Error values??

[texasmad38]

How does one figure out if a error coin is worth anything? I see a lot of people post errors then its followed by that they generally are not worth anything then I see what looks like a tiny error on some coin and see where it sold for a fortune. For example here a re a couple of error coins I have and while I think they are pretty neat I would bet they are worth about 1 cent a piece. The first one while you cannot tell by the picture if you look at it just right its not a blob but an 8 and on the second one that is actually the O off of One Cent from the reverse side of a penny.

 

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[TypeCoin971793]

They both look like post minting damage (PMD). They aren't worth anything other than face value or curiosities.

 

[huntsman53]

They both look like post minting damage (PMD). They aren't worth anything other than face value or curiosities.

I have to somewhat agree, although the 1974 may be the victim of man-made manipulation! Better pics of both coins and a clean up of the dirt, corrosion or Foreign debris around the so-called Lamination or Die Break cud separation stuck on the Obverse of the 1974, might bring things more into light. However, if that is a piece from the Reverse of another Cent and contains an "O" from ONE CENT, then why does the letter appear to be incuse??!! Also, to retain the separation, the piece would have had to been struck into the Obverse during the Striking/Minting process. Therefore, IMHO, it appears to be a glued on man-made piece!


Frank

 

[cudamark]

I have to somewhat agree, although the 1974 may be the victim of man-made manipulation! Better pics of both coins and a clean up of the dirt, corrosion or Foreign debris around the so-called Lamination or Die Break cud separation stuck on the Obverse of the 1974, might bring things more into light. However, if that is a piece from the Reverse of another Cent and contains an "O" from ONE CENT, then why does the letter appear to be incuse??!! Also, to retain the separation, the piece would have had to been struck into the Obverse during the Striking/Minting process. Therefore, IMHO, it appears to be a glued on man-made piece!



Frank

Yup, this is where the acetone soak will be helpful.