Longtime collector and error dealer Fred Weinberg has decided to retire after 50 years of being perhaps the most famous face in Mint errors and earning his own pedigree for his Error Coins certified
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NGC Certifies Beeston Collections of British Error Coins
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) has certified the Beeston Collection, an outstanding set of over 200 British error coins
Community Voice Response: March 3, 2020
From the Feb. 7, 2020, Numismatic News E-NewsLetter
Have you come across any error coins in circulation or in an inherited collection? If so, what was it?
Here are some answers sent in from our E-Newsletter readers.
I’ve found a few “BIE” error coins, a couple of RPMs, some strike-throughs, and a couple die breaks
Error Coins Showcase Some Fun Mishaps
On Sept. 10, Heritage Auctions closed their Special Offering Error Coins Online Auction 60151. It’s always fun to scan the results to see the mishaps made, and the Mint that made it, into collectors’ hands
Q&A: Can we account for the upsurge of interest in recent years in mint errors?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers:
Q: Can you account for the upsurge of interest in recent years in mint errors?
A: Major mint errors—overdates, off-center strikes, and multiple strikes—have long been of great interest to most collectors. Some of the more significant mint errors—die breaks, double dates, and clipped planchets—have also enjoyed a small but enthusiastic following for many years
Newcomer shows us how it’s done
I tell myself that I don’t look through cents anymore because my old eyes just can’t handle the close work.
Is that a cop-out?
I am beginning to think it is as I report yet another find of valuable cent errors by someone who took the time to look.
This time, the error is a doubled-die 1995-D cent
NGC certifies unique “Mint cancelled” error coin
Photo credit: Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
This 2007-D Washington quarter was originally struck on a Sacagawea $1 planchet before being cancelled by the U
NGC certifies unique “Mint cancelled” error coin
Photo credit: Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
This 2007-D Washington quarter was originally struck on a Sacagawea $1 planchet before being cancelled by the U
Q&A: Are oddities, varieties, and errors still considered valuable when collecting current United States coinage?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers, 5th edition:
Q: I am confused by the seemingly endless variety of mint errors. Can you provide me with a breakdown of types?
A: Minting errors are generally categorized into three major groupings: Die/engraving errors, planchet errors, and striking errors
Specimen 1795 Dollar and error rarities highlight Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins FUN Sale January 3-8
1943 Bronze Cents from Philadelphia and San Francisco featured in January 4 Platinum Night
Dallas, Texas (December 18, 2017) — Nearly 7,000 lots from private collections, including early U.S
Specimen 1795 Dollar and error rarities highlight Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins FUN Sale January 3-8
1943 Bronze Cents from Philadelphia and San Francisco featured in January 4 Platinum Night
Dallas, Texas (December 18, 2017) — Nearly 7,000 lots from private collections, including early U.S
Specimen 1795 Dollar and error rarities highlight Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins FUN Sale January 3-8
1943 Bronze Cents from Philadelphia and San Francisco featured in January 4 Platinum Night
Dallas, Texas (December 18, 2017) — Nearly 7,000 lots from private collections, including early U.S
Preview: Stack’s Bowers Galleries November 2016 Baltimore Auction
The Whitman Expo in Baltimore, held this year from November 3 to November 6, always sees several auctions being held, and this time is no exception. Stack’s Bowers will hold three different auctions offering United States coinage and United States paper money as well as a separate auction held in conjunction with the annual convention of the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (also known as C4)