Error Coin Types and What Your Error Coin is Worth
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Error Coins
Ink Smear Error Dollar Bill Found
A nice minor ink smear error bill found searching for error banknotes and fancy serial numbers. This is simply the best hobby in the world! Anyone can get into it without major investments of either time or money. Ironic huh? Collecting money can be low cost.
These ARE NOT the Error Coins You Are Looking For!
From just plain tarnished to totally screwed up! These coins are simply not keepers and not error coins! These are a few examples of error coins that just won’t make the cut when it comes to collecting. I will explain why and show some more and less dramatic examples. Comment or email us
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What are Doubled Die Error Coins? How to Find DDO / DDR Coins?
Let’s talk all about DOUBLED DIE (DOUBLE DIE) error coins! The coin die that strikes double die coins has a partial or fully doubled image. Therefore, the coin has two identical images that are slightly offset from one another. The doubling occurs from mistakes in the die hubbing process. This results in a coin die
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How to spot a Rusted Coin Die
Rusted Die Definition: A die with a rusted or corroded surface. The roughened and pitted areas will be transferred to the coin as areas of raised metal. This 1921(P) Morgan dollar shows patches of raised metal on the reverse face. This condition was probably caused by a rusty die.
What is a Wide Collar Coin?
Definition: A coin struck inside a collar whose diameter is wider than normal. This rare error is subtle and is often only detected when an otherwise normal-looking coin gets stuck in a plastic storage tube or won’t fit in its designated hole inside a cardboard Dansco album. An abnormally wide collar can arise in several ways: A collar intended
What are those circles on your coins?
Definition: Tiny raised circles, semicircles, and occasionally spirals that are most often found in or near the center of the design. The imperfections can be found on either face. First recognized in 2004 cents, these die imperfections have now been found as far back as a 1965 cent and as recently as a 2015 nickel. Other examples
What are Lathe Rings?
Lathe Rings Definition: These concentric rings are produced by a lathe which shapes the cone-shaped face of the unfinished working die. The cone is supposed to be polished smooth before hubbing. If polishing is omitted or inadequate, the surface will remain covered by concentric lathe marks which will not be erased by subsequent hubbing. Concentric rings can be seen
The Morgan Dollar – The Complete Rundown
The 1886 Morgan dollar, known more officially as the Liberty Head dollar, is a silver coin that was struck at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. Nearly 20 million 1886 Morgan dollars were made, and while the vast majority were ultimately melted, enough survive today to satisfy general collector demands. The Morgan dollar, as collectors
What is a Merovingian Tremissis ?
Notes on Merovingian Tremissis This gold coin dates from between 580AD and 630AD. The Merovingian Dynasty was based in ancient Gaul (which is now France) and dates from the middle of the 5th century AD. One side of the coin has a central cross design but none of the letters can be read, which means it