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Publisher & Editor PCGS Certifies Unique “Two Headed” Off-Metal 5 Mike Byers PCGS Certifies Unique “Casino Token” Mule 7 PCGS Certifies Unique “Two Headed” Bi-Metallic 9 Production Editor Sam Rhazi Mysterious “King Tutankamun” Error 11 Contributing Editors Rare “Dual Country Dual Denomination” 12
Andy Lustig Struck Through “Feeder Finger” Errors 15 Fred Weinberg Jeff Ylitalo “Off-Metal” World Coins Struck on Other Country Planchets 26 Contributing Writers Bi-metallic Coins Struck by Different Denomination Dies 32 Heritage Auctions NGC Off-Metal Ring & Off-Metal Core Errors 36 Jon Sullivan Large Clips on Bi-Metallic Coins 39 Brent Tuma Jeff Ylitalo Unique 2 Euro Error 41 Advertising The ad space is sold out. Please e-mail Off Center & Misaligned Core Errors 42 [email protected] to be added to the waiting list. Malaysian Assisted Errors 45
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elcome to Mint Error News Magazine, bringing the latest mint error news and information to the Wcollector. This is our thirteenth year bringing you both an online PDF magazine and the Mint Error News website. There are over 1,000 articles, features, discoveries, news stories with mint error related info from the United States and around the World. Our website, minterrornews.com, has become the most popular and informative Internet resource for mint errors and is read by thousands of dealers and collectors.
Mike Byers (mikebyers.com) is president of Mike Byers Fred Weinberg is a highly respected numismatist, with 40 Inc. He has been a professional numismatist for over years of full time experience in the rare coin marketplace. thirty-five years. He is one of He deals in numismatic United States Gold & Silver the largest dealers handling coinage, as well as specializing in buying & selling Major U.S. Gold Coins, Patterns and Mint Error coinage of all types. He is one of the original 31 Rarities certified by PCGS and dealers selected as an authorized P.C.G.S. (Professional NGC. He has handled major Coin Grading Service) dealer at it’s inception in 1986. coin collections and attends every major coin convention. Mike Byers carries an extensive inventory as well as solicits want lists and is always looking to purchase fresh inventory and collections. You can visit Mike Byers and view his rarities at the ANA, Central States, FUN show and the Long Beach Coin Expo.
Mike Byers was a consultant to ANACS for Mint Errors Andy Lustig has been dealing in U.S. and World Coins from 2000 to 2006. He is also the Owner, Publisher and since 1975 and has attended more than 2,000 coin shows Editor of Mint Error News Magazine and the Mint Error and auctions. Andy is the co-founder of the Society of News Website that was founded in 2003. In 2009, Mike U.S. Pattern Collectors (uspatterns.com). He has been Byers published his first book, World’s Greatest Mint a member of the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG Errors, which received the NLG Award for Best World #614) since 2005. He is a member of NGC and was also Coin Book and is available on Amazon.com. a former grader and authenticator for PCGS. Page 4 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Special Section: An Incredible Collection of World Mint Errors PCGS Certifies Unique “Two Headed” Off-Metal by Jeff Ylitalo
Editor’s Note: Jeff Ylitalo was a former editor of CONECA’s Errorscope Magazine. He has decided to share part of his fantastic world error collection with the readers of Mint Error News Magazine.
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his is one of three known U.S. dies on a Chilean 1 Peso nickel-brass or World coins struck by either planchet and is certified by PCGS. Ttwo obverse or two reverse dies and struck on an off-metal planchet.
It is a Chile 10 Pesos struck with two obverse dies on a 1997 Bolivian 10 Cent copper plated steel planchet and weighs 2.22 grams. A normal Chilean 10 Pesos for this design is struck on an aluminum-bronze planchet and weighs 3.5 grams. It is the first ‘Two Headed or Two Tailed’ off-metal identified as being struck on an off-metal planchet intended for different country!
It has been certified and authenticated (1997) PCGS 10 Pesos MS65RD - Chile struck with two obverse dies on 2.2 gram Bolivian 10 Cent planchet.
Two other unique coins are known to have been struck by either two obverse or two reverse dies on an off-metal planchet. The first is a unique two headed 1971 Great Britain ½ Pence struck with two obverse dies on a nickel-copper planchet and is certified by NGC. The other is a two tailed 2003 Chilean 5 Pesos struck with two reverse Page 6 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
PCGS Certifies Unique “Casino Token” Mule by Jeff Ylitalo
his is the only known U.S. or an Owl dressed in a tuxedo perched World coin ever struck with a on a tree stump. Below the image TCasino Token die to be certified of the Owl are the die-struck letters by ANACS, NGC or PCGS. “Bingo Begui”, which identifies the Casino name. Below this are the die- It is a 2006 dated 100 Pesos from Chile struck letters “Berazategui” which with the obverse being struck with a identifies the location of the Casino. Casino Token die. It was recently Berazategui is a municipality of the certified by PCGS MS64 in July 2017. larger metropolitan city of Buenos Aries, Argentina! The obverse design bears the image of Page 7 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
This is one of the most extraordinary, bizarre, and unexpected mules in U.S. or World Coins numismatic history to ever be discovered!
Page 8 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors PCGS Certifies Unique “Two Headed” Bi-Metallic by Jeff Ylitalo
his is the first known U.S. or Bi-Metallic coins are struck on higher World Bi-Metallic coin struck denomination planchets. This type Tby either two obverse or two of coin engineering aids in thwarting reverse dies. It is a 100 Pesos from counterfeiters. The odds of a “Two Chile struck with two obverse dies. Headed” or “Two Tailed” mule being struck on a Bi-Metallic are significantly When considering that most world reduced when all of this is taken into mints strike the majority of circulating consideration. The U.S. strikes no Bi- coinage on a solid disc of metal, the metallic coins for general circulation. sheer number of solid disc planchets verses Bi-Metallic planchets is There are approximately thirty one staggering. genuine two-headed or two-tailed
Page 9 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors coins authenticated by ANACS, PCGS This Two Headed 100 Pesos from Chile or NGC. There are only four known was recently certified PCGS MS63. “Two Tailed” U.S. coins: three Quarters and one Dime. There is just one “Two Headed” U.S. coin, a 2000-P Nickel.
Page 10 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors Mysterious “King Tutankamun” Error
by Jeff Ylitalo
his is an Egyptian 1 Pound Bi- A minimum of four years passed when metallic coin that was weakly it was mysteriously struck with several Tstruck by King Tutankhamun closely spaced off-center strikes by a dies used sometime during the years pair of Egyptian 2015 Suez Canal dies! 2007 through 2011. The combination of striking errors The upper and lower devices of the along with two die designs separated funerary mask of King Tut can be by at least four years is amazing! clearly seen struck on the core obverse.
Page 11 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors Rare “Dual Country Dual Denomination”
by Jeff Ylitalo
his type of major error is My research indicates the Santiago exceedingly rare. It is a 2009 Mint in Chile strikes coinage for a host T25 Centavos from Argentina of countries. These include: that was over struck by 50 Pesos dies from Chile! Argentina Bolivia Here, the already struck 2009 25 Brazil Centavos which is 24 mm in diameter Costa Rica found its way in the coining chamber Dominican Republic striking 50 Pesos from Chile. The 50 Ecuador Pesos coin is 25 mm in diameter and Guatemala therefore would easily strike any coin Israel equal to or less in size. Nicaragua Paraguay The 25 centavos reverse was struck Uruguay by the 50 pesos obverse die. The 25 centavos obverse was struck by the 50 The Santiago Mint also strikes gaming pesos reverse die. tokens for casinos in Argentina, Ecuador, Thailand and South Africa.
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2009 25 Centavos from Argentina over struck by 50 Pesos dies from Chile
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2009 25 Centavos from Argentina over struck by 50 Pesos dies from Chile
Page 14 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors Struck Through “Feeder Finger” Errors
by Jeff Ylitalo
ne of the rarest “Struck Thru” extremely rare, misunderstood and errors to locate are those under-appreciated. Othat have been impacted by a feed finger. In the error hobby it It is not difficult to determine whether is as important to identify the object a coin has been struck thru by a feeder responsible for a struck-through error finger. Most importantly, the shape as it is to establish the rarity or value of of the struck-through region often such a striking error. After all, a coin includes a sharp angle that marks the with the generic description ‘indented’ corner of the feeder finger tip. The or “struck through” does not give justice floor of the indentation usually shows to rarely encountered types of struck a texture vastly different from that left through errors such as impressions of by a planchet, sometimes smooth and washers, hex nuts, and feeder fingers. sometimes coarse. A dark discoloration may be present in the floor of the When a feeder finger is struck, the indentation. Coins are often struck feeder is rendered useless, discarded multiple times and are split or torn and replaced with another. Think apart when struck through a feeder about it; how many coins at most are finger. It often creates a very dramatic going to be struck by a malfunctioning error unlike anything else! feeder? Not too many. Such errors are Page 15 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
Here are some exciting, one of a kind examples from across the world!
A 2009 25 Centavos from Argentina. This coin was struck at least ten times on the obverse. It features two separate but parallel indentations from a feeder finger on the reverse making it a unique one of a kind error!
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A 2006 two pound Isambard Kingdom Brunel bi-metallic coin from the United Kingdom. This coin has been struck at least twice on the reverse. It features an indentation from a feeder finger on the obverse. The impression retains the original shape and size of a feeder finger. This specimen is an unrivaled monster!
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A 2009 50 Pesos from Chile. This coin has been multi-struck and features an indentation from a feeder finger on the obverse.
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A 2011 100 Guaranies from Paraguay. This coin has been multi-struck and features an indentation from a feeder finger on the reverse.
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A 2010 20 centavos from Bolivia. This coin has been struck at least three times on the obverse. It features an indentation from a feeder finger on the reverse.
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A 2007 20 sen coin from Malaysia. This coin has been struck at least five times on the reverse. It features an indentation from a feeder finger on the obverse.
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A 2010 1 Boliviano. This coin has been multi-struck and features an indentation from a feeder finger on the reverse. The impression retains the original shape and size of a feeder finger. Design elements present in the floor of the impression include the denomination and the letters LIVIAN of BOLIVIANO. The feeder finger intruded after the first strike and remained in place through subsequent strikes.
Note: The lower image shows a feeder and one the fingers struck by 1 Boliviano dies. The struck finger fits neatly into the indentation and demonstrates the depth and contours of the impression.
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2010 1 Boliviano Multi-Struck with Indentation from Feeder Finger
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A 2007 5 Cent from Swaziland. This scalloped shape coin has been multi-struck and features an indentation from a feeder finger on the reverse.
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Recent History of Feeder Finger Errors
In the early 1990’s the US Mint began are very difficult to locate. Since using feeders composed of aluminum. aluminum feeder fingers are designed Aluminum feeders are assumed to be to break apart, this limits the number still in use today at U.S. Mint facilities and availability of this type of striking since struck aluminum feeder finger error. fragments carry a range of dates from 1993 to at least 2007 and include every Many foreign mints employ steel denomination. Naturally, collectors feeders. Their fingers do not break snap up examples of these struck apart so easily when struck by working fragments whenever possible. By dies. This is very good news for error design, these aluminum feeder fingers collectors because it translates into a break apart when struck. Light and number of struck feeders left wholly brittle, they help protect and extend intact. The struck feeder fingers can, in the life of working dies and other turn, help authenticate coins suspected components by breaking apart when as having been ‘struck-though’ a feeder they accidentally land between the finger. As with coins from the U.S. dies. they are still a very tough error to find; remember that once a feeder has been U.S. coins that have unquestionably struck it must be replaced! been struck-through feeder fingers
Page 25 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors “Off-Metal” World Coins Struck on Other Country Planchets by Jeff Ylitalo
n exotic type of planchet error countries planchet, things start to get Athat warrants special attention very interesting! involves crossing country borders. Here are five exciting modern examples Off-Metal errors are fun, but when that are outstanding and rarely a minting facility in one country publicized! strikes its own coin design on another
A 2007 Great Britain 1 Pound Gateshead Millennium Bridge struck on a isolated 1 Euro core. The core has a groove round the edge, is magnetic as it should be, and weighs exactly what a core for a 1 Euro Bi-metallic coin should. The Gateshead 1 Pound was minted for just one year. It is known that the British Royal Mint strikes Euro coinage for Ireland. A unique error combination! This coin has recently been certified and authenticated by PCGS MS62. Page 26 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
A 2007 Great Britain 1 Pound Gateshead Millennium Bridge struck on an isolated 1 Euro core.
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A 2010 Bolivian 5 Bolivianos struck on a bronze planchet intended for a Chilean 10 pesos. The 5 Bolivianos is normally struck on a Bi-metallic planchet!
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A 2005 Chilean 100 Pesos struck on an aluminum planchet intended for a Costa Rica 5 colones. The 100 Pesos is normally struck on a Bi-metallic planchet. This error also is a misaligned error and has a major rotation of the striking dies!
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A 2010 Chilean 100 pesos struck on a stainless-steel planchet intended for a Bolivian 20 centavos.
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An Iceland 10 Krona struck on an isolated Bi-metallic core, country unknown. The planchet has a groove round the edge proving it was intended to be a core for a Bi-metallic coin. Iceland has never had a bi-metal coin in its entire history!
Page 31 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors Bi-metallic Coins Struck by Different Denomination Dies
by Jeff Ylitalo
ery few Bi-metallic coins (or Taking all of this into consideration, their components) are known the chances of a Bi-metallic planchet Vthat have been struck by a finding its way into a press striking pair of different denomination dies. solid metal planchets are nearly This makes sense as the sheer number infinitesimal. of world-wide solid metal planchets being struck verses a much smaller and Here are the only three examples I’ve restricted population of Bi-metallic encountered over the last 20 years. I planchets is astonishing. consider them to be unique. I know of a fourth which is a spectacular 2000- Bi-metallic coins are struck in higher P Sacagawea dollar struck on copper- denominations and on a much larger nickel ring intended for a Ghana 100 planchet than most of their smaller Cedis and sold for a modest price of denomination brethren. $3,737.00 in the 2008 Orlando January FUN Auction.
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A Chile 2006 50 Pesos struck on a Chile 100 Pesos Bi-metallic planchet. A 100 Pesos being smaller than a 50 Pesos, it would easily fit into the striking chamber. A 50 Pesos for this date is struck on an aluminum bronze planchet.
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An Egyptian 2010 50 Piastres struck on an unknown magnetic Bi-metallic ring. Weight is 2.44 grams and is plated steel. It is known that the British Royal Mint strikes coinage for Egypt. A 50 Piastres for this date is normally struck on an very thick brass plated steel planchet. The obverse shows the upper head-dress and lower bust of Cleopatra’s head. The reverse shows the denomination.
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A Chile 2006 10 Pesos struck on a Chile 100 Pesos Bi-metallic planchet. A 100 Pesos planchet is just slightly larger than a 10 Pesos and this error was likely helped. A 10 Pesos for this date is struck on an aluminum bronze planchet.
Page 35 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors Off-Metal Ring & Off-Metal Core Errors by Jeff Ylitalo
Bi-metallic errors having either an off-metal ring or core are rare. I have encountered and collected just a handful over the years.
The first is a unique Great Britain 2 Pound coin with the Technology design on the reverse. The off-metal ring is presumably an industrial steel washer! It is strongly attracted to a magnetic and has a fairly rough surface unlike any type of normal planchet. The color of the ring is gun-metal grey and the coin is 3.3 grams under normal weight. A normal 2 Pound ring is composed of nickel-brass and is not magnetic.
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Next is a unique 2006 Great Britain 2 Pound coin with the Technology design on the reverse. The coin is 3.0 grams underweight with the core being thinner than normal. It is comprised of steel which is strongly attracted to a magnet. A normal 2 Pound core is comprised of cupro-nickel and is not magnetic.
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Next is a unique 2005 Chilean 100 Pesos with an off-metal core. The coin is normal in size but it is just over half the weight that it should be at a mere 3.9 grams. In this case, the core is comprised of lightweight aluminum! A normal 100 pesos is comprised of copper- nickel and is not magnetic. No Bi- metallic coin in history has ever used it as a primary base metal for either a ring or a core. The Santiago mint strikes coins for a number of countries that do use aluminum planchets for their coinage.
Page 38 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors Large Clips on Bi-Metallic Coins
by Jeff Ylitalo
Locating large major clips on Bi-metallic coins can be a daunting task. They are scarce to rare and are visually stunning when compared to clips on solid denomination coins.
The first specimen is a 2 Pound Scottish of the Union coin from Great Britain with a large curved clip. It is by weight a 28% clip of the outer ring. This coin design was struck for one year in 2007.
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The second clipped coin is a 10 Pesos commemorative coin from Mexico that has a solid silver core surrounded by an aluminum bronze ring. Dated 1993 it is struck off-center with the ring having a large straight clip. By weight it is a 30% clip. This is the only major straight clip I have encountered on a Bi- metallic coin.
Page 40 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors Unique 2 Euro Error
by Jeff Ylitalo
his is a unique 2 Euro Bi- 75% copper, 20% zinc and 5% nickel. metallic coin from Germany Tand dated 2002 with Hamburg In this case, the Nordic gold outer mintmark (J). Two layers of the layer of the reverse and the middle trilaminar core have fallen away after layer of nickel are absent. being struck! This is an exceedingly rare error type The core is made up of three layers. The and I’ve seen just one other which is middle layer is comprised of elemental a 1 Euro Bi-metallic from Belgium nickel. The two outer layers are referred missing one outer Nordic gold layer to as ‘Nordic gold’ and comprised of and the middle nickel layer.
Page 41 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors Off Center & Misaligned Core Errors
by Jeff Ylitalo
his type of striking error only A Bi-metallic core can be struck off occurs on Bi-metallic coins. center for a few reasons. The middle TThey are eagerly sought by hole of the ring may have been collectors from around the world for incorrectly punched and misshapen their dramatic appearance. The most during the blanking process. The core highly prized are that whose core may not be the right size or it simply remain intact with the ring and have was not seated properly. This major expanded far enough to reach the edge misalignment positions the core in an of the coin. off center location on top of the ring.
A 2007 Slovenian 2 Euro. Page 42 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
A 2005 Kenyan 5 Shillings. Page 43 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
A 1998 Sri Lankan 10 Rupees that remains precariously joined with the ring.
Page 44 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors Malaysian Assisted Errors
by Jeff Ylitalo
rror coins struck at the during the second series of coins 1989 Malaysian mint include an – 2011 but with an emphasis during Eassortment of assisted or the years 2005-2007. ‘helped’ coins. When these errors appear on the market, enthusiasts The third series of coin design from quickly snatch them up as they are Malaysia, 2012 – present, eliminated very collectible and eagerly sought the 1 sen coin from circulation. out. Assisted errors from the third series have less of a presence but they can Many creative combinations of be found by collectors exercising due planchet, die, and striking errors have diligence and a keen eye. been encountered. Most were struck
A mule coin, this is a normal 2005 10 sen planchet struck with a normal 10 sen reverse die that was paired with a smaller denomination 1 sen obverse die. Page 45 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
A 2005 10 sen struck on larger 20 sen planchet. Page 46 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
A 2006 20 sen struck on larger 50 sen planchet. Page 47 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
A 2005 die struck 50 sen over struck by 2007 dated 50 sen dies. Page 48 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
A die struck 50 sen over struck by 20 sen dies. Page 49 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
A 2007 10 sen flip-over, triple struck with each strike show a full date. Page 50 minterrornews.com Special Section | World Mint Errors
A 2017 Malaysian 20 sen struck on a larger 50 sen planchet and is also an off- metal error. A normal 50 sen planchet is comprised of a thick copper core that is sandwiched by a nickel-brass clad layer on either face. The metal composition for a normal 20 sen planchet is a solid nickel-brass alloy that does not have a clad layer. Page 51 minterrornews.com MIKE BYERS INC MIKEBYERS.COM U.S. & World Major Mint Errors
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Mike Byers was a consultant to ANACS for Mint Errors from 2000 to 2006. He is also the Publisher and Editor of Mint Error News Magazine and the Mint Error News Website that was founded in 2003. In 2009, Mike Byers published his first book, World’s Greatest Mint Errors, which received the NLG Award for Best World Coin Book and is available on Amazon.com.
Mike Byers is a life member of ANA since 1985, a charter member of NGC and a featured dealer/member of PCGS. He is also a life member of the Central States Numismatic Society, the Florida United Numismatists and a member of ICTA. He is World’s Greatest Mint Errors member A71 in the Certified Coin Exchange by Mike Byers (CCE) and a member of CDN Exchange NLG Award Winner: (BYRS). Best World Coin Book Mike Byers was born in the coin business attending coin shows since he was six years old. When he was seventeen, he issued his first coin catalog. He has been a Market-Maker in U.S. Gold Coins and a dealer in major mint errors. In 1987 he offered limited partnerships and rare coin funds. He has written articles for The Coin Dealer Newsletter and has been featured on the front page of Coin World numerous times with his numismatic rarities. Mike Byers is a contributing author on mint errors for CoinLink & CoinWeek. He also assisted with the mint error section of Coin Facts on the PCGS website. You can visit Mike Byers and view his rarities at the ANA, Central States, FUN show and the Long Beach Coin Expo. MIKE BYERS INC P.O. B ox 26807, L a s Vega s , NV 89126 [email protected] | 714-914-6415 BUYING MAJOR ERROR COINS & CURRENCY
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The sharply defined reverse reveals this florin die cap to be counterfeit.
very week, NGC receives incredibly diverse and, as a result, numerous counterfeit and it is rare that NGC ‘s graders are Ealtered coins, from 1893- truly surprised by a counterfeit. S Morgan Dollars with added Once in a while, however, “S” mintmarks to fake Chinese something really unusual is “Junk” Dollar. The quality and submitted. type of these spurious coins is
Australia 1944 Florin received by NGC
Page 54 minterrornews.com Counterfeit Detection: Australia 1944 Florin Die Cap
This Australia 1944 Florin call this mint error a “die cap.” resembles a bottlecap. This unusual shape occurs when a Die caps are quite popular among coin sticks to a die and is then error coin enthusiasts. This one, repeatedly struck onto the however, turned out to be a planchets that are subsequently regular Australia 1944 Florin that loaded. As it continues to be had been intentionally damaged struck, the coin started to wrap to resemble a die cap error. around the die. Numismatists
This Australia 1944 Florin has been damaged to resemble a mint error
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There are a few issues that led These are tool marks that were NGC’s graders to determine that left behind by the counterfeit’s this die cap was spurious. Most attempts to bend this coin and notable are the tiny scratches make it appear to be an error. around the edge of the coin.
Tool marks left by the counterfeiter are easily seen on the edge of the coin.
Page 56 minterrornews.com Counterfeit Detection: Australia 1944 Florin Die Cap
In addition to the tool marks, the coin is repeatedly struck onto reverse of this coin is inconsistent subsequently planchets. The with the reverse on legitimate reverse of this florin, however, die caps. On a genuine die cap, is sharply defined and properly the reverse would be flattened proportioned. This is a dead and distorted because this error giveaway that this piece is not an occurs when an already-struck authentic die cap.
Lack of metal flow is evident on the edge of the fake 1944 Australia Florin die cap.
Page 57 minterrornews.com Counterfeit Detection: Australia 1944 Florin Die Cap
Lastly, the design elements on and will—be targeted by a a genuine die cap would go counterfeiter at some point. To all the way to the rim of the avoid getting swindled, it is very coin, becoming stretched in important to be familiar with the periphery as the coin wraps authentic pieces and, for mint around the die. On this coin the errors in particularly, the minting details simply stop before the process. If in doubt, consider rim. coins graded and encapsulated by NGC—they are guaranteed This coin illustrates the fact to be genuine. that virtually anything can—
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NGC Certifies Unique Proof Platinum Mint Error
by Brent Tuma
This unique 2016 Isle of Man 1/10 Platinum Proof coin was stuck off-center. With a mintage of only 5,000 it is remarkable that a major mint error was released.
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his is one of the most fascinating A U.S. Pan Pac Half Dollar struck in gold mint errors ever struck at the sold for $460,000 in a recent Heritage TRoyal Canadian Mint. This 1970 auction. A U.S. gold Indian Cent also Canadian 50-Cent piece was struck on recently sold in a Heritage auction for a .9999 fine gold blank weighing 12.1 $253,000. A Canadian quarter struck in grams. There are only a few U.S. and gold sold in a Heritage auction for over Canadian off-metal mint errors struck in $21,000. Although there were several gold in the last century. They have sold 1970 Dollars struck in gold, to date, this for strong prices and are highly prized by is the only known 50-cent in gold. mint error collectors. Page 67 minterrornews.com Fascinating Canadian Gold Mint Errors
1970 Canada 50-Cent Struck on 12.1 Gram Gold Planchet PCGS MS 64
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This 1969 Canadian 25-Cent piece was off-metal mint errors struck in gold in the struck on a 1963 Great Britain Gold last century. They have sold for strong Sovereign. This is a unique double prices and are highly prized by mint error denomination for several reasons. It collectors. involves, two different countries, two different dates, and is struck in gold A 1969 Canadian 25-Cent piece struck on instead of nickel. There are only a few a 1967 Great Britain Gold Sovereign sold U.S. and Canadian double denomination for $21,150 in a recent Heritage auciton.
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1969 Canadian 25-Cent Struck on a 1963 Great Britain Gold Sovereign PCGS MS 64
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1969 Canadian 25-Cent Struck on a 1963 Great Britain Gold Sovereign PCGS MS 64
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MIKE BYERS INC P.O. B ox 26807, L a s Vega s , NV 89126 [email protected] | 714-914-6415 Visit www.HeritageCoin.com for your ERROR COIN RESEARCH FREE MEMBERSHIP! These are only a sample of the thousands of error coins Heritage has handled. Consign your error coins today to the (A) Thesenext are onlyHeritage a sample Sale. of the thousands of error coins LookHeritage up these Auctions error has coins handled. in our ConsignPermanent your Auctionerror coins Archives today to for descriptionsthe next Heritage and full-color, Sale. (I) enlargeable images: Look up these error coins in our A. 2003 ANA National Money Show, lot 6963 Permanent1919 Auction Quarter Archives for descriptionsStruck 50% Offand Center full-color, (B) XF45 PCGS enlargeableREALIZED $15,525 images:
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B. 2002 C.September2002 New LongYork Sale,Beach lot Sale, 7290 lot 9648 (H) 19991999 SBA Cent Dollar DieMultiple Cap With Strike, Second Reeded Coin BondedEdge Heritage Rare MS64MS65 Red PCGSUncertified Visit the HeritageCoin.com REALIZEDREALIZED $6,900$920
Coinwebsite Galleries today and 2002 New York Sale, lot 7290 D. 2002C. February Long Beach Sale, lot 7300 1999 Cent Easy to join Undated Struck Through Heritage Numismatic Die Cap With Second Coin Bonded Capped Die Indian Cent Free membership MS64 Red Uncertified MS64 Brown PCGS Auctions, divisions REALIZED $920 Significant research tools REALIZED $1,265 (C) of HeritageEasy to Auctions, bid D. 2002 February Long Beach Sale, lot 7300 E.Undated2002 FUN Struck Sale, Through lot 9040 are theEasy world’s to buy largest Capped1963 Die Half Indian Dollar Cent Winner of the MS64Split Brown Planchet PCGS numismatic dealers REALIZEDAU58 Uncertified $1,265 (E) NLG’s Best Commercial REALIZED $1,610 and auctioneers. E. 2002 FUN Sale, lot 9040 (D) Website Award! F. 20011963 ANA Half Sale, Dollar lot 8658 1963Split HalfPlanchet Dollar Double Struck,AU58 Indented Uncertified by a Cent Planchet REALIZEDMS66 PCGS $1,610 REALIZED $20,125 F. 2001 ANA Sale, lot 8658 G. 20011963 ANA Half Sale, Dollar lot 8651 Double Struck, Indented1999-P Dime by a Cent Planchet MS66 PCGS Bonded Strike, Struck More Than 10 Times REALIZED $20,125 MS64 Uncertified (F) REALIZED $2,300 G. 2001 ANA Sale, lot 8651 1999-P Dime Bonded Strike,H. 2001 Struck ANA Sale, More lot Than 8657 10 Times 1999 Mated Pair of Georgia Statehood Quarters America’s #1 Numismatic Auctioneer MS64 Uncertified Partial Collar,REALIZED Indent and Stretch $2,300 Strike, Indent MS64 Uncertified H. 2001REALIZED ANA Sale, $2,415 lot 8657 1999 Mated Pair of Georgia Statehood Quarters PartialI. 2001 Collar, February Indent Long and Beach Stretch Sale, Strike, lot 7497 Indent 1912MS64 Quarter Uncertified Eagle StruckREALIZED 5% Off $2,415 Center Numismatic Auctions, Inc. MS64 NGC Heritage Plaza, 100 Highland Park Village, 2nd Floor • Dallas, Texas 75205-2788 I. 2001 FebruaryREALIZED Long Beach $4,370 Sale, lot 7497 1-800-US COINS (800-872-6467) • 214-528-3500 • FAX: 214-443-8425 1912 Quarter Eagle www.HeritageCoin.com • e-mail: [email protected] Struck 5% Off Center www.CurrencyAuction.com • e-mail: [email protected] MS64 NGC REALIZED $4,370 HEADQUARTERS, 3500 Maple Ave., 17th Floor • Dallas, Texas 75219-3941 877-HERITAGE (437-4824) •ERITAGE (214) 528-3500 • Fax: (214) 409-1425
H Prices Realized In The August 2017 Denver ANA Heritage Auction
The following coins sold in the August 2 - 6, 2017 ANA US Coins Signature Auction - Denver #1258
1991-1995 World War II Half Dollar -- Double Struck -- PR66 NGC $10,575.00
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1968-S Jefferson Nickel -- Double Struck in Collar, Rotated Die Adjustment Strike -- PR63 PCGS $2,232.50
1955 Franklin Half -- Double Struck, Second Strike 95% Off Center -- MS64 PCGS $1,762.50
1942 Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Thick (4.11 Grams) Planchet -- MS62 Brown PCGS $1,645.00
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1912-S Eagle -- Obverse Lamination -- MS62 NGC $1,527.50
1942 Lincoln Cent -- Struck on an Ecuador 10 Centavos Planchet (3.1 g) -- XF40 NGC $1,410.00
1944 Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Brass Planchet (3.13 g) -- MS63 NGC $1,292.50
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197? Eisenhower Dollar -- Struck 25% Off Center -- MS65 NGC $1,292.50
1942 Lincoln Cent -- Struck on an 81% Copper, 15% Tin, 4% Zinc Planchet -- AU50 NGC $998.75
1967 Washington Quarter -- Struck on a Cent Planchet -- RB, MS67 NGC $940.00
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(1968)-D Half Dollar -- Struck on a Nickel Blank -- MS65 NGC $822.50
1889 Dime -- Struck 15% Off Center -- XF45 PCGS $763.75
1922 Peace Dollar -- Lite Die Adjustment Strike -- MS62 PCGS $399.50
Page 78 minterrornews.com CONECA is a national numismatic organization devoted to the education of error and variety coin collectors. CONECA focuses on many error and variety specialties, including doubled dies, Repunched mintmarks, multiple errors, clips, double strikes, off-metals and off-centers -- just to name a few. It publishes an educational magazine, The Errorscope, which is printed and mailed to members bimonthly. CONECA offers a lending library, examination, listing and attribution services; it holds annual meetings at major conventions (referred to as Errorama) around the country, and offers auction services to its members. Please visit conecaonline.org and enjoy!
CONECA Variety Attribution Services CONECA Error Examination Services
CONECA offers two attribution services. One CONECA offers two examination services. One service enables members and non-members service enables members and non-members to to send their coins directly to an authorized send coins to an authorized CONECA examiner CONECA attributer. The other service is who will return an opinion of each coin’s error offered through the numismatic grading firm classification. The other service is offered through of ICG and enables CONECA members and the numismatic grading firm of ICG and enables non-members to have their coins attributed CONECA members and non-members to have by a CONECA attributer and then graded and their coins examined by a CONECA examiner slabbed by ICG. and then graded and slabbed by ICG. conecaonline.org Famous 1943 Bronze Lincoln Cent Wrong Planchet Error Sells For $282,000
This transitional sold in the August 2017 ANA US Coins Signature Auction #1258
From the Heritage Auction listing: numerous ads and stories in magazines and comic books throughout the 1950s The 1943 bronze Lincoln cent is one of and ‘60s. The publicity engendered by the most famous and sought-after error these coins captured the imagination coins of all time. The rare Mint errors of the general public to a high degree. became legendary when nationwide Although the issue was controversial, rumors surfaced in the late 1940s the coins brought high prices whenever that Henry Ford would give a new offered and the public’s fascination car to anyone who could find him a with these pieces has never diminished. 1943 “copper” cent. The rumors were Heritage Auctions is privileged to offer false, but they made the 1943 bronze a Condition Census example of this cent an overnight sensation. When a fabulous rarity in just its first auction few bronze cents actually turned up appearance. in circulation in 1947, they inspired
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Even non-numismatists are familiar over the years. The Philadelphia Mint with the 1943-dated zinc-coated steel coins are more numerous, and we have cents that were produced to conserve compiled a roster of survivors below, copper for the war effort in that critical based on population data from the year. The “steelies” have always been leading grading services. It is likely that extremely popular with Lincoln cent some duplication is included in these collectors, and the great majority of grading events, due to resubmissions those coins were culled from circulation and crossovers. PCGS CoinFacts by 1960. Apparently, a small number estimates only 10-15 examples of the of cents were erroneously struck on 1943 Philadelphia bronze cent are bronze planchets left over from 1942 extant. and slipped into circulation undetected by the Mint’s quality control measures. The present coin is a new discovery This occurred when some bronze that has been in the consignor’s family planchets from the previous year for many years. It is tied with one other became lodged in the trap door of the specimen at PCGS for second-place tote bin used to feed planchets into the in the Condition Census. The design delivery system of the coin presses. elements are sharply detailed in most When the tote bin was refilled with areas, with just a trace of the always- steel cent planchets the following year, seen softness on Lincoln’s beard. The the bronze blanks were dislodged glossy walnut-brown surfaces show and fed into the coin press along with a few hints of olive and only minor the new steel planchets, creating the signs of contact are evident. One fabulous Mint errors. This phenomenon tick above the 4 in the date acts as a occurred at all three active U.S. Mints possible pedigree marker. We believe in 1943, and examples of 1943 branch this is the first time an NGC-graded mint bronze cents have survived, as specimen of this popular issue has been well as the Philadelphia issues. A single offered publicly. We expect intense 1943-D bronze cent is known, and five competition from series specialists and or six 1943-S specimens have surfaced error collectors when this lot is called.
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Page 82 minterrornews.com Famous 1943 Bronze Lincoln Cent Wrong Planchet Error Sells For $282,000
Page 83 minterrornews.com Famous 1943 Bronze Lincoln Cent Wrong Planchet Error Sells For $282,000
Page 84 minterrornews.com Famous 1943 Bronze Lincoln Cent Wrong Planchet Error Sells For $282,000
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1943 Philadelphia Bronze Cents Sharply struck with deep orange and Certified Populations purple-blue patina and some brownish toning on the lower reverse, hints of This is a listing of the certified grading green in the obverse field. Carbon spot events at PCGS and NGC. Duplications at L(IBERTY). V-shaped mark right of and crossovers are likely; some genuine C(ENT). In the Staten Island Collection examples may be omitted. Lincoln Cents, Off-Metal Strikes Registry Set (#2 behind the Simpson PCGS-Certified Coins Collection). Certification #50040291.
1. MS62 Brown. Found in circulation by 3, 4. MS61 Brown. Two submissions; Marvin Beyer, Jr., age 14, around 1957; one is certification #19228068, last seen ANA Convention Sale (Abe Kosoff, in the High Desert Collection. Lovely 1958), where the coin was withdrawn orange-gold and light-blue surfaces on by Marvin Beyer Sr. before the sale; both sides. PCGS still shows two in reportedly sold to the Greer Company this grade, although as mentioned, one of L os A ngele s for $ 40,0 0 0 i n 1959; P re - with certification #50035361 was later Long Beach Sale (Superior, 10/2000), upgraded to the #1 Beyer-Simpson coin lot 4146, as MS61 ANACS, $60,375; above. It is unclear if there are still two Benson Collection, Part II (Goldbergs, other PCGS coins in the MS61 Brown 2/2003), lot 148 as MS61 Brown PCGS, grade. $97,750 (certification #50035361); subsequently graded MS62 Brown 5. AU58. According to a photo (page PCGS Secure; Bob Simpson (9/2012); 322, #8) in the 1996 Wexler-Flynn Simpson Collection. Beautiful blue- Lincoln cent Authoritative Reference, brown surfaces with generous luster, this coin was earlier certified by softly struck on Lincoln’s beard and ANAAB with certificate #FD0251. Bob coat. Certification #18523486. Simpson; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2016), lot 5266, realized $305,500. 2. MS61 Red and Brown. “James PCGS certification #25510132. Schirrippa,” per PCGS CoinFacts.
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6. AU55. Americana Sale (Stack’s in the surfaces. Photographed as #4 in Bowers, 1/2013), lot 13257, brought the Wexler-Flynn reference. $317,250; Regency Auction (Legend- Morphy, 5/2014), lot 12, realized NGC Certifications $329,000. Currently in the Numism1 Set Registry inventory at PCGS and These grading events will undoubtedly contained in the Hoiner 100 Greatest duplicate some coins listed above. We U.S. Coins Registry Set. Well-struck know of no prior public trades of any overall with medium milk-chocolate of these listings. surfaces, small flecks at bottom of coat (below 1) and front of Lincoln’s head 10. MS63 Brown. above the eyebrow. Weakness shows on O(NE) and AM(ERICA). Certification 11. MS62 Brown. Certification #26441689. #2067200-002. An attractive walnut- brown specimen with a tick over the 4 7. AU50. Sandy-tan example with a few in the date. The present coin. scattered marks. Softly struck on 43 in the date. Photo on PCGS CoinFacts. 12. MS61 Red and Brown. Certification #22052180. 13. MS61 Brown. 8. XF45 PQ. CAC. Pre-Long Beach Sale (Ira and Larry Goldberg, 2/2017), 14, 15, 16. AU58; three grading events. lot 756. Not identified by certification One coin is depicted on NGC Coin number. Explorer, unidentified as to grade or certification number -- but it is the 9. Genuine PCGS (VF Details). A present Simpson coin, now in a PCGS “teenaged newspaperboy”; bought holder. at a Dearborn, Michigan, coin show around 1987; Goldberg Auctions 17. AU55. (9/2007), lot 2462, brought $60,375. PCGS #21445581, no longer listed. 18, 19. AU50; two submissions. (NGC Some unfortunate test cuts are made ID# 22E5, PCGS# 82709)
Page 87 minterrornews.com World Paper Money Errors
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Odd shapes, upside down prints, intriguing cuts and folds, and missing design elements are only a few of the different printing errors examined in this expansive collection on foreign error notes. World Paper Money Errors is a visually compelling avenue into the fascinating and rarely explored area of numismatics that expands on the hobby of collecting paper currency.
Author Morland Fischer’s comprehensive collection reflects the attraction and advantages of exploring foreign printing errors. An overview of collecting paper money errors in today’s numismatic market offers insights on the great disparity between domestic and world notes. Market values are discussed, acknowledging what variables make an error note precious in the trade. Incorporating these concepts and more, Fischer expands the method of collecting currency errors by introducing a Foreign Error Note (FEN) scale to gauge price levels based on error type.
With over 200 examples of dramatic, colorful and intriguing foreign paper money errors, collectors and spectators alike are exposed to a new form of collecting currency. The numismatic community will benefit from this thorough guide that is unlike any other on the market.
Available from tr anslinesupply.com NGC Grades Rare Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Error by NGC
A unique Canadian Maple Leaf error is certified by NGC.
umismatic Guaranty was incorrectly struck on a 25.1g Corporation® (NGC®) .9999 silver planchet intended Nhas authenticated for commemorative silver dollars and graded an extremely rare instead of a 31.1g .9999 silver Canadian Silver Maple Leaf error. planchet used for Canadian Silver This 2005 $5 Silver Maple Leaf Maple Leaf bullion coins.
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A wrong planchet error such Interestingly, besides being much as this is extraordinarily rare lighter than normal, at 25.1g for a silver bullion coin due to instead of the correct 31.1g, this the extensive scrutiny of these piece is also much smaller than coins, particularly their weight. normal. Its planchet is nearly The Royal Canadian Mint 2mm smaller in diameter than (RCM), which issues the Maple those used for silver Maple Leaf Leaf, is also well-regarded for bullion coins. its extensive automation and attention to quality control. This important error was submitted to NGC by Harlan J. Over 150 million one-ounce Berk, Ltd. Although the coin’s silver Maple Leaf bullion coins owner has only 0.8 ounces of have been produced since the silver instead of the one ounce program’s inception in 1988. stated on the coin, they probably “This coin is unique,” says David are not disappointed. The Camire, NGC finalizer and error value of this unique mint error coin specialist. “No other wrong undoubtedly exceeds the bullion planchet errors are known to exist value of this coin by many, many for the entire Canadian Maple multiples. Leaf bullion series.”
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Page 92 minterrornews.com NGC Grades Rare Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Error
A unique Canadian Maple Leaf error is certified by NGC.
Page 93 minterrornews.com NGC Grades Rare Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Error
A unique Canadian Maple Leaf error is certified by NGC.
Page 94 minterrornews.com MIKE BYERS INC MIKEBYERS.COM U.S. & World Major Mint Errors Consign Your Coins to mikebyers.com Terms and Conditions
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The patterns were struck during World War II by the Blue Ridge Glass Corporation.
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umismatic Guaranty Centavos while the reverse featured Corporation® (NGC®) a design proposed by Anthony Nhas certified 17 Paquet in the 19th century. experimental cents and tokens struck in glass during World War The group certified by NGC II to test the unusual composition includes nine of these pattern glass for coinage. cents, of which seven are intact and two are fragments. All are struck With copper needed for the war on amber-colored glass blanks. effort, the US Mint experimented The grades of the intact specimens in 1942 with a variety of alternative range from NGC MS 62 to NGC materials for cents. Pattern (or test) MS 64 while the fragmented pieces cents were struck in bronze, brass, were attributed but not graded. zinc, zinc-coated steel, manganese, Numismatists were previously white metal, aluminum, lead, aware of just two Blue Ridge glass rubber, fiber, plastic and even pattern cents, one of which was a glass. Ultimately, zinc-coated steel fragment. was selected for 1943 cents. Also certified by NGC are eight The glass patterns were struck glass tokens struck at the same by Blue Ridge Glass Corporation time as the glass cents by the Blue of Kingsport, Tennessee, using Ridge Glass Corporation. Three blanks supplied by Corning Glass of these tokens were struck with Works and dies prepared by US a die depicting the factory with Mint engraver John Sinnock. The the text of BLUE RIDGE GLASS 1942-dated obverse was based on CORP. above. The others feature the then-circulating Columbia Two more modest design elements. The
Page 97 minterrornews.com NGC Certifies 17 Experimental Glass Cents and Tokens tokens have been graded MS 64 to Ridge Glass had some employees MS 66 by NGC except for two that carry glass blanks in their pockets, are fragmented. but those blanks chipped, creating sharp edges. The fragmented pieces reveal the reason glass coins were not practical These experimental glass pieces for circulation—they would break have been cataloged by Burdette too easily. Roger W. Burdette, and will appear in the next edition author of the book United States of his book. NGC used Burdette’s Pattern and Experimental Pieces catalog numbers on its certification of World War II, noted that Blue labels.
(1942) Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Cent RB 42-70-X-1 NGC MS 64
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1942 Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Cent RB 42-70-X-2 NGC MS 64
1942 Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Cent RB 42-70-X-4 NGC MS 64
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1942 Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Cent RB 42-70-X-4 NGC MS 64
1942 Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Cent RB 42-70-X-4 NGC MS 64
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1942 Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Cent RB 42-70-X-4 NGC MS 64
1942 Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Cent RB 42-70-X-4 NGC MS 62
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1942 Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Cent RB 42-70-X-4 NGC Fragment
(1942) Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Cent RB 42-70-X-3 NGC Fragment
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(1942) Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Token RB 42-70-T-1 NGC MS 64
(1942) Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Token RB 42-70-T-1 NGC Fragment
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(1942) Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Token RB 42-70-T-2 NGC Fragment
(1942) Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Token RB 42-70-T-3 NGC MS 66
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(1942) Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Token RB 42-70-T-3 NGC MS 65
(1942) Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Token RB 42-70-T-4 NGC MS 64
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(1942) Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Token RB 42-70-T-5 NGC MS 64
(1942) Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Pattern Token RB 42-70-T-5 NGC MS 64
Page 106 minterrornews.com Fred Weinberg & Co. (fredweinberg.com) has the world’s largest and most comprehensive selection of United States major mint error coins for purchase. Please feel free to browse our inventory to see if we have what you are looking for, or email us your want list.
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2000 Lincoln Cent Struck on 2000 New Hamp. 25C 1916 Buffalo Nickel Struck on Elliptical Planchet PCGS PCGS MS-65 MS-62 $11,500.00 $4,750.00 1999 Lincoln Cent 7-pc. Bonded Deep Die Cap PCGS 1964 Lincoln Cent Struck on a CLAD Dime MS-66 RED PCGS MS-63 $4,500.00 $4,500.00
1999-P Pennsylvania Quarter Struck on Experimental 1976-D Bi-Centennial Quarter Struck on plan PCGS MS-66 a Nickel planchet. PCGS MS-65 $3,750.00 $3,750.00 1964 Lincoln Cent Struck on Clad Dime planchet PCGS 1955 Franklin Half Dollar Double Struck XF-45 PCGS MS-64 $3,700.00 $3,500.00
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This makes ANACS the choice of hobbyists, professional numismatists, and dealers. We are the coin grading service to contact when you America’s Oldest want to know all the details about your coin’s Grading Service™ authenticity and grading. Established 1972 Mint Error News Price Guide - Updated October 2017 -
This price guide is brought to you by Mint Error News. It has been compiled by many of the top major mint error dealers. This price guide is a guide. Prices fluctuate due to the date, grade, eye appeal and how dramatic the striking error is. Rarity is also a factor. The price is sometimes based on the rarity and grade of the type of coin as well as how rare the error is. The price can also vary depending on whether two collectors are bidding for the same rare major mint error. When purchasing a mint error, it is important to use multiple resources to determine value, as there are many mint errors that do not fit into one category.
Proof Errors (Updated October 2017) roof coins are struck by technicians who hand Pfeed the blanks into special presses. They are produced, examined, and packaged using extreme quality control. It is very unusual to find major proof errors. A few broadstrikes, off-centers, double strikes in collars and off-metals have been known to be found in sealed proof sets. Proof errors are aggressively sought after by many error collectors.
A very small group of Proof errors recently came from a collection that was auctioned by the State of California. The U.S. Secret Service inspected and released this collection to the State of California determining that it was legal to own. The State of California then auctioned the collection and it has been dispersed since the sale.
Double/Triple Off-Center Partial Collar Denomination Broadstrikes Die Trials Strikes Strikes Errors Proof Lincoln Cent $1,000 - $1,500 $1,000 $3,000 $1,500 - $3,000 $500 Proof Jefferson Nickel $2,500 - $4,000 $4,000 $4,000 $2,000 - $5,000 $1,000 Proof Clad Dime $3,000 - $5,000 $4,000 $4,000 $2,500 - $5,000 $1,250 Proof Clad Quarter $4,000 - $5,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,500 $1,500 Proof Clad Half $5,000 - $7,000 $4,000 - $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 $2,000 Proof Ike Dollar $15,000 - $25,000 - $4,000 Presidential Dollar - - - - 3 Known
Page 112 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Broadstrikes (Updated October 2017)
broadstruck error occurs when a coin is A struck without the collar to form the rim and edge that is part of the shape of the coin. Coins can be broadstruck on either type one or type two planchets. When a coin is broadstruck the blank being fed into the collar will spread and distort outward as it is being struck because the collar isn’t in the correct position to retain it.
Denomination (Small) XF/AU (Small) Unc (Large) XF/AU (Large) Unc Large Cent $150 $300 $400 $1,500 Flying Eagle Cent (1857 – 1858) $1,000 $2,500 $1,500 $7,500 Indian Cent $50 $150 $200 $350 Lincoln Cent 1930 and Earlier $50 $150 $100 $250 Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $40 $100 $75 $200 Proof Lincoln Cent N/A $1,500 N/A $2,500 3 Cent Nickel $250 $1,000 $400 $1,500 3 Cent Silver $1,000 $3,500 $1,500 $5,000 Shield Nickel $400 $1,250 $1,000 $2,500 Liberty Nickel $150 $300 $200 $600 Buffalo Nickel $100 $200 $200 $500 Jefferson Nickel War Time $100 $200 $200 $500 Proof Jefferson Nickel N/A $2,500 N/A $4,000 Seated Half Dime Legend $1,500 $3,500 $2,000 $7,500 Seated Dime Legend $1,500 $3,500 $2,000 $7,500 Barber Dime $150 $250 $200 $400 Mercury Dime $40 $150 $150 $250 Proof Clad Dime N/A $3,000 N/A $5,000 Barber Quarter $600 $1,250 $1,000 $2,500 Standing Liberty Quarter $2,000 $4,000 $3,000 $6,000 Washington Quarter Silver $75 $150 $100 $250 State Quarter N/A $25 N/A $50 Proof Clad Quarter N/A $4,000 N/A $5,000 Barber Half $1,000 $2,000 $2,000 $4,000 Walking Liberty Half $3,000 $5,000 $4,000 $7,000 Franklin Half $1,500 $3,000 $2,000 $4,000 Kennedy Half Silver $150 $250 $200 $300 Kennedy Half Clad $40 $60 $50 $75 Proof Clad Half N/A $5,000 N/A $7,000 Morgan Dollar $200 $500 $400 $1,000 Peace Dollar $5,000 $7,500 $6,000 $10,000 IKE Dollar $100 $150 $150 $200 SBA Dollar $50 $75 $100 $200 Sac Dollar N/A $300 N/A $1,000 Presidential Dollar N/A $1,500 N/A $2,500
Page 113 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Partial Collars (Updated October 2017) artial collar strikes occur when there is a malfunction Pof the striking press. This causes the collar to be in an incorrect position. The lower die (usually the reverse die) is recessed in the collar. This allows the coin which is going to be struck to have a formed rim. After a coin is struck the lower die raises upwards, pushing the struck coin out of the collar and ejecting it. If a blank entering the collar is not properly seated, it will only have partial reeding as it is struck. The edge of this coin will have a partial reeding and a partial blank surface area. Recently, the Mint has installed new machinery where either die can be installed in either position. Denomination XF/AU Unc Large Cent $100 $200 Flying Eagle Cent (1857 – 1858) $500 $1,500 Indian Cent $35 $100 Lincoln Cent 1930 and Earlier $30 $100 Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $25 $50 Proof Lincoln Cent N/A $750 3 Cent Nickel $150 $500 3 Cent Silver $250 $750 Shield Nickel $200 $600 Liberty Nickel $50 $150 Buffalo Nickel $50 $75 Jefferson Nickel War Time $40 $60 Proof Jefferson Nickel N/A $1,000 Seated Half Dime Legend $750 $1,500 Seated Dime Legend $500 $1,250 Barber Dime $75 $150 Mercury Dime $30 $100 Proof Clad Dime N/A $1,250 Barber Quarter $300 $750 Standing Liberty Quarter $1,250 $2,000 Washington Quarter Silver $40 $75 State Quarter N/A $15 Proof Clad Quarter N/A $1,500 Barber Half $1,000 $1,500 Walking Liberty Half $1,500 $3,500 Franklin Half $500 $1,000 Kennedy Half Silver $50 $100 Kennedy Half Clad $20 $30 Proof Clad Half N/A $2,000 Morgan Dollar $150 $300 Peace Dollar $1,000 $2,500 IKE Dollar $50 $100 SBA Dollar $20 $30 Sac Dollar N/A $100 Presidential Dollar N/A $400 $1 Gold Type 1 $2,500 $5,000 $1 Gold Type 2 $5,000 $10,000 $1 Gold Type 3 $2,000 $3,000 $2½ Liberty $2,000 $3,000 $2½ Indian $2,000 $3,000 $3 $5,000 $10,000 $5 Liberty $4,000 $5,000 $5 Indian $4,000 $6,000 $10 Liberty $4,000 $7,500 $10 Indian $7,500 $10,000 $20 Liberty Type 3 $7,500 $10,000
Page 114 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Uniface Strikes (Updated October 2017)
niface coins occur when there have been two Ublank planchets in the press at the same time. The other blank will obstruct the die on either the obverse or reverse side, which will prevent it from having that design on the coin. There are many different variations involving uniface errors. In addition to having a 100% blank obverse or reverse, a coin can be struck off-center, with a blank planchet in the collar which will obstruct one side of the off-center. There are also mated pairs which have a combination of multiple errors which can include a side which is uniface. Finally, there are uniface strikes due to a die cap which adhered to the die, forming itself in the shape of a die and striking blank planchets.
Denomination Uniface Obverse XF Uniface Obverse Unc Uniface Reverse XF Uniface Reverse Unc Large Cent $1,500 $4,000 $1,250 $2,000 Indian Cent $750 $3,000 $700 $2,500 Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $250 $500 $200 $400 Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $50 $100 $40 $75 3 Cent Nickel $1,500 $3,000 $1,250 $2,500 Shield Nickel $1,750 $4,000 $1,500 $3,000 Liberty Nickel $2,000 $3,500 $1,500 $3,000 Buffalo Nickel $2,250 $3,000 $2,000 $2,500 Jefferson Nickel War Time $300 $750 $250 $500 Jefferson Nickel $20 $40 $20 $40 Barber Dime $2,000 $3,000 $1,500 $2,500 Mercury Dime $1,500 $2,500 $1,250 $2,250 Roosevelt Dime Silver $100 $150 $100 $150 Roosevelt Dime Clad $40 $75 $35 $60 Washington Quarter Silver $400 $750 $350 $500 Washington Quarter Clad $100 $125 $75 $100 State Quarter N/A $300 N/A $500 Kennedy Half Clad $750 $1,000 $500 $750 IKE Dollar $2,000 $4,000 N/A $3,000 SBA Dollar $500 $1,000 N/A $750 Sac Dollar $750 $1,500 N/A $1,000
Page 115 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Bonded Coins (Updated October 2017)
onded coins occur when the feeder Bsystem, which supplies blank planchets to the coin press, malfunctions and jams. When this occurs, a struck coin is not properly ejected and another planchet is fed into the collar and is struck. This struck coin will land on top of the previously unejected strike. These coins will then crush and bond together. This may occur many times as more coins bond.
Denomination 2 Planchets 3-4 Planchets 5-10 Planchets Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $5,000 $15,000 − Lincoln Cent Memorial $600 $2,000 $5,000 - $10,000 Jefferson Nickel $1,250 $5,000 $6,000 - $10,000 Roosevelt Dime Silver $4,000 $12,500 − Roosevelt Dime Clad $1,500 $5,000 − Washington Quarter Silver $7,500 − − Washington Quarter Clad $3,000 − − State Quarter $5,000 − − Kennedy Half Silver $12,500 − − Kennedy Half Clad $10,000 − − IKE Dollar − − − SBA Dollar $10,000 − − Sac Dollar $10,000 − −
Page 116 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Struck Fragments (Updated October 2017)
he blanking press takes the coils of Tmetal strips and punches blanks out of it, ejecting the webbing at the other end. The webbing is cut into small scrap pieces to be melted and recycled. Occasionally a scrap piece will be mixed with the blank planchets and struck by the dies. Struck fragments are rare in the larger denominations. These can be uniface or die struck both sides and are very rare on type coins.
Denomination Uniface Die Struck Both Sides Indian Cent $1,000 $2,000 Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $750 $2,000 Lincoln Cent Memorial $75 $125 3 Cent Nickel $3,000 $3,500 Jefferson Nickel $100 $200 Roosevelt Dime Silver $500 $1,000 Roosevelt Dime Clad $150 $250 Washington Quarter Silver $1,250 $1,500 Washington Quarter Clad $200 $300 State Quarter $750 $1,000 Kennedy Half Silver $1,500 $2,500 Kennedy Half Clad $750 $1,250 IKE Dollar $4,000 $6,000 SBA Dollar $2,000 $3,000 Sac Dollar $2,000 $4,000
Page 117 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Mated Pairs (Updated October 2017)
ated pairs involve two individual coins with different Merrors that were struck together at the same time. Mated pair error combinations can be found in most error types and come in many shapes and sizes. Mated pairs can be overlapped when one of the coins is struck off-center on top of another coin. Another type involves a brockage where a struck coin was perfectly centered on a blank and restruck. Some mated pairs involve a die cap where the cap and brockage coin are discovered together, but this is a scarce find.
The rarest mated pair type involves two die caps (obverse and reverse) where both dies were capped at the same time and both die caps are mated. This last type is extremely rare and there are only a few known examples of mated pairs involving an obverse die cap and reverse die cap. There are several of these mated pairs known on Kennedy Halves including two dated 1976, which is the Bicentennial year. One of the most spectacular mated pairs involve two Barber Dimes, an obverse die cap mated to a reverse die cap and are unique.
Mated pairs can also involve an off-metal where a smaller blank planchet or smaller struck coin was struck on top of a larger coin. This type is extremely rare. The most spectacular pair known is a double struck Franklin Half which was mated to a Lincoln Cent. The Lincoln Cent blank was on top of the obverse of the struck Franklin Half. This pair was then struck together. It is unique.
Denomination Overlapping Full Brockage Die Cap 2 Die Caps Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $3,500 $4,500 $7,500 − Lincoln Cent Memorial $500 $750 $750 $1,250 Liberty Nickel − $20,000 − − Jefferson Nickel (pre War Time) − − − $15,000 Jefferson Nickel $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $2,500 Barber Dime − − − $50,000 Roosevelt Dime Silver $3,500 $4,000 $4,000 − Roosevelt Dime Clad $1,250 $1,500 $2,500 $3,000 Washington Quarter Silver $5,000 − − − Washington Quarter Clad $2,000 $2,500 $5,000 $7,500 State Quarter $4,000 $6,000 $10,000 − Kennedy Half Silver $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $12,500 Kennedy Half Clad $5,000 $6,000 $6,000 $8,500 Kennedy Half Bicentennial $6,000 $7,500 $7,500 $10,000 IKE Dollar $20,000 − − − SBA Dollar $10,000 $12,500 − − Sac Dollar − − − −
Page 118 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Transitional Errors (Updated October 2017)
transitional error occurs when a coin is A struck on a planchet from a previous year with different metal composition. The most famous transitional is a 1943 copper cent struck on a 1942 copper blank. 1943 cents were struck in steel because of the copper shortage during World War II. Other famous transitionals include 1965 coinage struck in silver instead of clad.
There are also transitionals struck on blanks for the next year. An example is 1964 coinage in clad instead of silver. Most recently, transitionals were discovered involving the SBA and Sacagawea Dollars of 1999 and 2000. There are eight known 1999 SBA Dollars struck on the brass planchet for the 2000 Sacagawea Dollar, and four known 2000 Sacagawea Dollars struck on a clad planchet for the 1999 SBA Dollar.
Denomination Off-Metal Planchet Circulated AU Unc Choice Unc – Gem Lincoln Cent 1943 Transitional Copper Cent Planchet $75,000 $100,000 $200,000 $250,000 Lincoln Cent 1944 Transitional Steel Cent Planchet $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Lincoln Cent 1964 Transitional Clad Dime Planchet $2,000 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 Lincoln Cent 1965 Transitional Silver Dime Planchet $2,750 $4,500 $6,000 $7,500 Roosevelt Dime 1964 Transitional Clad Dime Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500 Roosevelt Dime 1965 Transitional Silver Dime Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500 Washington Quarter 1964 Transitional Clad Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500 Washington Quarter 1965 Transitional Silver Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500 Kennedy Half 1964 Transitional Clad Half Planchet $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $9,000 Kennedy Half 1965 Transitional Silver Half Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $10,000 Kennedy Half 1964 Transitional Clad Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,000 $7,500 $8,500 Kennedy Half 1965 Transitional Silver Quarter Planchet $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000 Ike Dollar Transitional 40% Silver Planchet $2,750 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 SBA Dollar Transitional Sacagawea Planchet N/A N/A $7,500 $10,000 Sacagawea Dollar Transitional SBA Planchet N/A N/A $7,500 $10,000
Page 119 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide U.S. Gold Errors (Updated October 2017)
ajor mint errors on U.S. Gold coins are the Mmost prized category of all mint errors. Gold errors are very rare and a few have traded in the $75,000 to $100,000 range. Even a broadstruck U.S. Gold coin can easily sell for $15,000 to $30,000 compared to a broadstruck Cent, Nickel, Dime or Quarter which all sell for well under $10. Many serious collectors of Gold Errors have to wait patiently for months and sometimes even years to acquire that one special piece for their collection.
The prices listed here are for common dates in AU-Unc. Better dates and errors that are in gem condition are worth considerably more.
Denomination Partial Collar Broadstruck Clipped Planchet 3% - 5% Off-Center 10% - 15% Off-Center $1 Gold Type 1 $1,000 $5,000 $2,000 $10,000 $25,000 $1 Gold Type 2 $5,000 $10,000 $10,000 $20,000 $35,000 $1 Gold Type 3 $1,000 $4,000 $1,500 $7,500 $15,000 $2½ Liberty $2,000 $7,500 $2,500 $10,000 $20,000 $2½ Indian $2,000 $7,500 $2,500 $7,500 $17,500 $3 Indian $5,000 $15,000 $5,000 $15,000 $35,000 $5 Liberty $4,000 $8,500 $3,000 $12,500 $30,000 $5 Indian $5,000 $10,000 $3,000 $30,000 $50,000 $10 Liberty $4,000 $20,000 $3,000 $25,000 $50,000 $10 Indian $5,000 $20,000 $5,000 $30,000 $60,000 $20 Liberty $5,000 $20,000 $7,500 $50,000 $125,000 $20 St. Gaudens – – $5,000 – – $5 American Eagle $1,000 $2,000 $750 $2,500 $3,500 $10 American Eagle $1,250 $2,500 $1,000 $3,000 $3,500 $25 American Eagle $1,500 $3,000 $1,500 $3,500 $5,000 $50 American Eagle $2,000 $5,000 $2,000 $5,000 $10,000
Page 120 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Indents (Updated October 2017)
n indent error occurs when two blanks are Afed inadvertently into the same collar, with one blank partly overlaying on top of the other. When the hammer die strikes this combination, the upper blank will be forced into the lower blank, creating a depression which is shaped similar to the upper blank. A scarce type of indent occurs when a blank intended for one denomination lands on top of a blank from a different denomination.
Denomination 10% - 25% XF 30% - 50% XF 10% - 25% Unc 30% - 50% Unc Large Cent $300 $600 $750 $2,000 Indian Cent $250 $500 $400 $750 Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $100 $300 $175 $500 Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $30 $75 $75 $125 3 Cent Nickel $500 $1,250 $1,500 $3,000 Shield Nickel $500 $1,500 $2,000 $3,000 Liberty Nickel $400 $1,000 $750 $1,500 Buffalo Nickel $300 $1,000 $600 $2,000 Jefferson Nickel War Time $200 $400 $400 $750 Jefferson Nickel $10 $25 $15 $30 Barber Dime $1,000 $2,000 $1,500 $3,000 Mercury Dime $300 $750 $500 $1,500 Roosevelt Dime Silver $30 $60 $50 $100 Roosevelt Dime Clad $10 $20 $15 $30 Washington Quarter Silver $100 $200 $150 $300 Washington Quarter Clad $25 $50 $35 $100 State Quarter N/A N/A $200 $350 Kennedy Half Clad $150 $300 $200 $400 IKE Dollar $350 $1,000 $500 $1,500 SBA Dollar $200 $400 $250 $500 Sac Dollar $300 $500 $400 $750
Page 121 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Die Caps (Updated October 2017) ie caps are caused when a struck coin sticks Dto the upper hammer die. Once the coin is struck to the die face, the reverse of the struck coin becomes the new die face. When the next blank is fed into the collar and the strike occurs, the reverse design of the adhered struck coin im- presses itself into the new blank. This struck coin is a brockage strike. The coin that adhered to the upper die is known as a die cap. This process re- peats itself as more coins are struck by the cap. The greater the number of strikes, the higher the cap metal will be pushed around the upper die shaft. Eventually, the cap brakes away from the die in the shape of a thimble.
Denomination Obverse Cap XF Obverse Cap Unc Reverse Cap XF Reverse Cap Unc Large Cent $25,000 $50,000 – – Indian Cent 1859 $20,000 $40,000 – – Indian Cent 1860-1864 $15,000 $40,000 – – Indian Cent 1864-1909 $15,000 $30,000 – – Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel – – – – Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $1,000 $2,500 $500 $1,000 Lincoln Cent Memorial $150 $200 $50 $100 2 Cent Piece $20,000 $50,000 $15,000 $30,000 3 Cent Nickel – – – – Shield Nickel – – – – Liberty Nickel $12,500 $25,000 – – Buffalo Nickel (1 Known) – $30,000 – – Jefferson Nickel War Time $10,000 – – – Jefferson Nickel $200 $350 $150 $250 Barber Dime $15,000 $30,000 $12,500 $20,000 Mercury Dime (2 Known) $5,000 $7,500 – – Roosevelt Dime Silver $750 $1,250 $500 $750 Roosevelt Dime Clad $200 $400 $200 $250 Barber Quarter $20,000 $50,000 – – Washington Quarter Silver $1,500 $4,000 $1,500 $2,000 Washington Quarter Clad $350 $750 $250 $350 State Quarter N/A $1,000 N/A $600 Kennedy Half Silver $3,000 $5,000 $2,000 $3,000 Kennedy Half Clad $2,000 $3,500 $1,500 $2,000 Kennedy Half Bicentennial $2,500 $4,000 $1,750 $2,500 IKE Dollar – $30,000 – – SBA Dollar N/A $15,000 N/A $10,000 Sac Dollar N/A $15,000 N/A $15,000
Page 122 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide
Die Adjustment Strikes (Updated October 2017)
ie adjustment strikes are also known Das die trials. This error occurs when a coin is struck from the press with very little pressure. When the press is being set up and adjusted, extremely weak strikes occur as the strike pressure reaches its optimum level. These die trials are destroyed after being struck and are rarely found in circulation.
Denomination XF/AU Unc Indian Cent $1,000 $2,000 Lincoln Cent Wheat Ear $200 $300 Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $750 $1,500 Lincoln Cent Memorial $50 $75 2 Cent $5,000 – Liberty Nickel $3,000 $5,000 Buffalo Nickel $4,000 $7,500 Jefferson Nickel War Time $1,250 $2,000 Jefferson Nickel $75 $100 Proof Jefferson Nickel N/A $4,000 Barber Dime $2,500 $3,500 Mercury Dime $1,000 $1,500 Roosevelt Dime Silver $350 $500 Roosevelt Dime Clad $100 $125 Seated Quarter $4,000 $7,500 Standing Liberty Quarter $7,500 $15,000 Washington Quarter Silver $500 $750 Washington Quarter Clad (Pre-State) $125 $150 State Quarter N/A $200 Walking Liberty Half $2,500 $5,000 Kennedy Half Silver $500 $750 Kennedy Half Clad $200 $250 Proof Kennedy Half 40% Silver N/A $5,000 Proof Kennedy Half Clad N/A $4,000 Morgan Dollar $4,000 $7,500 Peace Dollar $7,000 $10,000 IKE Dollar $300 $400 IKE Dollar Bicentennial $350 $500 SBA Dollar N/A $500 Sac Dollar N/A $1,000
Page 123 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide
Double Denominations (Updated October 2017)
ne of the most expensive, popular, and Odesired types of errors are the double denominations. This error happens when a coin is struck on a previously struck coin of a smaller denomination. Examples are a cent on a struck dime, and a nickel on a struck cent. The most dramatic are those with considerable design visible from the original strike. There are a few known double denominations with different dates.
Denomination Struck On Circulated AU Unc Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears Mercury Dime $6,000 $12,500 $20,000 Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears Roosevelt Dime $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears Foreign Coin $2,000 $2,500 – Lincoln Cent Memorial Roosevelt Dime Silver $3,000 $4,500 $6,000 Lincoln Cent Memorial Roosevelt Dime Clad N/A N/A $750 Lincoln Cent Memorial Foreign Coin N/A $600 $750 Jefferson Nickel Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 Jefferson Nickel Lincoln Cent Memorial N/A $750 $1,000 Jefferson Nickel Foreign Coin $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 Jefferson Nickel Roosevelt Dime $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 Roosevelt Dime Silver Foreign Coin $4,000 $5,000 $7,500 Roosevelt Dime Clad Foreign Coin $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 Washington Quarter Silver Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $3,000 $4,000 $6,000 Washington Quarter Silver Lincoln Cent Memorial $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 Washington Quarter Silver Foreign Coin $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 Washington Quarter Silver Jefferson Nickel $3,000 $4,000 $6,000 Washington Quarter Silver Roosevelt Dime Silver $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 Washington Quarter Clad Lincoln Cent Memorial $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 Washington Quarter Clad Foreign Coin $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 Washington Quarter Clad Jefferson Nickel $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 Washington Quarter Clad Roosevelt Dime Clad $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 State Quarter Jefferson Nickel N/A $5,000 $7,500 State Quarter (Extremely Rare) Any Other Denomination N/A $10,000 $12,500 Franklin Half Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $7,500 $12,500 $25,000 Kennedy Half (Extremely Rare) Any Denomination $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 IKE Dollar (Extremely Rare) Any Denomination $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 Sac Dollar Maryland State Quarter N/A $3,000 $4,000
Page 124 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Brockages (Updated October 2017) brockage error can only occur when there A are two coins involved. One of the coins involved will always be a struck coin which has not ejected properly. That struck coin will find its way back between the dies and will be struck next to a blank planchet which was fed into the collar. The image of that first struck coin will be impressed into that side of the blank planchet. The result will be a second coin which has images of the first coin impressed into it. Those images will be pressed into the coin and the image will be in reverse. This incuse sunken image is known as a brockage.
Denomination 50% Brockage XF 100% Brockage XF 50% Brockage Unc 100% Brockage Unc Large Cent $600 $1,000 $3,000 $10,000 Indian Cent $500 $1,250 $1,500 $4,000 Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $350 $500 $650 $1,000 Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $125 $200 $200 $350 3 Cent Nickel $1,250 $2,000 $3,500 $5,000 3 Cent Silver $2,000 $3,000 $3,000 $6,000 Shield Nickel $1,500 $2,500 $3,500 $5,000 Liberty Nickel $1,250 $2,250 $2,000 $4,000 Buffalo Nickel $2,000 $2,500 $4,000 $7,500 Jefferson Nickel War Time $250 $750 $750 $1,500 Jefferson Nickel $50 $75 $50 $150 Barber Dime $1,500 $3,500 $5,000 $12,500 Mercury Dime $750 $3,000 $1,500 $4,000 Roosevelt Dime Silver $100 $200 $150 $250 Roosevelt Dime Clad $50 $100 $75 $150 Washington Quarter Silver $200 $500 $500 $1,000 Washington Quarter Clad $75 $150 $150 $250 State Quarter N/A N/A $750 $1,500 Kennedy Half Clad N/A N/A $650 $1,500 IKE Dollar $1,500 $4,000 $3,000 $7,500 SBA Dollar N/A N/A $500 $2,500 Sac Dollar N/A N/A $1,500 $5,000
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Double & Multiple Strikes (Updated October 2017)
hen a blank planchet is struck by the Wdies, the normal procedure is for the feeders to eject the struck coin out of the collar and into a chute. If there is a malfunction and the struck coin isn’t ejected, it may receive a second or third strike by the dies. A multiple struck coin can happen in many ways and have many combinations of errors.
(Since each double and multiple strike can vary from being 10% off- center to 90% off-center, the prices listed below can be substantially more based on the percent off-center and dramatic overall look.) Denomination XF/AU Unc Large Cent $1,000 $7,500 Indian Cent $600 $1,000 Lincoln Cent 1930 and Earlier $850 $1,500 Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $400 $1,500 Proof Lincoln Cent N/A $4,000 3 Cent Nickel $2,000 $3,500 Liberty Nickel $4,000 $10,000 Buffalo Nickel $5,000 $10,000 Jefferson Nickel War Time $750 $2,000 Proof Jefferson Nickel N/A $5,000 Barber Dime $4,000 $10,000 Mercury Dime $3,500 $8,500 Proof Clad Dime N/A $5,000 Standing Liberty Quarter $15,000 $50,000 Washington Quarter Silver $200 $350 State Quarter N/A $350 – $750 Proof Clad Quarter N/A $6,000 Walking Liberty Half $10,000 $25,000 Franklin Half $6,500 $10,000 Kennedy Half Silver $1,500 $2,500 Kennedy Half Clad N/A $750 Proof Kennedy Half Clad N/A $7,500 Morgan Dollar $10,000 $25,000 Peace Dollar $15,000 $40,000 IKE Dollar $2,000 $4,000 - $7,500 SBA Dollar $1,000 $2,500 – $4,000 Sac Dollar $750 $1,250 – $2,500
Page 126 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Off-Center Strikes (Updated October 2017)
ff-center coins are one of the most Ocommon and best known types of errors. This happens when a blank which is supposed to be fed into the press, lands in the collar improperly. When this occurs only part of the blank is between the upper and lower dies. When the dies strike the blank, only that part will be struck with a design.
Denomination 10% - 15% XF/AU 25% - 60% XF/AU 10% - 15% Unc 25% - 60% Unc Large Cent $400 $2,500 $1,000 $10,000 Flying Eagle Cent (1857 – 1858) $2,500 $10,000 $5,000 $20,000 Indian Cent $100 $400 $200 $600 Lincoln Cent 1930 and Earlier $75 $300 $150 $750 Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $40 $250 $100 $500 Proof Lincoln Cent N/A N/A $1,500 $3,000 3 Cent Nickel $300 $1,500 $600 $3,500 3 Cent Silver $1,000 $5,000 $2,000 $7,500 Shield Nickel $750 $2,500 $1,000 $7,500 Liberty Nickel $250 $1,000 $500 $2,500 Buffalo Nickel $250 $750 $400 $1,500 Jefferson Nickel War Time $100 $500 $200 $1,000 Proof Jefferson Nickel N/A N/A $2,000 $5,000 Seated Half Dime Legend $3,000 $7,500 $5,000 $15,000 Seated Dime Legend $2,000 $7,000 $3,500 $10,000 Barber Dime $300 $1,500 $500 $2,500 Mercury Dime $100 $750 $150 $1,250 Proof Clad Dime N/A N/A $2,500 $5,000 Barber Quarter $1,500 $5,000 $2,500 $10,000 Standing Liberty Quarter $5,000 $20,000 $20,000 $40,000 Washington Quarter Silver $50 $100 $75 $150 State Quarter N/A N/A $75 $300 Proof Clad Quarter N/A N/A $3,000 $6,000 Barber Half $4,000 $10,000 $6,000 $20,000 Walking Liberty Half $4,000 $12,500 $7,500 $20,000 Franklin Half $2,500 $4,000 $3,500 $7,500 Kennedy Half Silver $100 $500 $250 $1,000 Kennedy Half Clad $60 $250 $100 $400 Proof Clad Half N/A N/A $4,000 $7,500 Morgan Dollar $3,000 $15,000 $10,000 $50,000 Peace Dollar $20,000 $35,000 $50,000 $100,000 IKE Dollar $125 $1,250 $150 $2,000 SBA Dollar N/A N/A $100 $500 Sac Dollar N/A N/A $1,000 $3,500 Presidential Dollar − − $1,500 $5,000
Page 127 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Off-Metals (Updated October 2017)
ff-metal and wrong planchet errors occur when a correctly made Oblank from one denomination is accidentally fed into a press for another denomination. Examples are a nickel struck on a cent planchet and a cent struck on a dime planchet. The coin struck on an incorrect blank will weigh exactly what the denomination of that blank would have been. An even more dramatic wrong planchet error is a coin struck on a previously struck coin of a different metal.
Denomination Off-Metal Planchet Circulated AU Unc Choice Unc – Gem Indian Cent Foreign Planchet $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $7,500 Indian Cent Dime Planchet $20,000 $30,000 $50,000 $75,000 Lincoln Cent Before 1919 Dime Planchet $4,000 $6,500 $10,000 – Lincoln Cent Before 1919 Foreign Planchet $750 $2,000 $4,000 – Lincoln Cent 1919 – 1940 Dime Planchet $2,000 $2,500 $4,000 $6,000 Lincoln Cent 1919 – 1940 Foreign Planchet $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,500 Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel Dime Planchet $1,500 $2,500 $3,500 $7,500 Lincoln Cent 1943 Transitional Copper Cent Planchet $75,000 100,000 $150,000 $200,000 Lincoln Cent 1944 Transitional Steel Cent Planchet $30,000 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears (1941-1964) Dime Planchet $500 $600 $1,000 $2,000 Lincoln Cent 1965 and Later Dime Planchet $125 $150 $200 $350 Lincoln Cent 1964 Transitional Clad Dime Planchet $2,000 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 Lincoln Cent 1965 Transitional Silver Dime Planchet $2,750 $4,500 $6,000 $7,500 Shield Nickel Foreign Planchet $7,500 $12,500 – – Shield Nickel Cent Planchet $15,000 $25,000 $40,000 $60,000 Liberty Nickel Foreign Planchet $400 $750 $1,250 $2,000 Liberty Nickel Cent Planchet $2,000 $3,000 $6,000 $7,500 Buffalo Nickel Foreign Planchet $2,500 $7,500 $12,500 – Buffalo Nickel Cent Planchet $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 Jefferson Nickel Before 1950 Cent Planchet $250 $500 $750 $1,000 Jefferson Nickel 1950 and Later Cent Planchet $125 $150 $200 $250 Jefferson Nickel 1943 Steel Cent Planchet $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $5,000 Jefferson Nickel 1964 and Earlier Silver Dime Planchet $200 $300 $350 $400 Jefferson Nickel 1965 and Later Clad Dime Planchet $150 $200 $225 $250 Roosevelt Dime Silver Foreign Planchet $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 Roosevelt Dime Clad Foreign Planchet $1,500 $2,000 $2,250 $2,500 Roosevelt Dime 1964 Transitional Clad Dime Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $10,000 $12,500 Roosevelt Dime 1965 Transitional Silver Dime Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500 Washington Quarter Silver Cent Planchet $300 $400 $500 $750 Washington Quarter Silver Nickel Planchet $300 $400 $500 $600 Washington Quarter Clad Cent Planchet $250 $300 $400 $500
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Denomination Off-Metal Planchet Circulated AU Unc Choice Unc – Gem Washington Quarter Clad Nickel Planchet $100 $150 $200 $250 Washington Quarter Silver Dime Planchet $300 $400 $500 $650 Washington Quarter Clad Dime Planchet $250 $300 $350 $400 Washington Quarter 1964 Transitional Clad Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $12,500 Washington Quarter 1965 Transitional Silver Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500 State Quarter Cent Planchet N/A $6,500 $7,500 $8,000 Delaware State Quarter Nickel Planchet N/A $500 $650 $750 All Other State Quarters Nickel Planchet N/A $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 State Quarter Dime Planchet N/A $5,000 $5,500 $6,000 Walking Half Dime Planchet N/A N/A N/A $50,000 Walking Half Quarter Planchet $17,500 $22,500 $40,000 $35,000 Walking Half Foreign Planchet $10,000 $15,000 $30,000 $25,000 Franklin Half Cent Planchet $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 Franklin Half Nickel Planchet $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 Franklin Half Dime Planchet $3,500 $4,500 $5,500 $6,500 Franklin Half Quarter Planchet $600 $750 $1,000 $1,250 Kennedy Half Silver 1964 Cent Planchet $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $2,000 Kennedy Half Silver 1964 Nickel Planchet $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $2,000 Kennedy Half Silver 1964 Dime Planchet $1,000 $1,250 $2,000 $2,500 Kennedy Half Silver 1964 Quarter Planchet $400 $500 $600 $750 Kennedy Half Clad Cent Planchet $750 $850 $1,000 $1,500 Kennedy Half Clad Nickel Planchet $750 $850 $1,000 $1,250 Kennedy Half Clad Dime Planchet $750 $850 $1,000 $1,400 Kennedy Half Clad Quarter Planchet $350 $400 $450 $500 Kennedy Half 1964 Transitional Clad Half Planchet $3,500 $4,500 $6,000 $10,000 Kennedy Half 1965 Transitional Silver Half Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $10,000 Kennedy Half 1964 Transitional Clad Quarter Planchet $3,000 $4,000 $6,000 $7,500 Kennedy Half 1965 Transitional Silver Quarter Planchet $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000 Ike Dollar Cent Planchet $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 $15,000 Ike Dollar Nickel Planchet $10,000 $12,500 $15,000 $20,000 Ike Dollar Dime Planchet $7,500 $8,500 $10,000 $12,500 Ike Dollar Quarter Planchet $7,000 $10,000 $12,500 $15,000 Ike Dollar Half Planchet $1,600 $1,750 $2,000 $3,000 Ike Dollar Foreign Planchet $900 $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 Ike Dollar Transitional 40% Silver Planchet $2,750 $3,000 $3,500 $5,000 SBA Dollar Cent Planchet N/A $1,750 $3,000 $5,000 SBA Dollar Nickel Planchet N/A $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 SBA Dollar Dime Planchet N/A $6,000 $7,000 $10,000 SBA Dollar Quarter Planchet N/A $600 $850 $1,000 Sac Dollar Cent Planchet N/A $12,500 $15,000 $20,000 Sac Dollar Nickel Planchet N/A $12,500 $15,000 $20,000 Sac Dollar Dime Planchet N/A $8,000 $15,000 $20,000 Sac Dollar Quarter Planchet N/A $1,500 $2,000 $2,500
Page 129 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Counterbrockages (Updated October 2017)
counterbrockage error involves a cap A die and a previously struck coin. When a cap die strikes a previously struck coin, the obverse design from that struck coin will be impressed into the cap. The result will be a design where the cap face will be an incuse brockage. When a new blank is struck by this cap die with an incuse brockage image, the obverse will have a raised and spread image from that incuse design of the cap. This brockage impression is known as a counterbrockage.
Denomination Circulated AU Unc Choice Unc - Gem Indian Cent $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $500 $750 $1,500 $2,000 Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $200 $200 $300 $500 Lincoln Cent Memorial $40 $50 $75 $100 Shield Nickel $1,500 $2,000 $4,000 $5,000 Liberty Nickel $1,500 $2,000 $4,000 $5,000 Jefferson Nickel $50 $100 $150 $200 Barber Dime $3,000 $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 Roosevelt Dime Silver $300 $500 $750 $1,000 Roosevelt Dime Clad $100 $150 $250 $300 Washington Quarter Silver $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 Washington Quarter Clad $100 $200 $300 $400 State Quarter N/A $750 $1,250 $1,500 Kennedy Half Silver $1,250 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 Kennedy Half Clad $500 $750 $1,250 $1,500 SBA Dollar N/A $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Page 130 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Fold-Over Strikes (Updated October 2017)
fold-over coin is one of the most A dramatic types of errors. It occurs when the blank is standing vertically between the dies. During the strike, the force is so great that it bends and folds the blank. These fold-overs can be on-center or off-center, and come in many different shapes. There are a few fold-overs with multiple errors, either with an additional strike or fold-over. Denominations above quarters are very scarce.
Denomination AU AU Dated Unc Unc Dated Indian Cent Memorial Copper $1,000 $1,250 $1,250 $1,500 Lincoln Cent Memorial Zinc $750 $1,000 $1,000 $1,250 Jefferson Nickel $2,500 $3,000 $3,000 $4,000 Roosevelt Dime Silver $4,000 $5,000 $5,000 $6,000 Roosevelt Dime Clad $3,000 $3,500 $3,500 $4,500 Washington Quarter Silver $4,000 $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 Washington Quarter Clad $3,500 $4,000 $4,000 $5,000 State Quarter $5,000 $6,000 $6,000 $8,500
Page 131 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Price Guide Martha Washington Test Pieces (Updated October 2017) here is one set of a Dime, Quarter and THalf struck by Martha Washington dies that are permanently housed in the Smithsonian Institute, embedded in blocks of lucite. According to United States Pattern and Related Issues, by Andrew W. Pollock III, “the only trial pieces purported to have survived metallurgical testing in 1965 were the Dime, Quarter Dollar, and Half Dollar equivalent strikes in copper-nickel clad over copper.”
Mike Byers’ discovery of the Martha Washington Test Piece on a copper-zinc Cent planchet struck 10% off-center with a uniface reverse was a front page Coin World article on August 7th, 2000.
Denomination Unc Choice Gem Martha Cent $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 Martha Nickel $4,500 $6,000 $7,500 Martha Dime $7,500 $10,000 $12,500 Martha Quarter $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 Martha Half Dollar $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 Martha Dollar (SBA Planchet) $10,000 $12,500 $15,000 Martha Dollar (Sac Planchet) $6,000 $7,500 $10,000
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