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Posted 12/22/2006 12:02 pm
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Originally posted by Errorcoins
Morgan, All sorts of things...
This is all from memory without any research so correct me if I'm wrong on any of this.....
Mint put in new presses making many types of errors almost non-existent.
They put in sorters both optical and mechanical to take out bad copies of a coin.
They cracked down on mint employees who snuck with out real and / or fantasy errors.
They told coin rolling companies that they had to return the errors or lose the contract.
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Major errors from 2002 on are almost non-existant and when and if they show up they commmand a very heavy premium.
That is the main reason I think error coins like the Speared Bison, Wisonson up down low sidewise leafs, and the double dies are expensive.
It's the mint's doing by limting major errors.....
Originally posted by Errorcoins
Morgan, All sorts of things...
This is all from memory without any research so correct me if I'm wrong on any of this.....
Mint put in new presses making many types of errors almost non-existent.
They put in sorters both optical and mechanical to take out bad copies of a coin.
They cracked down on mint employees who snuck with out real and / or fantasy errors.
They told coin rolling companies that they had to return the errors or lose the contract.
...................
Major errors from 2002 on are almost non-existant and when and if they show up they commmand a very heavy premium.
That is the main reason I think error coins like the Speared Bison, Wisonson up down low sidewise leafs, and the double dies are expensive.
It's the mint's doing by limting major errors.....
They also purchased the waffling machines so errors can be destroyed in-house instead of being shipped out and possibly escaping their designated fate.
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