What Are The Easiest Errors To Find In Circulation?

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scottk Pillar of the Community United States 767 Posts	Posted 01/24/2015 10:46 am Someone just posted a 1999 Lincoln in another thread that has a die crack at the bottom right of the obverse. I would have never known to look for such a thing - no telling how many I've handled and never knew. Are there common errors on any coins that one would expect to find looking through a jar of pocket change? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/24/2015 10:51 am Die cracks,die chips, struck through (grease),struck through debris are just a few. You should also look for trail dies,cuds MAD's DDO DDR,die clash.MAD clash etc. John1 Edited by John1 01/24/2015 11:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/24/2015 12:06 pm But these are so common that they are hardly collectables. A true error is a one of a kind. Like the ones below. Broadstruck: Double struck broadstruck: Off center strikes: Indented brokage strikes: multi struck: Weak struck: Struck through errors: Wrong planchet: Incomplete planchets: uploaded/coop/1979-D_Incomplete_straight_clip_Sullivan_Numismatics.jpg[\img] Partial collar: Just to show a few of what is out there and there are more that I didn't show. But these are not common. They are very valuable in some cases. The ones John1 mention are very common so they don't usually have much of a premium. Report this Post to the Staff
CopperCastle Pillar of the Community United States 1132 Posts	Posted 01/24/2015 12:14 pm I've can't believe that 1st cent made it out of the mint! What a whopper! Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 01/24/2015 3:19 pm Coop, amazing and informative show and tell. Report this Post to the Staff
scottk Pillar of the Community United States 767 Posts	Posted 01/24/2015 3:54 pm Can't believe I finally made it to the bottom of this page... Edited by scottk 01/24/2015 3:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Loco Valued Member United States 127 Posts	Posted 01/24/2015 4:58 pm Coop..........great lesson and pictures. Thanks again!! Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 01/25/2015 02:10 am I gotta think half of these would never be found in pocket change Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 01/25/2015 05:41 am Coop,do u own all of these? They r quite awesome! Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 01/25/2015 11:18 am Rotated dies, easily over looked. Note: saying easily overlooked does not necessarily mean easily found as I've yet to find anything rotated over 5 degrees, but rotations up to 180 degree (CW or CCW) do exist. Easily missed if you're not consciously checking for it. Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/25/2015 12:21 pm Out of that bunch only 6 have I owned. I keep the images for use in my educational files. (current count of over 3600+ images) Although these probably won't be found in change, it is always nice to know what is out there. Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 01/25/2015 12:53 pm No doubt! I appreciate seeing these,big time! I can easily see the clipped planchets just being tossed and easily passed over as PMD Report this Post to the Staff
randy0050 Valued Member United States 246 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 12:57 am MYBE THOSE LATE 90'S Wide AM CENTS Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 03:02 am The clipped planchets...I meant easily passed over by newbies,a year ago I would of and I think I did actually toss one-lol...and the Wide AM's? Is anybody finding them anymore? I have purchased a few but cannot find one to save my life! Report this Post to the Staff
RK55 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 09:33 am wow! Thanks for the education Coop! Report this Post to the Staff
stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 01/29/2015 7:23 pm Years ago the 98 and 2000 Wide AM's were fairly easy to find . I haven't found one recently. Report this Post to the Staff
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