1913 possible error on date with another number under 3

[ergotguy]

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these are two 1913 pennies i own and the bottom one appears to have another number under the 3 and would like to hear the opinions of others and if they would agree or not and if anyone agrees that an error may have occured what the number under the 3 might be and any opinions as to its rareity would also be appreciated

[davidrj]

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these are two 1913 pennies i own and the bottom one appears to have another number under the 3 and would like to hear the opinions of others and if they would agree or not and if anyone agrees that an error may have occured what the number under the 3 might be and any opinions as to its rareity would also be appreciated

Hard to tell, can you do a high res scan?

David

[Peckris]

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these are two 1913 pennies i own and the bottom one appears to have another number under the 3 and would like to hear the opinions of others and if they would agree or not and if anyone agrees that an error may have occured what the number under the 3 might be and any opinions as to its rareity would also be appreciated

If you look carefully, what appears to have have happened is that a chunk has come out of the lower 3. It's a piece missing. The question is, did it happen at striking which would make it an interesting (but probably not valuable) misstrike, or has been gouged out since?

[ergotguy]

thanks for your replies on the lower coin, it also has an odd line sticking out from its middle at the back which was the peice i was reffering to mostly im not sure how to preform a hi res scan i do have a scanner so will try to figure out if im able to do this later also there appears to be no damage to the other side of the coin so has not been pinched by a pliers but dont know if this would be importan and the 3 also appears to be slightly diffrent in shape could email images to any address if i cannot scan if anyone whise to have these images sent please supply a valid email

[ergotguy]

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these are two 1913 pennies i own and the bottom one appears to have another number under the 3 and would like to hear the opinions of others and if they would agree or not and if anyone agrees that an error may have occured what the number under the 3 might be and any opinions as to its rareity would also be appreciated

Hard to tell, can you do a high res scan?

David

dont really know how to preform a hi res scan but could email you the image as it appears on my computer monitor before i started to make adjustments to be able to post it on this site

[ergotguy]

coin error image 1913 penny">

these are two 1913 pennies i own and the bottom one appears to have another number under the 3 and would like to hear the opinions of others and if they would agree or not and if anyone agrees that an error may have occured what the number under the 3 might be and any opinions as to its rareity would also be appreciated

If you look carefully, what appears to have have happened is that a chunk has come out of the lower 3. It's a piece missing. The question is, did it happen at striking which would make it an interesting (but probably not valuable) misstrike, or has been gouged out since?

hi i know what you are getting at with the chunk but would pinching out after striking account for the leg sticking out at the back of the lower 3 in the middle some friends of mine suggested that it may possibly be a backwards £ sign

[Gary D]

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these are two 1913 pennies i own and the bottom one appears to have another number under the 3 and would like to hear the opinions of others and if they would agree or not and if anyone agrees that an error may have occured what the number under the 3 might be and any opinions as to its rareity would also be appreciated

It looks to me like a piece of metal moved when the back of the 3 was dug out by a blow. Can't be a error as there is metal missing, errors cause matel to be left behind like a dot.

If you look carefully, what appears to have have happened is that a chunk has come out of the lower 3. It's a piece missing. The question is, did it happen at striking which would make it an interesting (but probably not valuable) misstrike, or has been gouged out since?

hi i know what you are getting at with the chunk but would pinching out after striking account for the leg sticking out at the back of the lower 3 in the middle some friends of mine suggested that it may possibly be a backwards £ sign

[davidrj]

Noticed this is now on Ebay 1913 odd 3 can't see it making £50

David

[Peckris]

coin error image 1913 penny">

these are two 1913 pennies i own and the bottom one appears to have another number under the 3 and would like to hear the opinions of others and if they would agree or not and if anyone agrees that an error may have occured what the number under the 3 might be and any opinions as to its rareity would also be appreciated

If you look carefully, what appears to have have happened is that a chunk has come out of the lower 3. It's a piece missing. The question is, did it happen at striking which would make it an interesting (but probably not valuable) misstrike, or has been gouged out since?

hi i know what you are getting at with the chunk but would pinching out after striking account for the leg sticking out at the back of the lower 3 in the middle some friends of mine suggested that it may possibly be a backwards £ sign

I think it may have been gouged on both the upper (less) and lower (more) portions of the right hand side of the 3, which might account for the 'leg' sticking out.

Don't forget also - there are two reverses of 1913 penny, and it is entirely possible that the style of the 3 varies (it's so slight that at normal magnification you wouldn't really notice anything).

[davidrj]

Don't forget also - there are two reverses of 1913 penny, and it is entirely possible that the style of the 3 varies (it's so slight that at normal magnification you wouldn't really notice anything).

1913 dates

there is a difference in spacing and the relationship of numerals to border beads, but font is essentially the same to me

David

[Peckris]

Don't forget also - there are two reverses of 1913 penny, and it is entirely possible that the style of the 3 varies (it's so slight that at normal magnification you wouldn't really notice anything).

1913 dates

there is a difference in spacing and the relationship of numerals to border beads, but font is essentially the same to me

David

Very slight difference David (to my eyes) : the lower 3 is higher which overall gives a slightly slenderer look to it, where the top one is reduced ever so slightly in height, giving a more compact appearance. (The bottom one is the first reverse?)

[davidrj]

Very slight difference David (to my eyes) : the lower 3 is higher which overall gives a slightly slenderer look to it, where the top one is reduced ever so slightly in height, giving a more compact appearance. (The bottom one is the first reverse?)

Yes I agree, just slapped two on the scanner last night, in response to your intervention. Bottom one is the first reverse

I was unaware till now of the difference in the date alignment with the border beads, and I'm assuming for now that these are consistent in the George V series... another trawl through the duplicates box beckons

David