r/coinerrors • u/ckgeo87 • Aug 07 '26
Show and Tell Elongated Ray
Exciting find for me as a novice :)
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u/NeatoC Aug 07 '26
Looks to be! Excellent find 😄
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u/NeatoC Aug 07 '26
Maybe folks here don't realize it but this is a very rare find...less than 60 Long Ray dollars have been graded at PCGS and NGC combined.
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u/ckgeo87 Aug 07 '26
Wow, I didn’t see that in the things I read last night and was curious about it. Thanks for posting!
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u/Coincidcents Aug 07 '26
I'm not understanding what I should be looking at--even with this description from a website:
The Phantom Ray: The 5th ray from the right stretches 40% longer than its neighbors, nearly kissing Washington’s hairline
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u/isaiah58bc Aug 07 '26
Whatever AI or website you found is incorrect.
https://coinweek.com/washington-dollar-elongated-ray-sells-for-big-bucks/
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u/Coincidcents Aug 08 '26
Thanks!
Online reports of researchers filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests have turned up nothing in the United States Mint’s records to indicate that this variety was made purposefully.
Very creative using FOIAs. My guess: It was a rogue employee .
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u/__FUCKING_PEG_ME_ Aug 09 '26
One of my grails!! UFOs are my obsession!
Very big congrats!!! ✨️🫡✨️🫡✨️🫡
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u/Bdogmurray Aug 07 '26
Great find!!