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Hi, I've been collecting error coins for 20 years now, focusing mainly on my home country, Israel. Recently, I've decided to try a new and fun project: assemble a worldwide collection of off-center error coins, one per country. Why off-center? Because on one hand it is in my opinion the quintessential error type, immediately identifiable and recognizable even by non-collectors, and on the other hand it is reasonably common and obtainable at prices I can afford. I aim for a presentable set with good eye appeal. Not just common off center lincoln cents or their world equivalents! An ideal off center error coin for me would have the following characteristics: - 40% - 60% degree error, no less and no more. - UNC condition - Showing full country name - Showing full date - Decent size, at least the size of U.S. quarter, and the larger the better - Bonus points for bi-metallic, for coins of countries that no longer exist (e.g. Yugoslavia) I don't mean for each and every coin in the collection to satisfy all the above requirements. It is especially tough to find a 50% o/c with both full date and full country name, and on some denominations it might not be even possible. But in my imaginary scoring system that I defined for myself, I try to get coins with the highest possible score. This is not a Registry set, I am not in competition with anyone except myself. Furthermore, there is an issue of budget. I'd rather not spend more than USD $50-$150 for each individual coin. Started about 6 months ago, my budding collection already has 17 coins from 15 different countries, with 4 more coins currently en-route to me somewhere in postal-space. Not a whole lot, but it's a start. Here's a photo of just a few: Brazil, Italy, Peru, India, U.S.A., Pakistan. I'd be happy to show more if people here are interested.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Those are some very nice off-center errors--I look forward to seeing more!   to CCF!  |
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United States
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Hi offcenter! ! I know I'd love to see more! |
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Thanks for the welcome. Here are a few more coins: Pre- World War I Imperial Germany 1 Pfenning. A piece of history, really. Burundi 5 Francs, unusual country to find errors from. Belgium 1 Franc, 50% o/c with full country name showing.  |
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Decent size, at least the size of U.S. quarter, and the larger the better That will be a tough one to do for Canada. They are scarce, and expensive. Here is one of mine.  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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That said, you should be able to find a lovely Canadian off-centre 1-cent or 5-cent, well within your budget range.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Wow SPP-Ottawa, that's a terrific error coin. I know silver dollar errors are tough, if it was a U.S. Morgan you'd be talking way upwards of $10,000 in value, and I guess Canada is not much behind. I'm not aiming quite that high. Cents are obtainable, but I'm still hoping to get a quarter dollar coin. I'm willing to stretch my budget for tough countries up to $250 per coin, but no higher. It's offset by cheaper countries such as India or Mexico where you can get really nice examples very cheaply on ebay. Edited by offcenter
12/13/2014 10:32 am
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Canada
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Hey offcenter, that coin is nickel, they stopped making Canadian silver in '67.
About price, much cheaper then the American counter parts! There is just not a huge collector market.
If you need a Canadian example our two dollar coin is bimetallic and you can find a '96 example in your price range no problem.
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Harmonica - my mistake, I thought it was silver. I'm by no means an expert on Canadian coins. As for $2 Canadian errors, if you're talking about off center core errors, then I agree they are readily available in that price range and in fact I do have one, here:   However, somehow technically it's not quite the same error type. Bi-metallic coins can be struck off-center, see my Italian coin in the first port in this thread. Wrong core placement is technically a different error type. Or is it? It's all a matter of definitions, really, and I make up my own rules as I go along. |
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Picked this one up recently from a collector in the US... it is at least MS-64 and will be going off to PCGS in January.  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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That's a beautiful one SPP.
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United States
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I just picked this up recently in a junk bin. I thought it was neat being as old as it is.   |
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