1999P cent- what type of error is this

[Guest]

This is a coin I found in pocket change: What is your call..... for those who have seen it for the first time

[copperlover]

[DoubleYou]

I'm guessing it was struck off center?

[jfines69]

I agree with Wendell... With some of the lettering being cut off I would think a keeper... I would keep it either way just because of how it looks!!!

[engine823]

Cool Pocket Change Find!!!!

[hasfam]

Looks like it was a little off center as Wendell suggested but there seems to be something else about it that i just can't put my finger on right now. I'll have to put on my thinking cap and get back to the thread later.

[dvn]

I go with off-center because part of the lettering on the reverse is missing.

Billy

[copperlover]

you are all warming up but keep your fires lit. Expand your search just a little longer. Not quite complete yet.

Lucien

[coinman2009]

Stuck Off Center, And Not Sure But Maybe A Partial Out Of Collar???? Very Cool Find!!

[hasfam]

you are all warming up but keep your fires lit. Expand your search just a little longer. Not quite complete yet.

Lucien

That's what I thought this morning. There is something more, maybe with the collar, but not sure yet what it is.

[mustbebob]

Is it broadstruck?

[copperlover]

Thanks Bob,it is broadstruck and off center at the same time. I am not sure if it is worthwhile slabbing this Bob. This was my first error find.

Lucien

[hasfam]

Cool. I knew there was something else but couldn't put my finger on it. Besides, I kind of forgot about it for a while and got busy with another project on the forum. lots going on and lots of fun.
Great error. Love to find something like that myself.

[mikediamond]

Thanks Bob,it is broadstruck and off center at the same time. I am not sure if it is worthwhile slabbing this Bob. This was my first error find.

Lucien

By definition, a broadstrike has a complete design on both faces. The design is cut off on your coin and is therefore an off-center strike. Both broadstrikes and off-center strikes are struck out-of-collar.

Your coin was also struck with an inverted die setup (reverse die as hammer die). That's not an error. It also shows the effects of being struck against a stiff collar. Most minor off-center strikes struck with inverted dies usually show a stiff collar effect, so calling that aspect an error is debatable.

[copperlover]

Thanks Mike, I had no other category to put it in. I need to a know more on this one. Every day I learn something new. I just don't know what category this fits.

Lucien