD - Struck Through Grease [U]

UPDATE: Per the folks at Coin Community Forum, this is an extreme case of Struck Through Grease, though I still don't know what caused the wear lines off the 'TR' in 'TRUST'.



Wednesday, June 25, 2008

1971D KHD - DDD [U]

UPDATE: Confirmed - Die Deterioration Doubling

I'm pretty confident it's either strike doubling or die deterioration / die polishing doubling since the strike is so weak, but just in case ...

Sunday, June 22, 2008

1997D JMN - Struck Through Rim Burr [U]

UPDATE: CONFIRMED - STRIKE-THROUGH RIM BURR

Per Mike Diamond, President of CONECA, "It was struck through a rim burr. That's a fang-like spur of metal that's torn from the planchet's surface some time before the strike."

Obverse:





Angled Obverse / Reverse:

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

1971D KHD - MDMM [U]

UPDATE: Machine doubled mint-mark.


Monday, June 16, 2008

1997P LMC - Doubled Ear [U]

UPDATE: This is not the 1997 LMC Ear DDO. It is a case of die wear or machine doubling.


Slavic coin?

Saturday, June 14, 2008

1983P LMC - DDO [U]

UPDATE: Confirmed by the experts at coincommunity.com! My first DDO!


Friday, June 13, 2008

1966P KHD - DDD [U]

UPDATE: Die Deterioration Doubling.





Tuesday, June 10, 2008

1973D KHD - Ejection Doubled Mint Mark [U]

UPDATE: Ejection Doubling.

1971D KHD - DDD [U]

UPDATE: Die Deterioration Doubling.

Deteriorated Doubled Die or Die Deterioration Doubling?

Eisenhower Dollars - PegLegs

Ike #1



Ike #2


Ike #3


Ike #4

Saturday, June 7, 2008

1964D JMN - Lamination Error [U]

UPDATE: CONFIRMED - LAMINATION ERROR.






Monday, June 2, 2008

1964D JMN - Planchet Clip? (Oblique Shots) [U]

UPDATE: Jury remains out on this one and it's now back in circulation.




Sunday, June 1, 2008

1976D LMC - Clipped Planchet [U]

UPDATE: Confirmed - clipped planchet.




LMC Die Cracks - Worth Keeping?

1983 LMC Reverse #1





1983 LMC Reverse #2