Wouldn’t eye appeal be superior on a coin that has a better finish than another of the same grade?
One person may like nicely toned coins while someone else doesn’t like toning at all. A third person might think the toning on one coin is attractive, while the toning on another coin is ugly. The same goes for your opinion of the mint luster, if still present
Category Archives: error coin
Letters to the Editor: January 21, 2020
In Defense of the U.S. Mint
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Unique Ronald Reagan Presidential $1 Mint Error Discovery Coin Available at GreatCollections
Only known piece with missing edge lettering By CoinWeek …. As many collectors know, after the first few Presidential $1 coins were issued in 2007, some of them (most famously the George Washington golden dollar) did not feature the national motto “In God We Trust” inscribed on the edge as mandated by law. These “Godless” […]
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Doubled-die cents found by newcomer
While thousands of dreamers are checking change for a small-date 1982-D copper cent, a new collector in Georgia repeatedly found examples of a 1995-D doubled-die cent and profited accordingly.
Doubling shows very clearly in all letters of the word TRUST on the 1995-D doubled-die cent. New collector Dilenia Fiore found seven of these in uncirculated rolls of the coins that she purchased online
French speakers have found me
Small Date 1982-D copper cent
What’s the French word for counterfeit? I didn’t know, either, until I looked it up on Translate.Google.com
Doubled-die found on the sidewalk
Doubling on this 1977-D doubled-die cent is best seen in the letters of LIBERTY. However, even with extreme magnification, it is difficult to see and might be confused with machine doubling damage.
By Ron Brown
I like the United States cent coin
High Wire Rim dime found in set
A nifty dime error has been reported by Numismatic News reader Rob Garfinkle.
It was found in a 2018-S silver reverse proof set.
It is visually quite striking, don’t you think?
The high wire rim that is seen especially at the right side of the photograph is also called finning, as the coin was struck under higher-than-normal pressure with a die that was slightly tilted out of place
Celtic gold in November sale
A metal detectorist in Britain has unearthed a 2,000-year-old coin error. It occurs on a rare Iron Age gold stater of King Tasciovanos (“Badger-Killer”). He ruled the Catuvellauni of Hertfordshire around 25 B
Dime error found in silver reverse proof set
A nifty dime error has been reported by a Numismatic News reader Rob Garfinkle.
It was found in a 2018-S silver reverse proof set.
It is visually quite striking, don’t you think?
Already it has been sent in to Numismatic Guaranty Corporation for authentication and grading
‘Shish-Kebab’ error discovered
By Rick DeSanctis
My name is Rick DeSanctis with Numismatic Classics in Fort Myers, Fla. I am a collector and dealer who enjoys properly attributing his coins.
I am just contacting you to send you some pictures of something new that I discovered recently that will be of interest to many collectors
Do you have a $10,000 edge error?
2007-S proof Jefferson dollar
Would you check the edge of your 2007-S proof Jefferson dollars if you knew it meant you could be up to tens of thousands of dollars richer?
While I cannot state with any certainty what the Out-Of-Sequence Edge Motto error dollars would sell for, I can say that the original finder – Mesa, Ariz., collector Vitto Pierri – was asking tens of thousands of dollars for his discovery sets when he first found four of the errors and had them confirmed by Coin World and then the United States Mint.
Instead of correctly reading: “2007 S – E PLURIBUS UNUM – IN GOD WE TRUST,” the edges on the error dollars read, “2007 S – IN GOD WE TRUST – E PLURIBUS UNUM
NGC shows off new reverse proof error half dollar
Hooray for NGC for finding and photographing the new reverse proof 2018-S half dollar error coin.
Here it is with a normal reverse proof.
Notice how white the field is of the normal reverse proof half dollar
PCGS Certifies Unique Mated Pair of Proof Gold Die Caps
By Mike Byers for Mint Error News …… PCGS has certified an unusual pair of gold error coin struck by the Royal Canadian Mint. The Royal Canadian Mint issued the $100 National Park gold commemorative coin program in 1985. The coin’s obverse depicts Queen Elizabeth II, while the reverse depicts a Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep. What […]
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Error Coins and Samples on MA- Shops.com
By Guy Franquinet – Owner, Franquinet Coins for MA-Shops.com …… As of 2018, Franquinet Coins (Münzen Franquinet) in Crailsheim, Germany has been in business for 35 years. During this period, the shop has worked with and consulted thousands of collectors, paving the road for their coin collecting journey. How did this come about? As is […]
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Stack’s Bowers Sets New Record with Sale of Sac Dollar Washington Quarter Mule
Another record was shattered in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ March 2018 Baltimore Auction as the 17th-known example of the famed (2000)-P Sacagawea dollar / Washington quarter mule crossed the auction block. Offered in lot 2382 and certified MS-67 by NGC, the newly discovered piece saw fierce bidding activity up to $192,000 USD, establishing a new public […]
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Newly Discovered Sacagawea Dollar / Washington Quarter Mule to be Offered in Stack’s Bowers Baltimore Auction
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is delighted to offer the 17th-known example of the famous (2000)-P Sacagawea dollar / Washington quarter mule in their Official Auction of the Whitman Coins & Collectibles Baltimore Expo this March. This blunder is among the greatest Mint errors of modern numismatics and has captured the imagination of collectors and roll hunters […]
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Live at the ANA with CoinWeek – Fred Weinberg Shows Us One “Screwed Up” Lincoln Cent Error
Amazing Lincoln Cent Error Coin CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan got a chance to visit with error coin expert Fred Weinberg, who showed us a 1967 Lincoln Cent error that has been struck with a full magnetic screw embedded into the coin. One of the more unusual error coins you will ever see. Check it out! […]
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Chinese Pandas: World’s Fair of Panda Medals
The China Mint will release a Show Panda to commemorate the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Denver By Peter Anthony – Numismatic Guaranty Corporation ……. It took me only a few minutes to spot the hottest table at the World’s Fair of Money in Anaheim last year. The throng around it was hard to […]
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NGC Certifies Rare 1942 and 1943 Wrong Planchet Cents
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has certified an extraordinary group of four 1942 and 1943 Lincoln Cents struck on the wrong planchets. Included in this group are two examples of the 1943 bronze (“copper”) cent, one of the most famous US error coins. In 1943, the US Mint used zinc-coated steel for Lincoln Cents instead of […]
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Whitman Publishing Wants Your Imperfect Coins
(Atlanta, Georgia)—Whitman Publishing is looking for sharp, high-resolution photographs or scans of “problem” coins to illustrate in upcoming books. Hobbyists who share their images will be credited in the books’ acknowledgments
Whitman Publishing Wants Your Imperfect Coins
(Atlanta, Georgia)—Whitman Publishing is looking for sharp, high-resolution photographs or scans of “problem” coins to illustrate in upcoming books. Hobbyists who share their images will be credited in the books’ acknowledgments
Whitman Publishing Wants Your Imperfect Coins
The following is a courtesy post from Mint News Blog’s sister site, Coin Update.
(Atlanta, Georgia)—Whitman Publishing is looking for sharp, high-resolution photographs or scans of “problem” coins to illustrate in upcoming books
Canadian 2016 Grizzly Bear Proof Coin CAD Error Roars onto Scene
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for Coinweek ……. The 2016 Canadian $200 Roaring Grizzly Bear Proof coin is making headlines for a recently discovered error variety. The error coin features remnants of a micro-engraved Canadian Maple Leaf security mark, ordinarily found only on the bullion version of the Royal Canadian Mint’s Roaring Grizzly Bear gold coin. […]
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