What are the different types of errors on coins?
There are five types of mint errors that primarily relate to the die: Die Breaks, Misaligned Dies, Clashed Dies, Rotated Dies and Mules.
What are the most common errors on coins?
The following are examples of common coin errors:
- Type II Blank. Blank planchets are blank metal discs that would normally contain a struck image.
- Off-centre Error.
- Broadstrike Error.
- Clipped Planchet.
- Wrong Planchet.
- Brockage.
- Die Clash.
What errors make coins valuable?
Overdates, mules, brockage, double denomination, and struck on the wrong planchet errors are often valuable. Errors on ancient, medieval, and higher-value coins are usually detrimental to the coin’s numismatic value.
How do you identify coin errors?
Common places to notice such an error include the chin, eyes, and ears. Look for any cracks, cuds (or blobs covering an image, word, date, etc.), or missing elements on the images. Turn the coin from top to bottom (no, side-to-side will not work), if your coin was right side up before, it should be right side up now.
What does double Dye mean on coins?
A doubled die coin is produced when the coin die is not manufactured correctly. This manufacturing error leads to the appearance of two images on a single coin die. The more obvious and distinct the error is, the more the coin will be worth.
What is the rarest mint error?
Mule Mint Errors: The Rarest of the Rare
- Washington Quarter struck with two 25-cent eagle reverse dies.
- Roosevelt Dime struck with two 10-cent reverse dies.
- (2000-P) Sacagawea Dollar reverse die paired with a 50 State Quarter obverse (unquestionably the most famous of the U.S. mules).
What errors to look for in quarters?
Statehood Quarters Collection Statehood Quarter Error Coins
- 2005-P Minnesota Doubled Die Quarter (Extra Tree) Minnesota Quarter. design. Error not depicted.
- 2005-P Kansas Filled Die Quarter (“IN GOD WE RUST”) Kansas Quarter. design. Error not depicted.
- 2006-P Nevada Clipped Planchet Quarter. Nevada Quarter. design.
What is a clip error?
Clipped Planchet: Incomplete Clip This error occurs when the blanking press does not punch all the way through the planchet strip, and then retracts.
How rare is a 1969-s penny?
Experts estimate that the number of known specimens of this 1969-S doubled die penny is only about 40 to 50 coins.
What state quarter errors are worth the most?
Most Valuable State Quarter Errors
- 2005-P Minnesota Quarter PCGS MS67 FS-801 Extra Tree DDR-001 $275.
- 1965 SMS Washington Quarter NGC MS66* Broadstruck $400.
- Undated (1999-P) Statehood Quarter ANACS MS65 Double Struck Die Cap $1,265.
- 2004-D Wisconsin Quarter PCGS MS66 Extra Leaf High $2,530.