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Major Washington Dollar Errors That Are Confirmed

Missing Edge Lettering - Mostly referred to now as the plain edge dollars; also called the Godless Dollars, or smooth edge dollars. No edge lettering was applied to the coins. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Philadelphia Mint specimens exist, mostly found in the greater Tallahassee, Florida area; Denver Mint specimens are widely dispersed, with reports from 7 states including Illinois, Indiana, California, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and Wisconsin. The largest number of D-Mint specimens has emerged from the southern California area, about 75 to 100 miles north of Los Angeles, although reports are known throughout the state. The first plain edge coin (D-Mint from Chicago) was publicly announced by "Chicago Ron" Guinazzo and sold for $612 on ebay; Maximum price seen was $1,875 for an NGC certified "generic" specimen.

Doubled Edge Lettering, Two Impressions - Washington Dollar edge lettering appears twice, in two very clear sets of letters. The coin was obviously run through the edge lettering segment twice, with the second impression having such placement that the first impression is clearly visible. No coins sold as of yet; only three specimens known to exist; first reported by Shawn & Michelle Bell. This error appears extremely rare, considering everyone is paying so much attention to the edges.

Pretty simple...this coin was hit hard by another coin with edge lettering. The design transferred to this coin just like a coining die would transfer its design to a planchet. It had to be a hard hit, but it doesn't surprise me much. I've seen reeding from the edge of a coin transfer onto another coin.

Thanks for the explanation coppercoins, that makes perfect sense.

Thanks for the cool link jhs!