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Buffalo Nickel Errors TM special edition Mike Byers Tim Bullard Fred Weinberg Allan Levy Rich Schemmer A Selection of Major Mint Errors Offered by the Top Error Dealers Excited About Mint Errors? Join Error World Club Volume I • Issue IV • Winter 2003 errorworldclub.org A Mike Byers Publication minterrornews.com Coming In 2004 From Zyrus Press A New Book By Mike Byers From the Publisher & Editor of Mint Error News TM Discoveries and Price Guide For U.S. and World Major Mint Errors and Die Trials by Mike Byers Production Design: Sam Rhazi P.O. 17810 Irvine, CA 92623 (888) 622-7823 Mint Error News Magazine Special Edition elcome to Mint Error News Magazine, bringing the latest mint Volume I • Issue IV • Winter 2003 Werror news and information to the collector. Two major Mint Error Publisher & Editor News sponsors are Mike Byers and ANACS. Mike Byers (mikebyers.com) is the Publisher and Editor of Mint Error News Magazine and the website minterrornews.com. He has been Mike Byers a Professional Numismatist since 1978. He is the largest dealer of the world’s rarest mint errors. He specializes in U.S. and World Major Mint Production Design Errors, Die Trials and Numismatic Rarities. His new discoveries of major mint errors have been front page news for years. Mike Byers is also a Sam Rhazi Consultant for ANACS for Mint Errors. A selection of major mint errors ANACS (www.anacs.com) is one of the three major grading offered by the top error dealers: services. They have been authenticating, certifying and encapsulating mint errors since 1991 which is years longer than the other two grading Mike Byers services combined. ANACS is highly respected in the Numismatic Fred Weinberg Community and has extensive experience in authenticating mint errors. Tim Bullard Two other sponsors to Mint Error News are Tim Bullard Rich Schemmer (errorcointrader.com) and Allan Levy (alscoins.com). 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We are the coin grading service to contact when you want to know all the details about your coin’s authenticity and grading. Collect with passion. Off-Center Errors by Al Levy Here are records of recent sales of off-center mint 6. “D” next to the date symbolizes that the coin had errors on eBay: damage or was scratched. 1. All coins were listed on eBay and closed from 7. “C” next to the date symbolizes that the coin was 07/01/03 to 09/30/03. cleaned. 2. All lots had buyers. If the coins actually changed 8. “B” next to the date symbolizes that the coin had hands is unknown. damage and was cleaned. 3. A picture accompanied each lot or it was not 9. If the date or mint mark was missing or partially recognized. visible, parentheses were used. 4. Mislabeled items were ignored. 10. Postage/handling/insurance fees were ignored. 5. Some lots may have changed hands more than 11. Major auctions were not listed. once. DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11% 11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75% DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11% 11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75% 1c 1797 NGC10 $346.67 1c 1944 BU RB $38.20 1c 1862 ANACS50 $224.50 1c 194(?)-S C UNC $23.08 1c 1865 ANACS04 $122.50 1c 194(?)-S BU RB $27.77 1c 1887 D GOOD $61.00 1c 1945-D XF $77.00 1c 1887 AU $405.00 1c 1946-S UNC BRN $49.99 1c 1891 D FINE $100.00 1c 1950-S XF $117.50 1c (1890) ANCS58 $179.50 1c 1952(D) BU RD $109.06 1c (1895) ANCS50 $193.50 1c 1952-D BU BRN $46.60 1c 1897 VG $46.00 1c (?)56(?) BU BRN $49.95 1c 1900 MS64 BRN $409.51 1c 1957-D UNC BRN $68.68 1c 1900 PCGS65 BRN $399.99 1c 1957-D BU RD $66.00 1c (1903) ANACS63 BRN $280.00 1c 195(9) BU RB $26.55 1c 1903 ANACS12 $70.89 1c 1961-D UNC BRN $28.00 1c 1918 PCGS55 $235.50 1c 1964(?) BU RB $13.08 1c 191(8)-S PCGS50 $237.50 1c 1964-D C BU $14.02 1c 1919-D D XF $152.50 1c 1964-D BU BRN $10.50 $17.49 $15.49 1c 1919-S FINE $83.00 1c 1964-D CH BU BRN $9.95 1c 1919-S ICG 62 BRN $227.50 1c 1965 C UNC $11.00 1c 1924-S SPNT AU $450.25 1c 1965 D UNC BRN $21.22 1c 1929-D AU BRN $169.50 1c 1965 UNC BRN $22.50 1c 1934 UNC BN $56.32 1c 1965 BU RB $27.01 1c 1934 PCGS64 RB $185.00 1c 1966 UNC BRN $20.66 1c 1937 UNC RB $45.00 1c 1968-D UNC BRN $5.50 1c 1937 C UNC $40.00 1c 1969-D C BU $12.39 1c 1943-S UNC $60.98 1c 1969-D BU RB $13.22 Page 6 minterrornews.com DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11% 11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75% DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11% 11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75% 1c 1970-D C UNC $9.50 25c 1813 NGC 35 $1,480.55 1c 1970-D UNCBRN $12.00 25c 1965 BU $17.00 1c 1970-D UNC RB $24.50 $15.00 25c 1974 BU $11.50 1c 1971 BU RB $25.00 25c 1976 XF $46.88 1c 197(1)-D UNC $29.56 25c 1976 UNC $40.00 1c 1972 D UNC BRN $8.50 25c (1976) GEM $62.99 1c 1972 UNC RB $26.00 25c 1976 NGC62 $47.00 1c 197(2)-D UNC BRN $13.27 25c 1976 PCGS64 $91.00 1c 1973 C UNC $16.01 25c 1976 PCGS65 $91.00 1c 1973 UNC RB $22.50 25c 1983-P XF $4.25 1c 1974 UNC RB $20.50 25c 1983-P AU $9.95 $31.00 1c 1974-D BU BRN $9.50 25c 1983-P UNC $22.75 $15.25 1c 1974-D BU RB $22.50 25c 1983-P BU $14.76
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