Starter List Of Nickel Varieties & Errors.

Yes, the one's that COW listed can be found in rolls. If you didn't know it already, the silver War Nickels can be immediately recognized by a largish mint mark on the reverse above Monticello. Of course all these are rare, but that's the whole point with coin roll hunting.

Might add Hennings years to the list. Thank, Doug.

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...&whichpage=1

There is no list for errors. They are usually one time events. (the ones that are valuable) But knowing what they are is helpful.

Varieties and errors are two different things. Varieties are die related issues. They are the same from the first coin to the last ones struck. (considering die wear doesn't remove the variety)

Errors are issues with coins being struck. Here is a site that covers what events can happen:
http://www.error-ref.com/
A lot of reading there. But it helps to make you aware of what errors are.

Some call errors, what I call die events. Things that happen to the dies as they age. These are quite often not a premium coin. But extreme examples can be valuable. What are a few of these?
die cracks, die chips, die breaks, extreme die wear, die flow, die clashes, die polishing, struck through errors (grease), missing letters, rim Cuds, missing mint marks, broken posts on devices preventing the shaping of the center devices, MAD coins, some give cutsie names to some of these events to try to drum up a profit for them, peg legs and the list goes on. Some are even collected, but the value is low for these. More of what a person would pay for them.

Just extreme examples of die events are collectable. Such as Cuds, Retained Cuds, some collect BIEs, MAD coins with the devices falling over the rims, extreme examples of Grease Filled Dies with 90% of the devices missing, die cracks that flow across the full width of a coin and the list also goes on.

I know I'm missing something things, but these are off the top of my head.

Hmmm, so many. AU or better '82s & '83s, going for $50/roll bayside.

I collect nickels and pennies. As I CRH, I search for varieties and errors and also fill albums with one coin of each year and mint. Then I CRH for varieties and errors and replace the coins in the albums with coins in better condition. After a while, I have varieties and errors and albums with shiny normal coins. I also keep all of the older coins and semi-old coins with low mintage numbers.
As you check each coin for errors, such as clashes, cracks, extreme MD, etc., certain dates will start to click - to be on the look out for particular varieties and errors. For example, you're checking pennies for anything, and you come across a 1984 so you pay particular attention to Lincoln's ear lobe in hopes of a doubled ear. Or you're checking nickels for anything and come across a 2013, you pay particular attention for a clash or trail die.
The longer you do it, the longer your list of particular dates to watch out for will become. With experience, comes knowledge. Compile your list for now, it's a great learning tool, but one day you will rarely check it and be much faster. If you really enjoy this hobby even half as much as I do, that day will be before you know it.

I never use a list. I let each coin stand/fall on its own merit. If I quit looking for known events, I would have never found a discovery piece:
http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/...ie_state=mds
http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/...ie_state=mds
http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/...ie_state=mds
So I keep a mental list but look for everything that could happen on each coin.

I agree with that statement, but would like to mention a few other reasons names have been added. Among the first so named errors were the Bar Nickel and Bie Cent. These errors were named by leading numismatists to promote interest in our hobby. They produced very positive results because they provided the novice collector easy recognition of certain errors in circulation.
Some of the modern day names are Floating Roof, Cracked Skulls, Prisoner Cents, Bee Hives - the list goes on. Not only do they add interest to our hobby, they are also excellent identifiers. Even the semi-seasoned hobbyist correlates terms like Spiked Heads with Die Cracks, Trail Dies with Die Gouges, and so on. If you really think about it, everything in our hobby is named, even the coveted Doubled Die.
The names that stick, are eventually incorporated in a website or book. It is then that they are more widely accepted. One day there will be categorization of all of the popular named errors. The would-be opportunist giving "cutsie" names solely for the purpose of drumming up a profit, is rarely creative enough to produce a name that will stick, and usually unsuccessful.

Yes sir you are definitely a purist, all the way to the bone. I like the good die state in Bu too. I guess where we differ is I also like a nice Prisoner Cent or such.