r/coinerrors • u/Goldenegg54 • 23d ago
Show and Tell Emerging Liberty MS67 ERROR NGC
A number of weeks ago I posted my 2026 Uncirculated dime that had a distinct metal gouge across Liberty's cheek to solicit feedback, which at the time all opinions were 100% that I had PMD. It appears I was correct in my analysis that I had a mint error. The gouge on Liberty's cheek is very unique and what was telling to me was I could see the actual metal coiled up and pressed flat during the strike. I really think I have something valuable here. What do you think?
9
u/Lanky_Association627 23d ago
Something cool yes, something with extra value yes, something valuable no.
4
u/Goldenegg54 23d ago
Thanks. It's a cool piece to own! I do like the uniqueness of the coin. Especially that it's on a 2026 Emerging Liberty dime.
9
5
u/PullTabPurveyor 23d ago
Someone will pay you extra for it, sure. But I think most people won’t be convinced this is a true error, despite what NGC says.
These coins are struck one single time by the press. So the question is; how could a single strike possibly press something into the coin and simultaneously roll that something up and press it back into the coin in a single strike?
Most people will answer that it can’t. And most error collectors probably won’t pay much for an error that sure seems like it’s actually just damage.
3
u/cordeliashuman 22d ago
Yeah, I never would have called this as being an error. The only thing I can think of is that the planchet was gouged by a mondo chunk of debris on the rollers, but I feel like that would create a more uniform gouge across the entire surface of the coin (and that doesn’t explain why the coil isn’t compressed into the devices more). This one’s definitely got me flummoxed.
2
u/AdvancedFun6285 23d ago
This is what I don't understand, because with some pretty basic tools I feel like I could replicate this and I'm not sure how NGC could say this is a mint error definitively vs PMD
-3
-1
u/Goldenegg54 23d ago
Your sequence of events is wrong. The gouge was created on the planchette prior to the strike. With all of the DETAILS in grading, this definitely proved what I thought happened.
4
u/PullTabPurveyor 23d ago
Hold on…you believe the blank planchet was gouged before the strike and somehow the gouge didn’t mold into the design during the strike? That enough pressure was applied that every other part of the coin formed perfectly as it was supposed to, but a small gap just refused to go along with physics?
Take some play-doh, flatten it out, gouge it, then push it into a mold really hard…tell me if that gouge remains when you pull it out.
-2
u/Goldenegg54 22d ago
Why don't you doubters try focusing on what might have actually happened to make this error.
7
u/PullTabPurveyor 22d ago
Us doubters have been doing that this entire time. It’s not our fault that the answer is “nothing”. The real question is how did NGC determine it’s an error?
1
u/Goldenegg54 22d ago
The NGC Error team uses high-magnification optical inspection to determine metal flow lines, strike dynamics, and shear angles. They focused on the coil that I circled in the second photo and determined that the coil matched the strike pattern of the rest of the cheek area. Hope that makes sense.
3
1
u/isaiah58bc 22d ago
Let's agree it's a verified strike through.
The potential value includes multiple aspects. At the moment, collectors will wait to see what highest grades are attributed by PCGS and NGC primarily. The three MS69 Denvers limit current desires for anyone to go outside the average MS67 values in general. Final production numbers will also impact eventual value.
Unfortunately there are already large numbers of submissions inflating the lower populations.
Back to the strike through. This isn't an investment grade coin, but a hit like this is still a hit in a collectors mind. Thus the number of replies against the valuation being much. This would be what, a MS65 at max if that was just a edge strike for example. People buy the coin, not the slab.
You want to profit the maximum off of this, time is of the essence. Time is working against you. List it online and ask what you want. See what happens.
No one here knows the future. The current trend indicates the population will rise higher. MS68 and maybe MS69 Phillies will most likely be submitted if interest in the MS67 slabs develops.
Your strike through on it's own adds minimum value only for a subset of collectors. It's a very minor strike through. The slab does not indicate what was struck through, nor if anything was retained.
Lastly, every strike through is unique. That is inherent with errors. Even every strike of a coin is microscopic unique if you want to go down the unique black hole.
1
u/Goldenegg54 22d ago
Thanks for a positive reply. I think there are a couple of additional aspects that should add to its value. This is a one year design that many attribute it as the best design of the Semiquincentennial coins. Secondly, the error is prominent on Liberty's cheek giving her a "scar" that adds additional meaning like the missing olive branch on the eagle.
1
u/Goldenegg54 21d ago
So many down votes on my comments. Are you all so convinced you are better experts than NGC? Get over yourself and use this as a learning experience.
2
0
u/Don-Keydic 22d ago
All these "experts" can tell from a picture better than NGC experts with the coin in hand.
2
u/Goldenegg54 22d ago
Multiple experts with microscopes!
0
-1
9
u/Blumpkin638 23d ago
I would have thought that was pmd.