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More varieties of coins are being discovered everyday. You may have one of these unique coins in your posession and it may be worth much more than you thought it was. Vol. #2 is in the making and should be out in early 2003. This is probably the best reference book you'll ever buy.

A brockage occurs when an already struck coin gets stuck in one of the dies and the coin serves as a die for the next blank. This produces an incuse and mirror image impression of one side on the other side.

Each year, the U.S. Mint produces billions of coins. The vast majority are struck correctly and enter circulation or end up in collectors’ hands. In order to leave the U.S. Mint facilities, the coins must pass through a series of quality control checkpoints. If a coin is found to be struck with an error in the design, or if the coining machinery malfunctions and produces misshapen or partially-struck coins, all of the coins in question are destroyed.

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If you thought the above “Pinky” Error is unique ... this one takes the cake. Over the past have century the US Mint has made hundreds of billions of cents ... so when an error occur everyone takes notice. But what of they forgot to strike the coin completely … a “Blank”. It’s a double No-No. First the planchet the cent is struck on is only available to the US Mint … so no one can make a counterfeit coin. 2nd the modern machines used to strike today’s coins have sensors to kick out strikes that were...

Quick Overview U.S. State Quarter Mis-Struck Error CoinDid you know that very few modern U.S. error coins ever see the light of day? Error coins discovered by U.S. Mint investigators are usually destroyed and melted down under strict security supervision. So any error coins that do make it into public circulation are extremely rare, and as a result are very valuable. Such error coins become instant collector items and multiply in value. We have secured a very small quantity of state quarter errors...

The edge should show the date, mint and motto's (E Pluribus Unum and In God We Trust) but the edge is completely blank on these coins! That is why this coin has become known as "The Godless Dollar".

A double strike is caused by a malfunction in the minting process. Instead of being properly ejected after receiving a strike, the struck coin fall between a die pair that is operating very rapidly. It gets a second strike and has a second impression as a result. In this particular case, it is unusual to see design elements on both sides of the coin. A double date adds desirability to the piece. Off center coins are described by the orientation of the design according to positions of the clock. They...

This fascinating collectible includes John Adams dollars coins with two different double-struck edge inscription errors. One coin has two sets of lettering that overlap each other — the "overlapped" error — and the other with one set of lettering that is upright and one set that is upside down, dubbed the "inverted" error. Each coin is protectively encapsulated, and fits in an elegant wooden display chest. Quantities are limited.

Here are two of the error coin markets most long time participants. Syd and Fred share their memories of the early days of error coins including the local and national clubs, the different personalities and publications. Their discussion includes, examples of the early publications, history of the first organizations, how Fred Weinberg got started in errors, history of the hobby and famous personalities, the need to understand and know the minting process, why availability of errors has changed,...

Here are two of the error coin markets most long time participants. Syd and Fred share their memories of the early days of error coins including the local and national clubs, the different personalities and publications. Their discussion includes, examples of the early publications, history of the first organizations, how Fred Weinberg got started in errors, history of the hobby and famous personalities, the need to understand and know the minting process, why availability of errors has changed,...

Quick Overview Adams Presidential Dollar Error CoinWhen the U.S. Mint struck the first coin in the new Presidential Dollars series in 2007, a small number of coins were accidentally released without the usual lettering on the edge. This is a RARE ERROR - the edge is missing all of the edge lettering (date, mintmark, In God We Trust and E Pluribus Unum). We were fortunate to secure a few of these phenomenal Adams Presidential Dollar Error Coins, each certified and graded as Brilliant Uncirculated...

This volume covers all United States series from half cents through nickel five-cent piece. The book is a result of many years of cumulative research and finessing by the lead authors, Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton, in cooperation with many collectors, scholars, dealers, and others in the numismatic community. It presents information unavailable in any other single source.