New to error collecting

[Philip Millard]

I am new to error collecting and would like some information. When I opened a 1995P Lincoln cent bank roll, I found one coin that had a barely visible "I" in the motto, and the "95" are also barely visible. I have also come into possession of a 1999 Delaware quarter that reads "The First Stat" on the back. Finally, I also have a 1972 Lincoln cent, and the cardboard flip in marked "DDO #3". The quarter and the 1972 cent were my fathers.

What can anyone tell me about these coins.

Thanks in advance,
Phil

[diamond]

You are describing "struck through grease" errors. Pinpoint loss of elements caused by grease filling the corresponding design element are usually referred to as "filled die" errors. These sorts of errors are quite common and have little or no collector value.

[wavysteps]

The 1972 Lincoln cent with "DDO-003" may indicate that it is a doubled die, in fact die # 3. What you should do is take a look over in Coppercoins and see if the coin matches their pictures. You should see a rather strrong hub doubling in the words LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and the DATE.

BJ Neff

[Philip Millard]

Thank you both for the information, I have just found another error in that bank roll of 1995 Lincolns. There is no rim on the coin above the motto, and there is also a crack that starts next to the "T" in the word "TRUST" that runs down through Lincolns hair and into his forehead.