Coin Error Variety
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Broad Strikes Clipped Planchets Repunched Mint Marks (RPM) Die Clashes Lamination (Crack) Error Doubled Dies Die Breaks "Cuds" In Collar
Error Coins For Sale
Strikes Multiple Strikes Blank Planchets Mated-Bonded Pairs Incorrectly Spaced Letters Dropped Letters
Rare Mint Error Coins
Die Adjustment Strikes Over Dates Mint errors are found often and even more so are nonmint errors, error pennies or post mint damaged coins (PMD), found in pocket change, rolls and collections. It's not easy for most people to distiguish the difference between PMD or an actual mint http://www.doubleddie.com/404401.html error. A collector looking for mint errors should study the minting process and how and when an error occurs during the minting process. Here's a brief history and explanation of the US Coin Minting Process. CoinHELP! provides information to help collecotrs identify real mint errors verses post mint damage and what errors are worth the most money. http://coinauctionshelp.com/page14.html The vast majority of mint errors are not rare enough to be worth much money, then the grade and condition of a coin with a mint error is another value factor. Furthermore no mint error is going to realize their value potential unless it's certified and attributed by PCGS, NGC or ANACS, you can believe you have a valuable mint error, but unless it's attributed as such by a top tier grading service then their value is just a guess and will not be taken seriously by serious collectors. We all want our mint errors to be worth money, but the mint errors worth the most are rare, have a large collector's following and have got some press from the Numismatic experts and publications. So join our coin forum to discuss coins or ask for help about coin, variety or error CoinHELP! Forum, let us help you identify, value and discuss possible mint errors you migth have found. Some photographs are posted under the Fair Use doctrine of Copyright Act O
article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. (November 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 1999 Lincoln cent depicting wavy steps. Mint-made https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint-made_errors errors are errors in a coin made by the mint during the minting process. http://koinpro.tripod.com/ErrorVarietyList.htm Groups of coins with distinctive characteristics are known as varieties. The term variety applies to coins with both intended and unintended differences while the term error refers only to coins with unintended differences. Nevertheless, not all errors are varieties. Although there may be many identical examples of a some errors, others are unique. For example, there coin error may be many indistinguishable examples of coins with a specific die crack, while off-center strikes tend to be unique. Being unique does not mean that an error is valuable. Although no other coin may be identical to a coin with an off-center strike, off-center strikes happen often enough that buyers can choose from many examples each of which varies slightly from the other. Mint error coins can be the result coin error variety of deterioration of the minting equipment, accidents or malfunctions during the minting process, or intentional interventions by mint personnel.[1] Accidental error coins are perhaps the most numerous and in modern minting are usually very rare, making them valuable to numismatists. Intentional intervention by mint personnel does not necessarily include a deliberate attempt to create an error, but usually involves an action intended to improve quality that miscarries and creates error coins instead. Errors can be the result of defective planchets, defective dies or the result of mistakes made during striking. The planchet, die, and striking (or PDS) classification system happens to correspond with the mintmarks of the three largest U. S. mints, Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. Not all errors fall neatly within the categories. Sometimes design elements are missing from coins because dies crevices are filled with grease. Labels used to identify specific categories of errors sometimes describe the cause of the error (die crack, rotated die, clipped planchet). Other errors names describe what the viewer sees when looking at the coin (wavy steps, trails, missing element) while others have names that were adapted for use (mule, cud, brockage). The result is that some errors are known by multiple names. Filled die errors are also known
Potter and may not be used without permission. Numbering Systems Used "VCR#" = Numbers assigned by Ken Potter within the Variety Coin Register (mostly for "better" varieties). " FS#" (or FS-) = numbers assigned by Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton as found in The Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties and/or Cherrypickers' News. "Breen#" = numbers assigned by Walter Breen as found in his "Encyclopedia". Unprefixed "RPM#" = numbers assigned by CONECA as found in The RPM Book 2nd Edition for Lincoln cents and in Wexler/Miller's 1st Edition for the balance of denominations (these too, for the most part, are "official" CONECA numbers). "CONECA#" = numbers assigned by CONECA including Wexler's "old numbers" as found in his earlier books (these works were sold to CONECA or others after Wexler left the hobby for about a decade) and sold to CONECA. "Wexler-" (or a "W" preceding an acronym such as WRPM) = Wexler's "new numbers" as assigned after his return to the hobby a number of years ago. Some of Wexler's "earlier new numbers" can be found with prefixes such as LCRPM (Lincoln Cent RPM) but the "LC" has been dropped from the system with the sequence numbers remaining the same and now prefixed with a "W"). Top 100 Lincoln Cent RPMs are according to those originally listed in the Wexler/Allen Book, The Complete Price Guide and Cross-Reference to Lincoln Cents Mintmark Varieties, unless otherwise noted. In my opinion the Wexler/Allen Top 100 list is the best of the several "Top 100" lists devised. Please note that since the above was written (many years ago) and that other numbering systems have evolved. For the most part many of the entries on this list were entered years ago when were purchased the holdings of old-time dealers. While we respect the work of others we simply do not have the time to add all the new listing numbers that have evolved since this list was first created in the 1980s. As such due to time restraints more often than not we will not include the newer Wexler, Crawford, CopperCoins, etc., numbers. These newer numbers will be utilized when we are adding in new varieties and the numbers are readily available to us. Abbreviations Used CPG = Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties, PQ = Premium Quality, i.e., a coin that may grade higher than assigned, DDO = Doubled Die Obverse, DDR = Doubled Die Reverse, RPM = Repunched Mint Mark, OMM = Over Mint Mark, DMM = Dual Mint Mark, scr = scratch, lt scr