Error Question

[atrox001]

Not knowing much about errors…could someone tell me what terminology would be used to describe this error? Is it very common? This is from a 68S Roosevelt Dime in a proof set.

Thank You,
Larry Nienaber

[wavysteps]

Larry - I am not the expert on error coins, however, this one looks pretty cool. As you know, all proof coins are struck twice with one strike on top of the other. This one sems to have been offset between the first and second strike.

How rare it is? If it is the right call? What is it worth? I let Mike Diamond answer those questions since hw is miles ahead of me when it comes to error coins such as this.

BJ Neff

[diamond]

Great error. It's double-struck proof with movement between strikes. It seems the offset is to the right. It's quite rare and quite valuable. Does the reverse show evidence of a double strike? Does the coin appear to have been struck outside the collar on the second strike? If the coin was struck in-collar during both strikes and if there is no evidence of doubling on the reverse, then it would appear that the obverse (hammer) die experienced a misalignment between strikes.

[atrox001]

Thank you BJ and Mike for the responses. I think the dime was struck in-collar. There is some evidence of doubling on the left side of the reverse, but I think it is machine doubling not from a double-strike...see attached photos.

Thanks again,
Larry Nienaber

[diamond]

The reverse does most closely resemble machine doubling. However there's no doubt that the obverse shows a true double strike. Double strikes featuring a misalignment between strikes are known on business strikes. It's very rare on proofs. Great find.

[russellhome]

Larry

That is a very cool find. I'm curious to know how you came across this one (i.e. bought from somebody as an "error" coin, discovered in your personal collection, cherrypicked, etc). I realize a dime is a small coin - but that is a significant error and shows even more boldly as it is on a proof. I just can't imagine how it could go 40 years without being "discovered".

[atrox001]

russellhome...thanks for the comments. I was going through a group of 68 proof sets looking for Kennedy die varieties when I found this.

Larry Nienaber

[3˘nicker]

Very nice. That's all I wanted to say, but then it said that I had to write something more than 10 caracters long and this is what we all end up with.

[rockdude]

How would that pass inspection?