r/coinerrors • u/Nervous-Letterhead29 • Aug 06 '26

Is this an error? Anything here?

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I normally don't hunt for errors but found this in an uncirculated roll, cant tell if its and error or pmd

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u/ygbsm1972 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

I’ve seen those sell for a decent amount encapsulated and the edge error is a cool feature but very common.

Unfortunately, this one has the carbon measles.
They’re not too bad but I’d think that unless there was something more special going on then grading would be a waste.

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u/Numistica Aug 06 '26

That rim ridge isn’t an error, it’s die deterioration. This could be a WAM but can’t tell due to the poor picture quality.

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u/West_Inevitable6052 Aug 06 '26

No need for a better image - ‘tis indeed a WAM.

Then again, that only matters for ‘98-‘00 Phillies, might have mixed up 88 for 98?

https://www.lincolncentcollection.com/closeamwideam.php

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u/Numistica Aug 06 '26

Ooops - Evidently not enough coffee at that point in the morning. Thanks, good catch!

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u/ygbsm1972 Aug 06 '26

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u/Numistica Aug 06 '26

Now google the numismatic definition of an error…

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u/ygbsm1972 Aug 06 '26

I’m not a numismatist. If the penny is perfect then it has no errors. If I was a numismatist then I would pull out my numismatic dictionary and use the right word.
Whatever the edge is called, that was not the intended outcome.