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Hello  Is there a top 10 list of cent errors based on rarity / desire / value?  Or are all errors equal and each one is considered as individuals? Edited by EdwardButters
02/15/2013 10:33 am
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If there were a Lincoln Top 10 list, I would guess it would be Key Dates and maybe one or two of the double die errors that had been released in the multi-thousands to the public. I would not expect to see any multi-struck Lincolns as many could be unique with a population of 1. As an example, my Avatar is a 2003D Quad-struck, the only one I have seen in the past 10 years. Another would be my 1998 type 2 reverse ( Wide AM) double struck cent.  In the next day or two I will be posting threads in both this forum and the World Error forum on posting your double/multiple struck error coins only, and if it works out, will also post threads on other types of errors like off centers, wrong planchet strikes, brockages, etc.. I look forward to viewing other members errors, and if another member wants to start a 2nd thread on off centers, varieties, etc., it will be easier for me to add to the thread in place to starting one. Edited by Broken-Coin
02/15/2013 10:58 am
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In general is one type of error more desireable than others, like a Clipped Planchet is better than Multiple Strikewhich is better than, Off Center?
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Are we talking top 10 errors or top ten varieties?
Doubled dies, RPMs, RPDs are varieties.
Errors are usually one of a kind.
Cracks-chips-breaks-machine doubled and so forth are just events that happen to dies. So what is the original question?
Errors or varieties for something else?
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 Please get your terminology correct, so we can help you with your question. Varieties happen to the die BEFORE the striking process. Errors are accidental happenings during striking process. Cracks and chips are just signs of a worn out die. Edited by seal006
02/15/2013 8:23 pm
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In general is one type of error more desireable than others, like a Clipped Planchet is better than Multiple Strikewhich is better than, Off Center?
Seems to me he understands what he is talkin about as he metions three errors not varieties. |
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I wonder what kind of error commands the most attention. But I am thinking it is a coin by coin thing. Maybe I will start a poll?
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I do not collect errors but it seems to me they are judged as individual examples.
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Seems to me he understands what he is talkin about as he metions three errors not varieties. Errors are one of a kind, so how can there be a top 10? It seems that is a loaded question, as it would be a very subjective list. No one error is rarer than another. Each is unique. |
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@EdwardButters
Do you have a certain error in mind you would like a guesstimated value on, and if so, photos of both sides and the edge would help.
outside of that, I have no idea of exactly what your looking for.
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{QUOTE]Not sure. But, here is a top 100 list from Whitman Publishing... http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewart...rticleID=868[/QUOTE} LOL, that is like having a top 100 snowflake book. One of the OP questions was "Or are all errors equal and each one is considered as individuals?" Which to me means he is attempting to collect some of of the list. The problem is, since they are all unique, he would never be able to do so. Unless of course his money supply was endless, and the owners of the coins from such an arbitrary list would be willing to sell their one of a kind piece. Whereas with varieties, there are more than just one of each. No one knows exactly how many of each there are, but one could base a list on how many have been reported found, or prices realized for any particular variety. Which makes it much easier to come up with a fact based list, and also allow individuals to pursue items on the list. |
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John, I understand that. But as I stated a list like that would be very subjective to whom ever was making the list. You could ask 100 people to come up with a list and you could have 100 different combinations. He also mentioned value and rarity. There is no data to base those on because they are all one of a kind, which has been mentioned. Several times.
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