coinguy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:27 am
Not an error, what you have is a damaged coin known as PMD (Post Minting Damage).
Wrong, this is legit. This is what is called a "mis-aligned die" or MAD. Most frequently this happens with the hammer (reverse) die from coins going back to the early 1960s, but on newer strikes (after 2004) you can also see mis-aligned anvil (obverse) dies - I suspect with the use of newer presses perhaps?
Anyhow, this striking error happens when the anvil die is still centred to the collar die, but the hammer die is not perfectly lined up. Of course, there is a range of acceptable tolerances for alignment, you often see folks selling normal coins with very slight misaligned dies on eBay. But this is beyond acceptable tolerances. I have one similar to this, of the same year.
It's not a huge "wow factor" error, and in the condition it is in, it is probably worth only $5 or so. A mint state version would probably be worth $25 at the most. Like most errors, the higher the degree of misalignment, the more it is worth.