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7 September 2008

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{Category Archives} Coin Errors


From the Grading Room: 1973-S Dollar on a Copper-Nickel Planchet

Coins struck accidentally on planchets intended for other issues are known for quite a number of United States coin types, but they are rarely more spectacular than when occurring with dollar coins.

This superb gem Eisenhower Dollar was struck at the San Francisco Mint for inclusion in the series of “blue pack” silver-clad dollars…

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Is Upside Down Edge Lettering an Error on Presidential Dollars? - Susan’s Coing Blog

Question: Is Upside Down Edge Lettering an Error on Presidential Dollars?

Presidential Dollars are the first U.S. coins to have edge lettering applied to them since the 1930s. As a result, there are a lot of questions about what is normal and what is an error. This article explains when upside down edge lettering on Presidential Dollars is an error and when it is not. (There isn’t a simple yes or no answer, unfortunately.

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Find Error Coins in Pocket Change in 8 Simple Steps - Susan’s Coin Blog

To me, one of the most amazing things about coin collecting as a hobby is that you don’t need a lot of special tools or equipment to get started. Sure, these things help, but anybody can begin collecting coins right out of their pocket change! 140 million Americans are collecting State Quarters, and trying to put together a complete set of one of each State Quarter type out of pocket change is tougher than you might think!

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A Different Error Collectible - Coin Collector’s Blog

An interesting part of coin collecting is to find a different niche that adds more to the collection than just the coin. I started with coin covers when the US Mint introduced them for various coins, including the 50 State Quarters series. Then I found that coin covers are popular in Europe, specifically in Great Britain and Australia where they refer to these collectibles as philatelic numismatic covers (PNC), to distinguish them from others like first day covers (FDC).

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Hope and Heartbreak Story of Error Coins - NumisMaster

News that Steve Contursi has purchased a 1943-S copper cent previously unknown to exist by the general hobby is riveting.

The fact that it came with some background papers makes it all the more interesting. Within them are the reasons errors can be so compelling and so frustrating.

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Mint Error News Magazine #24 Published - Coin News

The newest edition of Mint Error News Magazine, issue #24, is now available for free viewing and download. The quarterly magazine is published by Mike Byers and is an excellent tool for collectors who want to know the very latest mint error and variety coin news.

The magazine is packed with outstanding coin photos, in addition to mint error information and the error coin price guide compiled by Al Levy of alscoins.com. Levy uses eBay to compile pages upon pages of recent error coin closing prices.

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Shifted-edge dollars worth search - Numismatic News

Long after most folks have given up searching the 2007-dated George Washington Presidential dollars for the well-known smooth-edge “Godless dollars” a few die-hards are still at it obtaining what BU rolls can still be had from banks and still finding errors. One of those searchers is Mike Bozynski of Michigan.

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Errors Found in Search - NumisMaster

While many cherry-pickers of modern coins often restrict their search to brilliant uncirculated rolls of current coins, looking for doubled dies and other varieties, Brian Higgins of Naples, Fla., is one of those folks who doesn’t hesitate to sit down and search good old-fashioned circulated coins.

He has a penchant for Jefferson nickels and his luck is pretty good as we can see by some of the Jefferson nickel errors that he sent in. Probably his neatest coin is a 1996-D Jefferson nickel that was double struck.

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Like Father, Like Son; More Adams Errors - NumisMaster

An Ohio trio, Richard Stachurski and his grandsons Zak and Joe El khamiri, has found what may be the first Missing Clad Layer error reported on a 2008-P John Quincy Adams Presidential dollar.

According to Stachurski, he and his grandsons routinely search Presidential dollars for errors with each of the boys assigned different tasks based on age. Four-year-old Joe is assigned the task of clearing away the wrappers from which the coins are quickly removed by 8-year-old Zak who passes them on to Stachurski, who does the actual searching.

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