suvoth Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Hey all Just wondering if anyone could give me a ball park figure on this error coin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 It looks pretty gnarled. Almost like it was ground down or punched through a tooling plate used in most metal shops; do you have better photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suvoth Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 No..best pics I have. The brown on there looks like rusting. If you click on the pic you get a bigger image... I'll try just attaching it. It definitely wasn't done through any machine...as you can see by the backside, the lettering is even almost gone and this is a scanned image so any scratches would be visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suvoth Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I should add that my mother in law is the one who gave me this coin and she got it when it was new. She says she asked about it at a bank and they wanted to take it from her and told her it wasn't worth anything but obviously now we know it's because it is worth something lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Well it could be an unusual planchet clipping, but I don't really know. Is it the size of a Canadian cent? If so it is unusual that it is not an off-metal striking. Could you take a clear photo of the rim on the side where the design is missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 It doesn't look right to me. What is the thickness of this coin compared to that of a regular nickel and a Canadian dime? I am guessing it will be the same as a regular nickel, and the edge has just been ground down to appear the planchet was smaller than it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suvoth Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I'll try to add a pic of the side...somehow lol. I'm thinking it's either a dime or penny planchet? Hmm. If I remember correctly (the coin isn't in front of at the moment) it had partial and very faded reeding (I think that's what it's called) on one part of the edge. I'll see what I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suvoth Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 As for thickness...it's about the same I think as a dime. And the edge is smooth except for that very faded reeding (but it's still smooth). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amac44 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 A Canadian error I have not seen to many of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suvoth Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Well, tried to take a pic last night of the rim...but it didn't work too blurry because of the crappy camera. If this was a "planchet" error...what kind of value could it have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 If it's legit and graded by a third party (I'd recommend ICCS for Canadian coins) then probably $250-400 would be my guess. The RCM has a very low tolerance for errors of all kinds in their coins, very few get out, so the ones that do are highly sought after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suvoth Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 tyvm Just wondering. Not that I would necessarily sell it but it's always nice to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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