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Off-Center Errors
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Around The World - Updating Activity In and Around Error World 8
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Another Martha Washington Test Piece Discovered 9
Sam Rhazi Spectacular Buffalo Nickel Off-Center on Cent Planchet 10
Contributing Editors A Report on the ANA and Mint Errors 12
Ronnah Johnson Double Struck 1924 Standing Liberty Quarter 15
Allan Levy
Unique 3 Piece Cent and Dime Mated Set 16
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The 2004 ANA Convention and The Error Coin Market 25
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Off-Center Errors by Al Levy (alscoins.com)
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
July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004. 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. Mislabelled 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 1864 B GOOD $237.06 1c 1946-S C UNC $113.50
1c 1890 D GOOD $63.00 1c 194(9)-(?) XF $66.85
1c 1900 PCGS 65 BRN $482.88 1c 194(?)-S BU RED $24.51
1c 1902 D VF $67.00 1c 1950-D D XF $43.89
1c 1902 XF $90.00 $178.38 1c 1951-D XF $56.55 $52.99
1c 1902 PCGS 45 $103.50 1c 1952-D UNC BRN $42.99
1c 1904 ANANS 08 $51.25 1c 1953 GOOD $33.00
1c 1905 VF $256.00 1c 1953-D VF $51.01
1c 1905 C XF $177.50 1c 1960-D LD D BU RED $45.75
1c 1905 C AU $197.50 1c 1961-D AU $42.00
1c 1907 B GOOD $53.15 1c 1961-D BU BRN $51.00
1c 1908 CH BU RED $379.55 1c 1962-D AU $36.56
1c 1917-D XF $159.50 1c 1963 CH BU BRN $56.00
1c 1917-S XF $87.00 1c 1964 UNC R&B $18.50
1c 1918-S XF $75.11 1c 1964-D CH BU R&B $19.95
1c 1919 AU $80.00 1c 1964-D GEM BU BRN $27.30
1c 1919-S XF $46.00 1c 1965 PCGS 62 RED $26.95
1c 1919-S AU $159.50 1c 1966 AU $4.25
1c 1929-D UNC BRN $184.50 1c 1966 C UNC $4.75
1c 193(0) C XF $27.00 1c 1966 PCGS 66 RED $51.00
1c 1930-D XF $93.76 1c 196(6) GEM BU RED $14.50
1c 1930-D D AU $70.00 1c 1967 AU $17.25
1c 1937 XF $27.99 $50.00 1c 1967 BU RED $22.72
1c 1937 NGC 64 BRN $109.25 1c 1968 BU R&B $25.49
1c 1942 UNC BRN $42.00 1c 1968-D BU BRN $10.59 $11.01
1c 1943 D XF $28.23 $92.00 1c 1968-D BU RED $19.35
1c 1943 D UNC $48.55 1c 1968-D CH BU R&B $14.90
1c 1943 UNC $49.99 1c (?)68-D NGC 64 BRN $16.60
1c 1943-S D ANACS NET 60 $100.00 1c 1968-S CH BU R&B $26.00
1c 1944 XF $20.50 1c 1968-S CH BU RED $45.00
1c 1944 UNC BRN $27.00 1c 196(8)-S CH BU RED $44.50
1c 1944 NGC 62 R&B $41.00 1c 1969 UNC R&B $283.41
1c 1945-S XF $35.50 1c 1969 BU RED $256.00

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Off-Center Errors
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 1969-D C UNC $16.05 1c 1990-D GEM BU RED $24.99
1c 1969-D UNC BRN $21.01 1c 1990-(?) GEM BU RED $7.99
1c 1969-D BU RED $17.67 1c 1993 UNC BRN $14.06
1c 1969-D CH BU RED $27.27 1c 1993-(?) BU RED $2.99
1c 1970 BU R&B $10.35 $19.28 1c 1993 GEM BU RED $14.18
1c 1970-D D UNC BRN $11.82 1c 1993-D GEM BU RED $9.95
1c 1970-D UNC BRN $19.09 1c 1994-D GEM BU RED $24.99
1c 1970-D BU RED $10.00 1c 1995 GEM BU RED $10.57
1c 1970-D GEM BU RED $20.45 1c 1995-D BU R&B $9.95
1c 1971 BU R&B $22.72 1c 1995-D GEM BU RED $13.99
1c 1971-D UNC BRN $14.05 1c 1996-D BU RED $9.95
1c 1971-D ANACS 63 R&B $15.51 1c 1996-D GEM BU RED $14.99
1c 1972 UNC BRN $13.49 1c 1997 GEM BU RED $13.99
1c 1972 CH BU RED $9.95 1c 199(7) CH BU RED $9.99
1c 1973 D UNC BRN $41.00 1c 1998 NGC 65 RED $12.50
1c 1973 UNC BRN $26.00 1c 1999 ANACS 65 RED $13.15 $5.50
1c 1973 BU RED $31.01 1c 1999 PCGS 65 RED $22.49
1c 1973-D UNC BRN $11.50 1c 2000 PCGS 65 RED $19.50
1c (?97)5-(?) D AU $0.99 1c 2000 SGS $15.50
1c 1975-D BU RED $21.49 1c 2003 GEM BU RED $15.30
1c 1975-D GEM BU RED $12.01 1c 2003-D GEM BU RED $10.50
1c 1977-(?) GEM BU RED $17.99 1c 2004-D PCGS 66 RED $585.00
1c 1978 D BU R&B $14.03 3c 1865 NGC 12 $295.00
1c 1978 CH BU RED $9.40 5c (1890) PCGS 12 $178.50
1c 197(8) GEM BU RED $18.00 5c 1896 FINE $181.49
1c 197(9) XF $16.35 5c (19)05 VF $232.50
1c 197(9) UNC BRN $9.99 5c 1917-(?) PCGS 64 $1,979.00
1c (19)79-(?) BU RED $13.95 5c 1889 D NCS FN $113.60
1c 1980 BU BRN $1.60 5c 1902 D NCS VF $128.50
1c (1981)-(?) D UNC BRN $7.51 5c 1924 PCGS 58 $499.00
1c 1982 LD CU CH BU R&B $8.00 5c 1936 C XF $142.50
1c 1982 LD CU BU RED $5.50 5c 1940 UNC $112.50
1c 1982 SD CU BU R&B $4.99 5c 1940-S UNC $610.00
1c 1982 SD ZN C BU $11.50 5c 1966 BU $12.50
1c 1983 D BU R&B $6.85 5c 1973 D BU $25.00
1c 1983 BU R&B $3.51 5c 1974 BU $17.05 $25.59
1c 1983 BU RED $5.50 $6.91 $4.40 5c 1975 D UNC $20.38
1c 1983 CH BU RED $14.99 5c 1975 GEM BU $34.50
1c 198(3) GEM BU RED $7.01 5c (?7)5-D GEM BU $18.38
1c 1983 ANACS 63 $13.00 5c 1976 D UNC $17.00
1c 1983 NGC 64 RED $17.50 5c 1978 AU $26.51
1c 1983-D BU RED $9.95 5c 1978 BU $34.00
1c 1983-D NGC 63 R&B $29.76 5c (?)78 BU $12.51
1c 1984 AU $6.01 5c 1979 CH BU $2.01
1c 1984 BU R&B $3.99 $3.99 5c 1980-P UNC $8.60
1c 1984 D BU RED $3.99 5c 1980-P BU $23.06
1c 1984 BU RED $4.35 $10.38 5c 1980-P ANACS 60 $27.99
1c 1984 CH BU RED $9.50 5c 1982-P D BU $30.00
1c 1984 GEM BU RED $8.50 5c 1983-P BU $10.00 $12.49
1c 1984 NGC 64 R&B $15.00 5c 1983-P GEM BU $10.51
1c 1984-D GEM BU RED $20.50 5c (1)983-P UNC $16.50
1c 1985-(?) UNC BRN $3.80 5c 1984-D CH BU $16.08
1c 1985 UNC R&B $7.00 $4.36 5c 1984-P CH BU $16.54
1c 1985 BU R&B $5.01 5c (?)85-D BU $15.00
1c 1985 D BU RED $3.99 5c 1988-P BU $24.07
1c 1985 BU RED $11.01 5c 1989-P BU $15.00
1c 1985 CH BU R&B $3.76 $12.99 5c 1988-P GEM BU $13.39
1c 1985 GEM BU RED $2.50 5c 1989-P GEM BU $21.55
1c 1986 UNC BRN $6.13 5c 1990-P BU $22.59
1c 1986 UNC R&B $8.00 5c (?)91-P ICG 65 $16.50
1c 1986 BU R&B $2.25 $8.39 5c (?)93-P BU $8.60
1c 1986 D BU RED $4.24 5c (?)93-P GEM BU $11.51
1c 1986 BU RED $6.35 $4.94 5c 1994-P CH BU $15.50
1c 1986 CH BU RED $14.99 5c (199)4-P BU $8.60
1c 1987 D UNC R&B $3.99 5c 1995-P GEM BU $7.50
1c 1987 UNC RED $5.78 5c (?)5-P ANACS 63 $24.99
1c 1987 BU R&B $3.62 $5.25 5c 1996-D CH BU $15.00
1c 1987-(?) UNC BRN $5.52 5c 1996-D GEM BU $21.00
1c 1988 D BU R&B $5.55 5c 1996-P BU $8.60
1c 1988 BU R&B $8.85 5c 1997-P BU $10.05
1c 1988 CH BU RED $4.06 5c 1998-P BU $15.00
1c 1988-(D) D UNC $18.50 5c 1998-P GEM BU $5.51
1c 1989 GEM BU RED $10.99 5c 1999-D BU $11.75
1c 1989-D AU $8.10 5c 1999-D CH BU $14.11
1c 1989-(D) D CH BU R&B $10.50 5c 1999-D GEM BU $15.00 $18.52
1c 1989-P CH BU R&C $13.00 5c 1999-(D) GEM BU $8.98
1c 1990 D BU BROWN $5.75 5c 1999-D ANACS 63 $17.75
1c 1990 GEM BU RED $10.50 5c (?)999-D GEM BU $11.00
1c 1990 NGC 65 RED $6.57 5c 1999-P CH BU $9.50

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Off-Center Errors
DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11% 11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75% DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11% 11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75%
5c 19(99)-P AU $2.75 25c (19)88-P AU $5.99
5c 2000-D GEM BU $14.16 $6.05 25c 1988-P BU $36.02
5c (2)000-D GEM BU $12.62 25c 1988-P GEM BU $26.00
5c 20(00)-(D) GEM BU $4.99 25c (1989)-P D AU $10.55
5c (?0)00-D GEM BU $13.01 25c 1989-P AU $15.95
5c (?)00-D GEM BU $6.50 25c 1989-P BU $7.49
5c 2000-P GEM BU $10.00 25c 1991-P BU $6.36
5c 2001-D UNC $11.50 25c (1992)-P BU $5.00
5c 2004-P L&C UNC $511.01 25c 1993-P BU $58.88
10c 1890 FINE $676.00 25c 1995-D GEM BU $69.76
10c 1942-(?) PCGS 64 $272.88 25c 1995-P GEM BU $34.00
10c 1944 AU $50.50 25c 1995-(?) GEM BU $46.52
10c 1964 ANACS 61 $69.85 25c 1998-D GEM BU $16.06
10c 1964-(?) D BU $87.03 25c 1998-D NGC 65 $30.01
10c 1964-(?) BU $76.00 25c 1998-P BU $10.25
10c 1964-(?) PCI 63 $98.03 25c 1998-P GEM BU $32.00
10c 1965 D BU $24.39 25c 1998-P D BU $13.01
10c 1972-D NGC 64 $35.02 25c 1998-(?) UNC $44.00
10c 1973 CH BU $27.77 25c 1999-P GEM BU $9.05
10c 19(77) UNC $20.49 25c DE (?)-D BU $227.50
10c 1979 BU $10.49 25c DE (?)-D SEGS 64 $188.90
10c 1979 CH BU $9.99 $21.45 25c PA 1999-D UNC $39.99
10c 1983-D D BU $12.09 25c PA (?) D BU $138.06
10c 19(87)-P GEM BU $6.99 25c PA (?) GEM BU $102.61
10c 198(8)-D BU $17.27 25c PA -P PCGS 66 $260.00
10c 1990-D BU $18.52 25c NJ 1999-P BU $132.49
10c 199(0)-P GEM BU $14.39 25c CT 1999-D PCGS 55 $38.82
10c 1991-(P) GEM BU $22.01 25c CT 1999-P UNC $39.08
10c 1993-D BU $17.39 25c GA BU $45.00
10c 1994-P BU $9.99 25c GA GEM BU $93.50
10c 1994-P CH BU $2.26 25c CT 1999-P ANACS 60 $28.88
10c 1994-P PCGS 64 $29.78 25c MA 2000-P BU $53.00
10c 1996-P CH BU $17.99 25c NH 2000-D PCGS 64 $30.17
10c 1996-P GEM BU $13.00 25c NH 2000-P BU $41.57
10c 1996-P D BU $10.49 $28.00 25c NH 2000-P PCGS 65 $37.24
10c 1998-(P) UNC $8.05 25c NH 2000-P PCGS 66 $41.00
10c 1998-P UNC $4.99 25c NH 2000-P PCGS 67 $145.00
10c 1998-P GEM BU $10.00 $14.27 25c NH (2000)-P BU $97.00
10c 1998-P NGC 64 $22.50 25c NH 20(00)-P BU $112.25
10c 1999-D BU $7.06 25c NH 20(?)-P PCI 65 $88.00
10c 1999-P BU $9.95 25c NH ND-P UNC $127.50
10c 1999-P GEM BU $19.00 25c NH ND-P BU $109.99
10c 199(9)-P GEM BU $5.00 25c MD 2000-P NGC 66 $76.02
25c (1966) AU $10.00 25c VA 2000-P PCGS 58 $18.50
25c 1974 D BU $8.95 25c VA (2000)-P CH BU $200.00
25c 1974 PCGS 65 $41.00 25c SC 2000-P BU $43.75
25c (1974) GEM BU $15.50 25c NC 2001-P D UNC $15.69
25c (1976) C NCS UNC $35.00 25c NC 2001-P UNC $32.75
25c (1976) GEM BU $39.99 25c NC 2001-P BU $31.00
25c 1978 XF $5.51 25c NC 2001-P CH BU $40.50
25c 1979 AU $7.50 25c NC 2001-P NTC 66 $26.99
25c 1980-P AU $2.00 25c NC 2001-P PCGS 65 $41.00
25c 1981-P UNC $34.95 25c AL 2003-P NTC 66 $40.00
25c 1981-P ANACS 61 $8.49 25c (1976) BU $57.01
25c (?)81-P AU $34.00 50c (1976) PCGS 62 $225.50
25c (1981)-P AU $20.55 50c 1983-P BU $226.16
25c (1981)-P UNC $9.25 50c 1988-P UNC $129.06
25c (1983)-P CH BU $48.89 50c 1990-P UNC $63.00 $224.72
25c (19)83-P UNC $32.00 50c (1990)-P UNC $103.50
25c (?83)-P UNC $19.00 50c (1)990-P ANACS 63 $255.00
25c 1983-P VF $4.99 50c 1995-P UNC $211.50
25c 1983-P D AU $23.05 50c 1995-P PCGS 64 $125.00
25c 1983-P UNC $15.19 1$ 1972-D BU $86.01
25c 1983-P D UNC $15.24 1$ 1977-D PCGS 65 $152.50
25c 1983-P BU $47.00 1$ 1978 UNC $113.61
25c 1983-P CH BU $9.95 1$ 1978 ANACS 64 $235.00
25c 1983-P ANACS 63 $16.50 1$ 1978 PCGS 60 $149.00
25c 1984-D UNC $52.89 1$ 1978-D PCGS 64 $115.00
25c 1984-P UNC $18.83 1$ 1979-P BU $60.50
25c 1984-P GEM BU $21.00 1$ 1979-P ANACS 60 $51.00
25c (1984)-P XF $8.51 1$ 1979-P ANACS 65 $66.00
25c (1984)-P ANACS 60 $29.95 1$ 1999-P NGC 66 $256.00
25c 1984-P NGC 63 $46.00 1$ 1999-P PCGS 66 $468.00
25c 1985-P AU $6.50 1c ND INDIAN GOOD $154.07
25c 1985-P CH BU $10.50 1c ND INDIAN D VF $211.50
25c 1986-P GEM BU $21.66 1c ND INDIAN PCGS 25 $260.55
25c 1987-P AU $17.05 1c ND WHEAT D AU $16.30
25c (19)87-P UNC $26.99 1c ND WHEAT UNC R&B $20.49
25c 1988-D GEM BU $21.27 1c ND WHEAT D BU BRN $22.49

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“Around The World”
- Updating Activity In and Around Error World Groups -

by Jim Archibald - EW Founder

E rror World Groups continue the steady growth

and coin collecting is still a hot topic. The
current statistics for EW Groups as of 4/13/04 are
and it was a great success. We have many happy
members who have or will receive prizes. Here’s
a list of winners by club name that have already
as follows: won:
EW1 - Error World - 111 members (system crash) emptyscull2, dlsharp, kdmay48, rwilharm,
EW2 - Error World 2 - 501 members grasshopper04943, Astronaut_Coin_Collector,
EW3 - Variety Coins - 263 members andrewsnovell, yobro54, tymothybates, Smitty,
EW4 - U.S.Coin Collecting - 608 members Dee, thegasman821, snakebro, dbldeye, loucoins,
EW5 - World Coin Collecting - 183 members barberman, rockyphila, Goose, cwperry,
ukgeezer61, mickkis010, coinnut4, Jake_Tuba,
Total - 1,566 Error World Members preacherbear, racegirl032, chuckylucky4,
nomorehoneydos, td51730, chuck-1956, kakaratt,
On August 24th 1999 a small group of jnd1955, JimB, marko72760, poorboycoins, my_
Internet coin collectors got together in a Yahoo! errors, wxrbuff2, lalasd4, starbque, desktoplinux,
Club which specialized in error coin collecting. In Dinosaur,rottnrog, wheathead58, walkermtmanus,
August 2004 we celebrated out 5th Anniversary blt_mb.

We also had the following door prize winners in our weekly chat rooms:

Winner  Room  Prize  Donor 

Mike Byers
work4coins - Grand Prize Winner   EW1  Lincoln Cent Fold-over
(Patron)
Astronaut Coin Collector   EW4  1/10th oz Gold Eagle   twobits85
JD1955   Half_Zware’s  1972-S Silver Ike MS66  Laz
BrneyedEagle20051   EW4  1961 Proof Set  Laz
twobits85   Coin Nuts Place  1974-S Silver Ike MS66  Laz
td51730   EW5  1940 Irish 1P XF  Laz
Surok98   EW5  1962 Proof Set  Laz

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Another Martha Washington
Test Piece Discovered
by Saul Teichman (uspatterns.com)

T his design has become the U.S. Mint’s all-purpose design for testing new compositions and
planchet sizes both inside the Mint and outside by companies contracted by the Mint including
IDX Inc, PMX Industries and Olin Brass Corporation.

This piece is struck with what is believed to be Braille in the obverse fields, and was probably
struck by Olin Brass.

Saul Teichman’s I am looking for the following off-metal errors:

Wartime Nickel on a Copper Cent planchet.
Bicentennial Half on a Cent planchet.
Kennedy Half on a Sacagawea Dollar planchet - if it exists.
Ike Dollar on a Cent planchet.

Want List Bicentennial Half on a Nickel 5 Cent planchet.

Bicentennial Half on a Dime planchet.
Bicentennial Half on a Quarter planchet.
Ike Dollar on a Nickel 5 Cent planchet.
Ike Dollar on a Dime planchet.
Ike Dollar on a Quarter planchet.
[email protected] Susan B. Anthony Dollar on a Sacagawea Dollar planchet.

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Spectacular Buffalo
Nickel Off-Center on
Cent Planchet
by Mike Byers (mikebyers.com)

M ultiple errors on type coins

such as the Buffalo Nickel
are unheard of. This 1920 Buffalo
Nickel was struck 40% off-center
on a Cent planchet.

This is one of the most spec-

tacular and dramatic major mint
errors of all time. The eye appeal,
strike, positioning of the off-cen-
ter design, condition of the coin
and rarity all combine to make
this the centerpiece of any mint
error collection.

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A Report on the ANA and Mint Errors
by Mike Byers (mikebyers.com)

T he coin market continues its momentum and has

been in a bull market for several years. Mint
errors continue to be one of the strongest segments
The Heritage Signature Auction at the ANA
was the only bright moment for mint error collectors
and dealers. There was a very exciting collection
of numismatics today. In the good old days, I could that was auctioned off including several unique and
walk the rows of a coin show, finding many mint errors dramatic major mint errors. This was an oppurtunity
to purchase among the other dealers. Those days are that I could not pass up, so I tried to purchase the best
gone forever. mint errors in the sale.

Today, there are only a few major mint errors I spent over $100,000 and bought 21 different
displayed at coin shows in the showcases of regular major errors in the Heritage sale, including several that
dealers of U.S. and World coins. And if they happen to are absolutely incredible:
have an exciting piece, they want all of the money or
would be just as happy holding on to it.

With the explosion of the internet, information

passes with the blink of an eye. Everyone now knows
the true value of major error coins, and how truely rare
and desireable they are. The ANA was no exception.
This is the 6th major show in the last year where the
bourse room has literally been absent of major mint
errors.

This is both a blessing and a curse. When the

supply dries up due to an extreme demand, the prices
increase. But it becomes harder to purchase new mint Indian Cent struck on a Half Dime planchet with a uniface
errors for customers and to supply my inventory. The obverse PCGS MS 63
other error dealers feel exactly the same since we are
all in the same boat.

I have even approached several well known

mint error collectors and have offered to purchase
their ENTIRE collection on the spot. Not only do
they NOT want to sell, they are themselves searching
for additional mint errors to add to their collections.
I even asked Fred Weinberg to sell me his personal
mint error collection. He refused, but I was fortunate
enough last year to purchase a couple of mint errors
from his collection including the 1874 Gold $1 Type 3
Full Brockage MS 62 PCGS.
1920 Buffalo Nickel struck 40% Off-Center on a cent planchet
PCGS MS 64

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me that they are willing to purchase entire collections
to obtain the pieces that they want.

These are fascinating times in the mint error

segment of numismatics. Virtually nothing new is
being discovered. The U.S. Mint has implemented new
security procedures and also is using Schuller Presses
which are producing few mint errors.

Most expensive major mint errors are in very

strong hands. These are off the market and are not for
sale or are priced at retail levels. There are many want
lists that go unfilled and many collectors are waiting to
1876 Indian Cent struck on a 3 Cent plamchet NGC MS 64
jump at new collections and exciting pieces.

The error coin market has changed drastically.

It is now divided into 2 very distinct categories. The
first category are the collectors and dealers who look for
die varieties and inexpensive errors. They buy and sell
like they always have. The market hasn’t really moved
at all for these types of mint errors. They collect for the
fun of it, are very serious at what they do, and consider
what they do their “hobby”. The two publications that
support this segment are Errorscope, and Error Coin
Trends Magazine. These two magazines are popular
and are fun to read.
1904 $20 Lib Double Struck MS 60 ANACS
The other category is the major striking
On the bourse floor, and through contacts that errors including off-centers, die caps, double strikes,
I have set up prior to the show, I was fortunate enought brockages and off-metals. These five error types have
to spend an additional $75,000 and purchased a Drape exploded in price and are driving the market. This is
Bust Dollar struck 15% Off-Center, an 1855 Charlotte well supported by dealers and collectors with virtually
$5 with a huge Cud on the reverse MS 61 NGC and unlimited funds. They have the ability to purchase
several rare Transitionals. WHATEVER comes along on the spot. This includes
regular dealers who dabble in mint errors, major error
For the size and importance that the several dealers like myself and several others, a handful of
auctions, pre-ANA, and the ANA represented in terms serious collectors and several coin investors who
of the ability to purchase mint errors, this year was will snap up a six figure mint error deal without even
marginal. I was hoping that the higher prices that mint blinking an eye. To this group, mint errors is not their
errors have been selling for would drive fresh new “hobby.” They are serious investors and collectors and
material and collections into the marketplace. major money is involved. The publication that supports
this segment is Mint Error News Magazine.
This has not been the case. In fact, just the
opposite has occured. More collectors are collecting The future is very exciting for mint errors.
mint errors. Even dealers are trying to purchase errors It is now a fully recognized and respected area of
for their inventory and personal collections. Very few numismatics. This is both good for the collectors who
are willing to sell. Another interesting fact is that I consider it their “hobby” and for the dealers, serious
have several collectors and investors who have the collectors and investors who are spending considerable
same philsophy that I do. They have specifically told money.

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Double Struck
1924 Standing Liberty Quarter
by Mike Byers (mikebyers.com)

T his dramatic and extremely rare double struck

Standing Liberty Quarter was authenticated and
certified by ANACS a few years ago. It was in a collec-
tion which was recently sold. I was offered this major
mint error and immediately purchased it.

The second strike was struck off-center on the

reverse. It is extremely dramatic with both eagles vis-
ible. The obverse was indented by a blank planchet
during the second strike.

This is the most dramatic of three known double

struck Standing Liberty Quarters. It is very rare to find
any major mint errors in the Standing Liberty Quarter
series. It would be the highlight of a mint error collec-
tion or a Standing Liberty Quarter collection.

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Unique 3 Piece
Cent and Dime
Mated Set
by Tim Bullard (errorcointrader.com)

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. In this collection were a few mint state major errors including this unique
mated 3 piece off-metal brockage set.

A Cent struck on a Dime blank, which was intended to strike proof Dimes,
remained in the collar and created two brockages on the next two blanks. These blanks
were also Dime blanks and not Cent blanks. This is an incredible combination of
multiple errors.

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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

1920 SL 25¢ 1838 $5 Die Trial Splasher 1866 Shield Nickel with RAYS
Struck on Peru 20C Planchet J-A1838-6 Struck on Indian Cent Planchet
NGC MS 60 FH Unique PCGS MS 65 UNIQUE PCGS XF 45
Unique Morgan Dollar
Struck 20% O/C & Brockage Reverse
by Tim Bullard (errorcointrader.com)

T his unique off-center brockage Morgan Dollar was originally in the

Harrison Phillips Collection auctioned by Bowers & Merena at the
2003 ANA in Baltimore. This is a spectacular major mint error in the
Morgan Dollar series. It is unique and the only known brockage. Since it is
quite circulated it was obviously carried as a pocket piece and it is amazing
that it survived. Because of its unique status, size and dramatic appearance,
it was the favorite of many mint error collectors and will be talked about for
years to come.

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Two Headed
Muling by Saul Teichman (uspatterns.com)

T his two-headed muling, a business striking - not a proof, was recently rediscovered and was
the subject of an article in the September 18, 2000 edition of Coin World.

This coin is probably tbe piece which was sold as lot 1532 of S. H. Chapman’s sale of the
Gable collection where it realized $20.00 - a huge sum for that time. It was purchased by Edgar H.
Adams of Adams and Woodin fame.

It was later listed as AW318A in Green and Hewitts 1940 Priced Catalog of US Pattern
Coins. It was also listed in the Mule section of Taxay’s 1976 Comprehensive Encyclopedia.

We have assigned it the following Judd and Pollock numbers J229A/P273A. It is important
to note that a followup article in the October 2 edition of Coin World describes this piece as a pos-
sible mint error.

Photo courtesy of Superior Galleries

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The 2004 ANA Convention
And The Error Coin Market
by Rich Schemmer - richerrors.com

T he 2004 ANA Convention held in Pittsburgh has

come and gone. Error coins sales are stronger than
ever. A lack of fresh material on the bourse floor kept
Early (Wheat) Lincoln cents, Buffalo Nickels, Mer-
cury Dimes, OH! heck just look thru the Red book and
if that TYPE coin has a MAJOR error it is be sought
the collectors flocking to the attending Error dealers after! Prices are really surging on these.
tables, where business was very brisk. There were very
few errors in the showcases of regular coin dealers. So what’s a little sluggish in errors, Clips (In-
They had high price tags on most of their merchandise complete planchets), Cuds (broken dies), Double Dies
and were eager to purchase new errors if any were of- (Not in red book) are all a bit slow. BUT! this may be
fered. the perfect time to start buying some? Their time is
coming.
This lack of supply and increase in demand
in error coins only fuels this BULL market that we State Quarter errors are strong as few can be
have been in for the last few years. It will also cause found that could be called Major! At the ANA Con-
continued increase in prices as finding better errors is vention a few 2004 Texas double strikes saw daylight
becoming extremely difficult. for a brief second and sold for “4” figures each.

Off Metals seems to be leading the pack for A few collectors are commenting that they
price increases as many are hitting all time highs. are worried about the market softening. Believe me
Double denominations are frequently seen over this market is rock strong and now is a good a time as
$1,000, where only a year ago they were averaging ever to dive in. Prices should continue to show strong
$700. At a recent show I offered a NON-Error dealer returns on better eye appealing Major errors. In one
$250 for a 2004-D 40% Off Center cent! He refused. year you will be saying “why didn’t I buy it back then?”
TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY DOLLARS, just 4 years In five years you’ll hate to look back at the prices you
ago when plenty could be found you could buy all you could have paid! And ten years you probably could
wanted for TWO Dollars each. WOW!! have put your kids thru college. Never buy more than
you can afford and buy certified errors by the leading
Type coin errors are extremely strong as more certification companies, buy “eye-appealing” Major
and more collectors enter the market. Especially any errors and you will never go wrong. Remember in a
that have nice Eye Appeal and are graded XF or high- BULL market there are few if ANY deals. If offered
er. Naturally, grades of MS 63-66 draw huge prices for one, think three times why it’s being offered in such a
their superior eye appeal. Large Cent, Indian Cents, Bull market!

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U.S. Half Cents
An Undiscovered and Unloved Series
by Raymond Gaudette

D on’t you just love a bargain? Don’t you love it

even more when you can get beauty, history,
artistry, variety and rarity at a low price? Yes, I do too
lower prices, allowing the poor to purchase more with
their money. Unfortunately, not only did the public
have little use for half cents, but for generations,
and that is the subject of this article, an undiscovered collectors also ignored the little copper coins. Only
and unloved coin series, U.S. Half Cents. recently has a birth of interest been sparked, with the
publication of new definitive works in the mid-1980s:
It was a few years ago, when I was slogging American Half Cents, the “Little Half Sisters” by
through the on-line auctions looking for bargains Roger Cohen and Walter Breen’s Encyclopedia of
and something new to collect, that I discovered the United States Half Cents have attracted many new
Half Cent series. What an ideal set for collectors to devotees to this long overlooked denomination.”
assemble! The series starts shortly after the birth of
our nation (1793) and continues to just prior to the BEAUTY
start of the Civil War (1857) which almost divided
our nation. What an historic period in our nation’s Benjamin Franklin was initially tasked with
history! finding a design that depicted American Liberty. He
was quite impressed with Augustin Dupre’s Libertas
The Old Coin Shop web site (http:// Americana Medal which depicted the spirit of Liberty
www.oldcoinshop.com/coinhistory/005c-1793.htm) as a young woman with streaming locks of hair
describes the half cent as follows: flowing in the winds of freedom. Behind her head
Dupre placed a pole supporting the pileus or ancient
“Although half cents were issued for more than 60 cap of liberty.
years, they remained America’s unwanted coins.
They proved to be of little use, circulated grudgingly Franklin brought this design to David
if at all, and were often kept in dead storage at the Rittenhouse, the first United States Mint Director, who
Mint waiting for infrequent orders from the infant chose it for the first half cent.
nation’s banks. Production—sometimes for several
years—was often interrupted by shortages of copper VARIETY
and lack of demand. This small denomination may
have suffered from identification with the poorest For a 64 year run of coins, this series is just
classes: They were supposed to be its biggest users, packed with varieties. They obviously spent a great
at least according to Robert Morris, the Revolutionary deal of time tinkering with the design in order to “get it
War financier and one of the architects of the U. S. right” and in so doing created a wonderland for future
coinage system. Morris subscribed to the age-old but variety enthusiasts.
misguided view that smaller denominations brought

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There were five “types” of half cents made during their sixty-four year history, with
varieties as follows:

Head Liberty Draped Classic Braided

Facing Cap Bust Head Hair

Left 1794 - 1797 1800 - 1808 1809 - 1836 1840 – 1857

1793

1793 1794 “Normal Head” 1802 2/0 Reverse of 1800 1809 Small o Inside 0 No Varieties

1794 “High Relief Head” 1802 2/0 2nd Reverse 1809 9 Over 6

1795 Lettered Edge With Pole 1803 Widely Spaced 3 1811 Wide Date

1795 Lettered Edge Punctuated Date 1804 Plain 4 No Stems 1811 Close Date

1795 Plain Edge Punctuated Date 1804 Plain 4 Stems 1828 12 Stars

1795 Plain Edge No Pole 1804 Crosslet 4 stems 1828 13 Stars

1796 With Pole 1804 Crosslet 4 No Stems

1796 No Pole 1804 Spiked Chin

1797 I above 1 Plain Edge 1805 Medium 5 Stemless

1797 Plain Edge 1805 Small 5 Stems

1797 Plain Edge, Low Head 1805 Large 5 Stems

1797 Lettered Edge 1806 Small 6 Stems

1797 Gripped Edge 1806 Small 6 Stemless

1806 Large 6 Stems

1808 8 Over 7

Table 1. Varieties of Half Cents

RARITY melting pot, to be reborn as Small Cents. No one kept

track of which dates and varieties of half cents were
An examination of the reported mintages, destroyed so no one yet knows the true survival rate
according to the 2004 issue of A Guide Book of United of this low mintage series. It is safe to say, however,
States Coins by R. S. Yeoman, shows mintages that this is a very scarce series for the date/variety
ranging from a low of 1,390 for the 1796 issue to a collector.
high of 1,154,572 for the 1809 issue. The remainder
of the mintages generally reside in the 50,000 range. As I search at coin shows for these dates/
This alone would make the coins of any other series varieties, I frequently hear comments from the dealers
incredibly rare! These mintage figures must be that they do not stock these coins because, “Nobody
tempered, however, by knowledge of the 1857 Great collects them.” This was the action call for me to start
Copper Melt in which literally millions of these a collection as the mintages were small, interest was
unwanted and unloved gems met their demise in the minimal and the prices were reasonable. Since I have
continued on pg. 28
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U.S. Half Cents: An Undiscovered and Unloved Series from pg. 27

been asking for them at shows (4 years now) I have CONDITIONS

noticed that some dealers have put up signs indicating
an interest in purchasing Half Cents (probably to sell Most Half Cents that you come across will
to me). have some problems, but that is ok for this series.
As reported earlier in this article, half cents were
THE KEYS unloved and unwanted and mostly resided in bank
vaults. When the great copper melt began, where do
Let’s compare the “key” date Half Cents with you think that they got all those half cents to melt?
key dates from other series. That’s right, they cleaned out the bank vaults of all
those Mint State half cents that had been sitting idle
DATE TYPE MINTAGE GRADE PRICE for years and melted them. The few that survived were
1802 Half ¢ 20,266 G $600 lost in the dirt or sitting in someone’s canning jars in
1811 Half ¢ 63,140 G $350 very worn condition. The few that survived in Mint
1825 Half ¢ 63,000 G $40 State condition are generally offered between $1,000
1832 Half ¢ 51,000 VG $40 and $3,000 with the later dates commanding between
1857 Half ¢ 35,180 VG $60
$500 and $1,000. This is a little rich for my blood, but
1877 Indian ¢ 852,500 G $550
not completely out of line for some folks.
1909S Indian Cent 309,000 G $300
1909 SVDB Lincoln ¢ 484,000 G $460
1912S Liberty 5¢ 238,000 G $125
When the rest of us think of owning a coin that
1913S V2 Buffalo 5¢ 1,209,000 G $250 has a reported mintage of 20,000 to 50,000 specimens,
1895O Barber 10¢ 440,000 G $300 how choosey can we afford to be when it comes
1916D Mercury 10¢ 264,000 G $750 to condition? Most half cents that we collect for a
1901S Barber 25¢ 72,664 G $4,000 date/variety set will show some slight porosity (found
1913S Barber 25¢ 40,000 G $750 with a metal detector) or will be somewhat worn due
1932D Washington 25¢ 436,800 F $125 to excessive handling from people using them to
1932S Washington 25¢ 5,404,000 F $125 purchase goods. This is fine and a very nice set CAN
1897S Barber 50¢ 933,900 G $125 be put together of circulated half cents. The key is
1921 L. W. 50¢ 246,000 G $120 patience!
1921D L. W. 50¢ 208,000 G $185
Table 2. Comparison of Key Dates
SOURCES OF HALF CENTS
An examination of Table 2 shows what a
bargain the Half Cent series is. Taking a look at the While not giving away ALL of my secrets, I
reported mintages alone tells us that some of these half think it is safe to say that the best place to find Half
cents are close to extinct but sell at a price (if you can Cents is at the on-line auctions (at least for me it is).
find them) that almost anyone can afford! Owning a You may find them at the big coin shows, if you can
U.S. coin with a mintage of only 20,000 is beyond afford to go to FUN or some other big shows, but I
most collectors dreams, but in the above table we can would rather spend my money on the coins themselves
see that this is, in fact, very possible for a mere $600. than on travel expenses and hotel rooms.
Imagine being able to buy a coin with a mintage 4.8
times less than the 1909 svdb Lincoln cent at a price Dealers are also a good source. If you establish
of approximately $100 less than the 1909 svdb! Or a good relationship with a reputable dealer, he can be
a coin with a mintage almost 8 times less than the on the lookout for these coins for you while he is on
1916d Mercury dime for only $40! Only in the Half the road. Dealers always buy at the right price so they
Cent series folks! Where have the collectors been? can often give you a deal.
The half cents are not hiding folks, I bid on at least a
dozen every week on the on-line auctions! They are a Coin shops and flea markets have provided
screaming bargain! me with some nice specimens as I always visit these

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places when I am on vacation or visiting friends who years, this is it. As Rodney Dangerfield would say,
live out of state. You never know what you will find “Half Cents don’t get no respect.” There is no good
when folks clean out their house and throw the odd reason that collectors should snub this series as it is as
coins in a “junk box.” collectable as any other series, as I am quickly finding
out. I will soon have completed a nearly 200 year old
Lastly, don’t neglect your coin clubs whether series on a retired person’s budget. When assembling
on-line (http://www.errorworldclub.org) or local. YOUR collection of half cents, keep in mind that the
Other collectors frequently have that odd half cent or total number of complete sets that can be assembled
two in their collections that they will happily sell or is limited only by the lowest mintage coin in the set.
trade for something that they want. Since we do not know what dates of half cents survived
the great copper melt and in what numbers all we can
CONCLUSION say is that the maximum number of sets possible must
be based on mintage figures. You MUST put your set
If you want a series to collect that won’t together while it is still possible to find them!
break the bank and that will bring you pleasure for

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Mint Error News Price Guide
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
P roof coins are struck by technicians who hand
feed 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 er-
rors 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 Cali-
fornia determining that it was legal to own. The
State of California then auctioned the collection
and it has been dispersed since the sale.

Updated August 1, 2004

Double/Triple Off-Center Partial Collar

Denomination Broadstrikes Die Trials
Strikes Strikes Errors
Proof Lincoln Cent $1,500 - $2,500 N/A $4,000 $1,500 - $3,000 $750
Proof Jefferson Nickel $2,500 - $4,000 $4,000 $6,000 $2,000 - $5,000 $1,000
Proof Clad Dime $3,000 - $5,000 N/A $6,000 $2,500 - $5,000 $1,250
Proof Clad Quarter $4,000 - $5,000 N/A $10,000 $3,000 - $6,000 $1,500
Proof Clad Half $5,000 - $7,000 $4,000 - $5,000 $7,500 $4,000 - $7,500 $2,000

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Broadstrikes

A broadstruck error occurs when a coin is

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.

Updated August 1, 2004

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 $5,000
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 $2,500 $3,500 $3,000 $5,000
Walking Liberty Half $3,000 $5,000 $5,000 $10,000
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 $4,000 $6,000 $6,000 $7,500
IKE Dollar $100 $150 $150 $200
SBA Dollar $50 $75 $100 $200
Sac Dollar N/A $300 N/A $500

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Partial Collars
P artial collar strikes occur when there is a mal-
function of 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
Updated August 1, 2004
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 $750 $2,000
Shield Nickel $200 $600
Liberty Nickel $50 $150
Buffalo Nickel $100 $150
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

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Uniface Strikes
U niface coins occur when there have been two
blank 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 re-
verse, 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
Updated August 1, 2004 striking blank planchets.

Denomination Uniface Obverse XF Uniface Obverse Unc Uniface Reverse XF Uniface Reverse Unc
Large Cent $1,500 $4,000 $1,250 $3,000
Indian Cent $1,250 $3,000 $1,000 $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 $5,000 $1,500 $4,000
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 $3,000 $1,750 $2,500
SBA Dollar N/A $1,000 N/A $750
Sac Dollar N/A $1,500 N/A $1,000

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Bonded Coins
B onded coins occur when the feeder sys-
tem, which supplies blank planchets to
the coin press, malfunctions and jams. When
this occurs, a struck coin is not properly eject-
ed 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.

Updated August 1, 2004

Denomination 2 Planchets 3-4 Planchets

Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $2,500 −
Lincoln Cent Memorial $400 $1,000
Jefferson Nickel $600 $1,500
Roosevelt Dime Silver $1,500 −
Roosevelt Dime Clad $600 $2,000
Washington Quarter Silver $4,000 −
Washington Quarter Clad $1,500 −
State Quarter $7,500 −
Kennedy Half Silver $10,000 −
Kennedy Half Clad $7,500 −
IKE Dollar − −
SBA Dollar − −
Sac Dollar − −

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Coins Struck on Feeder Finger Tips
A fter a recent tour of the U.S.
Mint at Philadelphia, it was
discovered that the minting process
had changed to some degree. One of
the changes was that “feeder fingers”
were used during the striking of all
denominations of U.S. coins. Prior to
this tour, U.S. coins that were struck
on feeder finger tips were authenti-
cated and described as being struck
on aluminum scrap. Coins from all
modern denominations have been
discovered that were struck on the
tips of these feeder fingers.

Updated August 1, 2004

Denomination Small Medium Large

Lincoln Cent Memorial $2,500 $3,500 $5,000
Jefferson Nickel $3,000 $4,500 $6,000
Roosevelt Dime Clad $3,000 $6,000 $7,500
Washington Quarter Clad $4,000 $6,000 $7,500
State Quarter $4,500 $6,500 $8,500
Kennedy Half Clad $4,000 $6,000 $8,000
SBA Dollar $5,000 $8,500 $12,500
Sac Dollar $4,500 $7,500 $10,000

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Struck Fragments
T he blanking press takes the coils of metal
strips and punches blanks out of it, eject-
ing 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.

Updated August 1, 2004

Denomination Uniface Die Struck Both Sides

Indian Cent − $4,000
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $450 $1,000
Lincoln Cent Memorial $75 $125
3 Cent Nickel − $7,500
Jefferson Nickel $100 $200
Roosevelt Dime Silver $300 $750
Roosevelt Dime Clad $150 $250
Washington Quarter Silver $750 −
Washington Quarter Clad $200 $300
State Quarter $750 $1,000
Kennedy Half Silver $1,250 $2,000
Kennedy Half Clad $750 $1,250
IKE Dollar − −
SBA Dollar $2,000 $4,000
Sac Dollar − −

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Mated Pairs
M ated pairs involve two individual coins with different er-
rors 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 discov-
ered 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 in-
cluding 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.
Updated August 1, 2004
Denomination Overlapping Full Brockage Die Cap 2 Die Caps
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $1,000 $1,500 − −
Lincoln Cent Memorial $200 $300 $500 $750
Liberty Nickel − $20,000 − −
Jefferson Nickel (pre War Time) − − − $15,000
Jefferson Nickel $350 $500 $650 $1,000
Barber Dime − − − $50,000
Roosevelt Dime Silver $1,000 $2,000 $1,500 −
Roosevelt Dime Clad $500 $750 $1,250 $2,000
Washington Quarter Silver $2,000 $5,000 − −
Washington Quarter Clad $1,000 $2,500 − −
State Quarter $3,000 $5,000 $7,500 −
Kennedy Half Silver − $6,000 $10,000 $15,000
Kennedy Half Clad $7,500 $8,500 $10,000 $12,500
IKE Dollar − $7,500 $20,000 −
SBA Dollar $7,500 − − −
Sac Dollar − − − −

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Transitional Errors
A transitional error occurs when a coin is struck
on a planchet from a previous year with dif-
ferent metal composition. The most famous transi-
tional is a 1943 copper cent struck on a 1942 cop-
per 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
Updated August 1, 2004 the 1999 SBA Dollar.

Choice Unc
Denomination Off-Metal Planchet Circulated AU Unc
– Gem
Lincoln Cent 1943 Transitional Copper Cent Planchet $40,000 + $60,000 + $85,000 + $100,000 +
Lincoln Cent 1944 Transitional Steel Cent Planchet $7,500 $15,000 $25,000 $40,000
Lincoln Cent 1964 Transitional Clad Dime Planchet $2,500 $4,000 $6,000 $8,500
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 $6,000 $7,500 $8,000 $9,000
Ike Dollar Transitional 40% Silver Planchet $2,750 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000
SBA Dollar Transitional Sacagawea Planchet N/A N/A $12,500 $15,000
Sacagawea Dollar Transitional SBA Planchet N/A N/A $12,500 $15,000

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U.S. Gold Errors
M ajor mint errors on U.S. Gold coins are the
most 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 broad-
struck 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 aquire 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.

Updated August 1, 2004

Partial
Denomination Broadstruck Clipped Planchet 3% - 5% Off-Center 10% - 15% Off-Center
Collar
$1 Gold Type 1 $5,000 $10,000 $5,000 $12,500 $20,000
$1 Gold Type 2 $6,000 – $12,500 – –
$1 Gold Type 3 $4,000 $12,500 $5,000 $12,500 $20,000
$2½ Liberty $5,000 $7,500 $4,000 $10,000 $15,000
$2½ Indian – – $4,000 $7,500 $12,500
$3 Indian $7,500 $20,000 $7,500 – –
$5 Liberty $6,000 $12,500 $6,000 $15,000 $25,000
$5 Indian – – $6,000 $15,000 $30,000
$10 Liberty $10,000 $20,000 $7,500 $25,000 $40,000
$10 Indian – – $7,500 $25,000 $40,000
$20 Liberty $10,000 $25,000 $10,000 $30,000 $150,000
$20 St. Gaudens – – $6,000 – –
$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 $4,000 $2,000 $5,000 $7,500

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Indents
A n indent error occurs when two blanks are
fed 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 dif-
ferent denomination.

Updated August 1, 2004

Denomination 10% - 25% XF 30% - 50% XF 10% - 25% Unc 30% - 50% Unc
Large Cent $300 – – –
Indian Cent $250 $500 $400 $650
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 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $3,000
Liberty Nickel $400 $1,000 $750 $1,500
Buffalo Nickel $300 $1,000 – –
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 $2,000
SBA Dollar N/A N/A $250 $500
Sac Dollar N/A N/A $400 $750

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Die Caps
A capped die is caused when a struck coin
sticks to 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 oc-
curs, the reverse design of the adheared struck
coin impresses itself into the new blank. This
struck coin is a brockage strike. The coin that ad-
hered to the upper die is known as a die cap. This
process repeats 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
Updated August 1, 2004 from the die in the shape of a thimble.
Denomination Obverse Cap XF Obverse Cap Unc Reverse Cap XF Reverse Cap Unc
Large Cent $20,000 $40,000 – –
Indian Cent 1859 $12,500 $30,000 – –
Indian Cent 1860-1864 $10,000 $25,000 – –
Indian Cent 1864-1909 $9,000 $20,000 $5,000 $10,000
Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel – – – –
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $1,000 $1,500 $500 $750
Lincoln Cent Memorial $150 $200 $50 $100
2 Cent Piece $15,000 $30,000 $10,000 $20,000
3 Cent Nickel – – – –
Shield Nickel – – – –
Liberty Nickel $12,500 $20,000 – –
Buffalo Nickel (1 Known) – $30,000 – –
Jefferson Nickel War Time $10,000 – – –
Jefferson Nickel $200 $350 $150 $250
Barber Dime $15,000 $30,000 $7,500 $15,000
Mercury Dime (2 Known) $6,500 $15,000 – –
Roosevelt Dime Silver $750 $1,250 $500 $750
Roosevelt Dime Clad $200 $400 $200 $250
Barber Quarter $15,000 $30,000 – –
Washington Quarter Silver $1,500 $2,500 $1,500 $2,000
Washington Quarter Clad $350 $500 $250 $350
State Quarter N/A $1,000 N/A $600
Kennedy Half Silver $4,000 $7,500 $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 – $20,000 – –
SBA Dollar N/A $20,000 N/A $15,000
Sac Dollar N/A $20,000 N/A $15,000

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Die Adjustment Strikes

D ie adjustment strikes are also known

as 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.
Updated August 1, 2004

Denomination XF/AU Unc

Indian Cent $3,000 $4,000
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 $4,000 $5,000
Mercury Dime $3,500 $5,000
Roosevelt Dime Silver $350 $500
Roosevelt Dime Clad $100 $125
Seated Quarter $7,500 $10,000
Standing Liberty Quarter $15,000 $20,000
Washington Quarter Silver $500 $750
Washington Quarter Clad (Pre-State) $125 $150
State Quarter N/A $250 +
Walking Liberty Half $10,000 $15,000
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 $10,000 $15,000
Peace Dollar $10,000 $15,000
IKE Dollar $300 $400
IKE Dollar Bicentennial $350 $500
SBA Dollar N/A $500
Sac Dollar N/A $1,000

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Double Denominations
O ne of the most expensive, popular, and
desired 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 consider-
able design visible from the original strike.
There are a few known double denominations
with different dates.
Updated August 1, 2004

Denomination Struck On Circulated AU Unc

Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears Mercury Dime $6,000 $10,000 $20,000
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears Roosevelt Dime $4,000 – –
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 $500
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 $500 $600 $750
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 $4,000 $7,500 $10,000
Washington Quarter Silver Lincoln Cent Memorial $2,500 $3,000 $5,000
Washington Quarter Silver Foreign Coin $2,500 $3,000 $5,000
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 $6,000
State Quarter (Extremely Rare) Any Other Denomination N/A $10,000 + –
Kennedy Half (Extremely Rare) Any Denomination – – –
IKE Dollar (Extremely Rare) Any Denomination – – –
Sac Dollar Maryland State Quarter N/A $4,500 $5,500

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Mint Error News Price Guide
Brockages
A brockage error can only occur when there
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 im-
ages of the first coin impressed into it. Those im-
ages will be pressed into the coin and the image
will be in reverse. This incuse sunken image is
known as a brockage.
Updated August 1, 2004
Denomination 50% Brockage XF 100% Brockage XF 50% Brockage Unc 100% Brockage Unc
Large Cent $600 $1,000 $3,000 –
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 $4,000 $7,500
Shield Nickel $1,500 $2,500 $3,500 –
Liberty Nickel $1,250 $2,250 $2,000 –
Buffalo Nickel $2,000 – – –
Jefferson Nickel War Time $250 $750 $750 –
Jefferson Nickel $50 $75 $50 $150
Barber Dime $2,500 $3,500 $5,000 $7,500
Mercury Dime $1,000 $2,000 $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 $2,000 $3,000 $5,000
SBA Dollar N/A N/A $500 $1,500
Sac Dollar N/A N/A $1,500 –

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Mint Error News Price Guide
Double & Multiple Strikes

W hen a blank planchet is struck by the

dies, the normal procedure is for the
feeders to eject the struck coin out of the
collar and into a chute. If there is a malfunc-
tion 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.

Updated August 1, 2004

Denomination XF/AU Unc

Large Cent $1,000 –
Indian Cent $600 $1,000
Lincoln Cent 1930 and Earlier $850 $1,500
Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $400 $1,000
Proof Lincoln Cent N/A $4,000
3 Cent Nickel $3,000 $7,000
Liberty Nickel $4,000 $10,000
Buffalo Nickel $6,000 $10,000
Jefferson Nickel War Time $750 $2,000
Proof Jefferson Nickel N/A $6,000
Barber Dime $4,000 $10,000
Mercury Dime $3,500 $8,500
Proof Clad Dime N/A $6,000
Standing Liberty Quarter $15,000 $25,000
Washington Quarter Silver $200 $350
State Quarter N/A $350 – $750
Proof Clad Quarter N/A $7,500
Walking Liberty Half $7,500 $15,000
Franklin Half $5,000 $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 $12,500 $25,000
Peace Dollar $15,000 $25,000
IKE Dollar $2,000 $3,000
SBA Dollar N/A $1,000 – $2,500
Sac Dollar N/A $1,500 – $3,000

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Mint Error News Price Guide
Off-Center Strikes

O ff-center coins are one of the most com-

mon and best known types of errors.
This happens when a blank which is sup-
posed 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.

Updated August 1, 2004

Denomination 10% - 15% XF/AU 25% - 60% XF/AU 10% - 15% Unc 25% - 60% Unc
Large Cent $400 $2,500 $1,000 $7,500
Flying Eagle Cent (1857 – 1858) $2,500 $10,000 $5,000 $15,000
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 $12,500
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 – $15,000 –
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 $3,000 $8,500 $5,000 –
Walking Liberty Half $4,000 $12,500 $7,500 –
Franklin Half $2,500 $4,000 $3,500 $6,000
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 $13,500 $7,500 $20,000
Peace Dollar $7,500 $15,000 $8,500 $30,000
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

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Mint Error News Price Guide
Off-Metals
O ff-metal and wrong planchet errors occur when a correctly made
blank from one denomination is accidentaly 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
Updated August 1, 2004 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 $7,500 $12,500 $20,000 $30,000
Lincoln Cent Before 1919 Dime Planchet $4,000 $6,500 $10,000 –
Lincoln Cent Before 1919 Foreign Planchet $1,500 $3,000 $6,000 –
Lincoln Cent 1919 – 1940 Dime Planchet $2,000 $2,500 $4,000 $6,000
Lincoln Cent 1919 – 1940 Foreign Planchet $750 $1,250 $2,000 $2,500
Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel Dime Planchet $1,500 $2,500 $3,500 $4,500
Lincoln Cent 1943 Transitional Copper Cent Planchet $40,000 + $60,000 + $85,000 + $100,000 +
Lincoln Cent 1944 Transitional Steel Cent Planchet $7,500 $12,500 $25,000 $40,000
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears (1941-1964) Dime Planchet $500 $600 $1,000 $1,500
Lincoln Cent 1965 and Later Dime Planchet $125 $150 $200 $350
Lincoln Cent 1964 Transitional Clad Dime Planchet $2,500 $4,000 $6,000 $7,500
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 $6,000 $12,500 $15,000 –
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 $6,000 $10,000 –
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 $7,500 $8,500
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
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 $8,500
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 Quarter Planchet $15,000 $20,000 $35,000 $50,000
Walking Half Foreign Planchet $10,000 $15,000 $25,000 $35,000
Franklin Half Cent Planchet $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $8,500
Franklin Half Nickel Planchet $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $8,500
Franklin Half Dime Planchet $3,500 $4,500 $5,500 $8,500
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 $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 $10,000 $15,000
Kennedy Half 1965 Transitional Silver Quarter Planchet $6,000 $7,500 $10,000 $15,000
Ike Dollar Cent Planchet $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 $15,000
Ike Dollar Nickel Planchet $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 $15,000
Ike Dollar Dime Planchet $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 $15,000
Ike Dollar Quarter Planchet $2,750 $3,000 $4,000 $4,500
Ike Dollar Half Planchet $1,600 $1,750 $2,000 $2,500
Ike Dollar Foreign Planchet $900 $1,000 $1,250 $1,500
Ike Dollar Transitional 40% Silver Planchet $2,750 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000
SBA Dollar Cent Planchet N/A $1,750 $2,250 $3,000
SBA Dollar Nickel Planchet N/A $6,000 $7,000 $8,000
SBA Dollar Dime Planchet N/A $6,000 $7,000 $8,000
SBA Dollar Quarter Planchet N/A $600 $850 $1,000
Sac Dollar Cent Planchet N/A $8,000 $9,000 $10,000
Sac Dollar Nickel Planchet N/A $7,500 $8,000 $9,000
Sac Dollar Dime Planchet N/A $8,000 $9,000 $10,000
Sac Dollar Quarter Planchet N/A $1,500 $2,000 $2,500

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(1943) Denver Quarter
Struck on U.S. Steel
Cent Planchet
T here are only a few known Wash-
ington Quarters struck on U.S. Steel
Cent Planchets. This is the only one that
I’m aware of from the Denver Mint.

NCS conserved this coin and de-

scribed it as corroded. It now has a
bright shiny reprocessed look and has
all of the details of an uncirculated coin.
Extremely rare and missing from almost
every major mint error collection.

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Two Dramatic Indian Cent Errors
Photos courtesy of xanno.com

Most mint errors that are double struck are found with the second strike off-
center. In-collar double strikes are scarce and so are flipover double strikes.
This Indian Head Cent mint error is unusual since it is both a flipover and
double struck in the collar.

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This 1901 Indian Cent is a flipover double strike. It is very dramatic since
much of the detail from the second strike is visible on both sides. Flipover
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1919 Quarter
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(G) 1999 SBA Dollar
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1999-P Dime
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1874 $1 U.S. Gold Type 3
Broadstruck

T his is the only known broadstruck Type 3 $1 Gold Piece. It is difficult to

view this broadstruck gold piece since it is certified. The holder makes it
difficult to see the expanded planchet and the plain edge, since it was struck
out of the collar.

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1909 Indian Head Cent
Struck on Silver Dime Blank

T his is a spectacular Indian Head Cent struck on a silver Dime blank

intended for a Barber Dime. It is fully struck, has original mint luster
and is a very dramatic off-metal on an early U.S. type coin. This is part of
Fred Weinberg’s personal mint error collection.

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1873 Shield Nickel
Struck on Cent Planchet
A ll major mint errors in the Shield Nickel series are very rare. This 1873
Shield Nickel was struck on a copper Cent blank intended for an Indian
Cent. It is in choice mint state condition and is from the Farouk Collection.
This is part of Fred Weinberg’s personal mint error collection.

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1964 Kennedy Half Dollar
Struck on Clad Quarter Planchet
T his 1964 Kennedy Half is a rare
TRANSITIONAL off-metal
with only a few known. Instead of
being struck on a 90% silver Half
Dollar blank, it was struck on a U.S.
clad Quarter blank intended for coin-
age struck in 1965.

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1983-P Jefferson Nickel
Struck on CU Cent Planchet
by Allan Levy (alscoins.com)

T his extremely rare 1983 Jefferson Nickel

TRANSITIONAL was struck on an all copper
Cent planchet weighing 3.1 grams instead of the
new copper plated zinc Cent planchets weighing
2.5 grams. The composition of U.S. Lincoln Cents
was changed in 1982.

This rare transitional has a full date and is in

Gem condition with blazing red color.

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2000-P “Mule” Sacagawea Dollar Reverse
With States Quarter Obverse
by Fred Weinberg (fredweinberg.com)

There are now ten (10) confirmed specimens of the Sacagawea Dollar/Quarter Mule.
The ten confirmed specimens are:

Mule #1. The “Discovery” specimen, found in Mountain Home, Arkansas by Frank
Wallis. Originally sold by Bowers & Merena Auction Galleries at the 2000 ANA
Philadelphia Millennium Sale for $29,900. Purchased from Dwight Manley by Fred
Weinberg in late June 2001and then sold to Tommy Bolack for $67,000.
PCGS MS-66 (Die Pair #1)

Mule #2. The “eBay” specimen, sold by Delaware Valley Rare Coin Co., in Bromall
Pennsylvania for $41,395 in July 2000. Purchased at the Heritage Numismatic Auc-
tions Signature Sale held June 1, 2001 at the Long Beach Coin Expo for a then record
price of $56,350, by Tommy Bolack.
NGC MS-67 (Die Pair #2)

Mule #3. The “Heritage Auction” specimen, sold in the Heritage Numismatic Auc-
tion Pre-ANA Sale August 6, 2000 for $31,050. Then into a private collection, after
being purchased off an eBay Auction in October 2000. Currently owned by Tommy
Bolack.
NGC MS-66 (Die Pair #2)

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Mule #4. The “Margolis” specimen, originally from Fred Weinberg of Encino, CA.
Sold by Arnold Margolis to a private collector in September 2000 for $47,500.
PCGS MS-65 (Die Pair #1)

Mule #5. The “Greg Senske” specimen, found in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This
coin was discovered Sept. 2000 in change from a cashier at a cafeteria, and was in a
25-coin roll of Sacagawea $1, wrapped in a U.S. Mint designated paper wrapper. This
piece is not on the market at this time.
NGC MS-67 (Die Pair #3)

Mule #6. The “Fred Weinberg” specimen, discovered on the East Coast in June 2000
and sold by Fred Weinberg at the Long Beach Coin Expo October 5, 2000 for $50,000
to an anonymous collector. Purchased in May 2003 for $75,000 by Tommy Bolack.
PCGS MS-66 (Die Pair #1)

Mule #7. The “Philadelphia” specimen, purchased by Tommy Bolack from Maryland
Coin Exchange in early February 2001 for $48,000. MCE purchased this piece from
the man who discovered it in a roll of dollars in July 2000 in Pennsylvania.
NGC MS-64 (Die Pair #2)

Mule #8. The “Tommy Bolack-1” specimen, purchased in June 2001. The purchase
price was not disclosed.
PCGS MS-66 (Die Pair #1)

Mule #9. The “Tommy Bolack-2” specimen purchased in July 2001. The purchase
price was not disclosed.
PCGS MS-65 (Die Pair #1)

Mule #10. The “Treasury” specimen, first reported in August 2001 by a convenience
store owner who received it in payment in his downtown Philadelphia store in summer
2000. It was taken by Treasury Dept. officials in August 2001 to verify authenticity
and to examine the piece at the Philadelphia Mint. It was returned by the Treasury
Department in October 2001 and subsequently purchased by Fred Weinberg, who sold
it in November 2001 to Tommy Bolack for $70,000.
NGC MS-65 (Die Pair #3)

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Double Struck
1797 Drape Bust Large Cent
D rape Bust Large Cents are rare in MS 65. The fact that this
specimen is also double struck makes this 200 year old major
mint error the highlight of a Large Cent, Type Set or Mint Error
Collection.

Detail from both strikes are clearly visible on the obverse

and reverse since there was a significant shift between strikes.

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60,000 Major Mint Error Coins and constantly need to purchase Major
Error Coins for our clientele (please note that we do not deal in or buy Die
Varieties, Damaged Coins, Doubled Dies, Filled Dies, or Die Cracks).

We do buy Major Mint Errors - such as Off-Center, Off-Metals, Double

Strikes, Clad Layers missing, Die Caps, Double Denomination, etc.

Because of the many differences in each Error Coin we request that you
send scans of your coin(s) to us for our examination and firm offer.

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Enjoy viewing the major mint errors in our museum. These

are exciting and dramatic examples of major mint errors that
we wanted to share with our readers.
Lincoln Cent 1968-S Lincoln Cent
Brockage on Dime Planchet Struck on Clad Dime Planchet
PCGS MS 66 PCGS MS 66

1924 $20 Gold Piece 1999-P SBA Dollar

Rim Clip Planchet 6:00 Double Struck
PCGS MS 64 ANACS MS 65

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1999-P SBA Dollar 1929-S Standing Liberty Quarter
Multi Struck Broadstruck Double Clip
ANACS MS 63 ANACS MS 60

1902 Morgan Dollar 1999-P SBA Dollar

Struck 5% Off-Center 60% Off-Center on Quarter Planchet
PCGS AU 58 PCGS MS 65

2000-P Massachusetts Quarter 1800 Dollar

Struck on Feeder Finger Tip Struck 3% Off-Center
PCGS MS 65 PCGS VF 35

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1919 Lincoln Cent 1999-P SBA Dollar
Struck on Argentina 10c Planchet Triple Struck Die Cap Brockage
ANACS AU 50 ANACS MS 63

1958 Jefferson Nickel 1981 Kennedy Half

Struck on 1958 Cuba 1c Double Struck Obverse Die Cap
ANACS MS 62

1999 Lincoln Cent 2000-P Sacagawea Dollar

Struck on Feeder Finger Tip Struck on SBA Dollar Planchet
ANACS MS 65 PCGS MS 67

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1999-P New Jersey Quarter 1999-P Delaware Quarter
Struck on Feeder Finger Tip Struck on Experimental Planchet
PCGS MS 64 PCGS MS 64

(1900) South African 1 Pond 1856 Large Cent

Type 2 Blank Planchet Obverse Cap/Brockage Reverse
NGC

(1937) Great Britain 3 Pence 1871 3¢ Nickel

Edward VIII Die Trial Struck on 1¢ Stock
Uniface Nickel/Brass - Unique NGC MS 62 BN

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F A Q
requently sked uestions

What are bonded coins?

Bonded coins are created when the feeder system, 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 happen multiple times
as more coins bond.

This Lincoln Cent has been bonded on three irregularly shaped copper-zinc
planchets.

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F A Qrequently sked uestions

What is a die cap?

A die cap is caused when a struck coin sticks to the upper hammer die. Once
the coin is stuck 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 adheared struck coin impresses 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 repeats 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.

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Including World Errors
- A Feature on A New Error
Coin Book: Mint Error Guide
- A Report on Off-Center
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Kansas City, MO Large laminations, straight clips, curved
clips, off centers, broadstrikes or cuds on
April 1-3 Santa Clara Coin Expo any of the following dates: 1925-D, 1926,
1926-D, 1927-S, 1928-D, 1935-D, 1937-S.
Also:

Karl Stephens
Off centers 1930, 1931-S, 1938-D
Off centers 55% & 70%
Off centers 55% to 75% at 9:00
ANA LM 3112 Misaligned die 10% or more
Reverse cuds K-3, K-8, K-10
Curved Clips Obverse - K-1, K-7, K-12

Dealer in World Coins, Please describe & price.

Patterns & Mint Errors Bob Entlich

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