TM minterrornews.com Special Edition 2006 The Best of Mint Error News A Mike Byers Publication Byers Numismatic Corp mikebyers.com TM The Largest Dealer of the World’s Rarest Mint Errors U.S. & World Major Mint Errors • Die Trials • Numismatic Rarities Unique SPECIMEN Silver 1920 SL 25¢ 1838 $5 Die Trial Splasher Certificate Set of 16 Struck on Peru 20C Planchet J-A1838-6 PCGS Certified NGC MS 60 FH Unique PCGS MS 65 UNIQUE Unique 1866 $2½ Struck on a 3 Cent Pair of Indian Head 1¢ Die Caps Barber Half Nickel Planchet Obverse & Reverse Full Obverse Brockage NGC MS 66 PCGS MS 64 PCGS AU 58 UNIQUE Unique Set of Four 1921-S Morgan Dollar 1895-O Barber Dime Paraguay Gold Overstrikes Struck 45% Off-Center Obverse Die Cap NGC Certified NGC MS 63 PCGS MS 64 1846 J-110A $5 Obv Die Trial 1924 SL 25¢ 1862 Indian Head 1¢ Struck on $2½ Trial Double Struck Deep Obverse Die Cap NGC MS 65 BN ANACS AU 55 PCGS MS 62 Unique Set of Three 1887 $3 Indian Gold Proof 1942 Walking Liberty 50¢ Paraguay Gold Overstrikes Triple Struck Struck on Silver 25¢ Planchet NGC Certified PCGS PR 63 PCGS MS 65 Unique Jefferson Nickel 1802/1 $5 Draped Bust Gold 1865 2¢ Die Trial Triple Struck Obverse Deep Obverse Die Cap PCGS Certified ANACS EF 45 & Brockage 1804 $2½ Capped Bust To Right 1898 Barber 25¢ 1945-S WL 50¢ Double Struck Obverse Die Cap & Brockage Struck on El Salvador 25¢ Planchet NGC Fine 15 PCGS MS 62 NGC MS 63 UNQUE 1806 $5 Capped Bust Triple Struck 1865 $1 Indian Gold Proof 1920 Buffalo Nickel Rotated 90° Triple Struck Reverse Struck on Copper Planchet PCGS AU 50 PCGS PR 64 Cameo NGC AU 55 UNIQUE 1874 $1 U.S. Gold T3 1873 $20 Closed 3 J-1344 1901/0-S $5 Liberty Gold Full Brockage Double Struck 10% Off-Center PCGS MS 62 UNIQUE NGC PF 61 RB PCGS AU 55 1853 U.S. Assay Gold $20 1965 English Penny 1875-CC $20 Liberty Gold Double Struck Struck on Gold Planchet Partial Collar NGC AU 55 PCGS MS 62 NGC MS 62 Pair of Barber Dime Die Caps Franklin Half Dollar 1910 Lincoln Cent Obverse & Reverse Struck on 1948 Cent Uniface Test Strike PCGS AU 55 UNIQUE NGC MS 64 BN PCGS AU 58 1904 $20 Gold Indian Cent on Half Dime Planchet 1851 3¢ Obverse & Reverse Double Struck Uniface Obverse Die Trials ANACS MS 60 Proof-Like PCGS MS 63 Struck on Cardboard 1864 2¢ Obverse Die Cap Martha Washington Dollar Test Piece 1869 Indian Cent Mated With Brockage Clad Plan w/Exp Edge Struck on Silver Dime Planchet PCGS MS 62 NGC MS 64 PCGS AU 55 1856 Large Cent Obverse Cap/ Martha Washington Dollar Test Piece 1906-D $20 Liberty Gold Brockage Reverse Sac Plan w/Exp Edge Broadstruck Gem BU NGC MS 64 NGC AU 58 Mint Error News Magazine Special Edition 2 0 0 6 Special Edition 2006 Publisher & Editor - Table of Contents - Mike Byers Mike Byers’ Welcome 6 Design & Layout Mint Error Struck On Actual Feeder Finger 7 Sam Rhazi ANACS Certifies Unique “Two Tailed” Euro Set 9 PCGS Certifies Unique Jefferson Nickel Die Trial 14 Contributing Editors Spectacular 1859 Indian Head Cent Obverse Struck on an 1857 Seated Half Dime 17 Tim Bullard PCGS Certifies Incredible Canadian “Two Tailed” Die Cap 20 Allan Levy Unique 3¢ Nickel Struck on 1¢ Stock 23 Advertising Spectacular Buffalo Nickel Off-Center on Cent Planchet 29 The ad space is sold out. 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Page 3 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Magazine Special Edition 2 0 0 6 Special Edition 2006 Contributing Writers - Table of Contents - Tim Bullard Patrick Glassford Heritage Galleries Henry Hilgard Allan Levy Gregory Mirsky Mike Moloney The Amazing Broken CC and Other Errors on Display 84 Allen Rowe Rich Schemmer Thrill of the Hunt 85 Bill Snyder Foreigners in the Mint 86 J.T. Stanton Saul Teichman 1846 PROOF $2½ Overstruck by 1846 PROOF $5 96 Frank Vedel Why Do You Collect Error Coins? 98 Fred Weinberg Martin Wettmark Double Struck 20¢ Piece Unique Discovery 101 Advertising Unique Gold Brockage Sells For Record Price of $75,000 102 The ad space is sold out. Please e-mail [email protected] to be added Unique 2 Headed Shilling 103 to the waiting list. Martha Washington Dime Sells For $51,750 104 Subscriptions Highlights From My Collection of Swedish Error Coins 105 We are not offering a paid subscription at this time. 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Page 4 minterrornews.com Mint Error News Magazine Special Edition 2 0 0 6 - Table of Contents - Barber Half Full Obverse Brockage 132 Double Struck $2 ½ Indian Sells for $66,125 at FUN 134 Rare Pattern Mint Errors 136 Set of (5) 1999 Experimental State Quarters Certified by PCGS 137 1942 Walking Liberty 50¢ Struck On A Silver 25¢ Planchet 138 1865 $1 Indian Gold Proof Triple Struck Reverse 139 1891 $5 Triple Struck Proof 64 NGC Mint Error 140 Silver Dollar Errors 142 Double Struck Morgan Dollar 144 1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20 Double Struck 145 How HOT is the error coin market? 146 America’s first Double Denomination 147 Extremely Rare 1937 Great Britain Die Trial 150 $80 Nickel Sells for $264,500 in Heritage Auction 152 Double Struck 4 Pence Lord Baltimore Piece Sold For $40,250 153 Mint Tour Photos 154 3 Decade Old Catalog Found 158 A Study of World Mis-Struck Coins 166 Off-Center Errors 186 Off-Metal Errors 211 Upcoming Coin Shows / About Mike Byers 238 Page 5 minterrornews.com TM Mike Byers, Publisher & Editor Welcomes You! elcome to Mint Error News Magazine, bringing the latest mint error news and information to the collector. 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