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Valued Member
United States
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im new 2 this can any one tell me what or where to look for an error on any coin please help I'm kindda interested.  Edited by teachmind111
04/09/2015 2:36 pm
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United States
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Go to a bank you have an account with. Hand them some cash and get any denomination you are interested in searching (I personally search "pennies"). You can even buy boxes of coins to save trips. Then just look through them slowly and anything this that doesn't look normal pull aside and post pictures of on here to learn more. Over time you will get better picking out errors/varieties and more efficient at searching. Buy a good reference book. I use strike it rich with pocket change which you can pick up at Barnes and Noble. Also one last thing, you will need a good quality eye loupe.
Good luck and happy searching!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Or you could watch the youtube video in my address bar. It is about 2.5 hours long, but it is in 5 segments. A lot of have enjoyed this to help wet you appetite as to what is out there co collect and what you can throw back. I entitled it "COIN FISHIN" It is on the links below here. Designed for those new to collecting. Enjoy
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Become familiar with some errors using websites/books and visit this sub-forum quite a bit to learn some of the differences between a post mint damage ( PMD) and real errors Good Luck! : ) Edited by BlueSolo
04/09/2015 3:03 pm
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Your best bet for learning to look for errors is to not look for errors yet. You need to familiarize yourself with a given issue enough so that "wrong" will stand out to you. If you don't know what it *should* look like, you're going to be frustrated and disappointed and not a numismatist for long. Don't reach too far at once. One issue at a time.
I can talk to you all day long about Morgans but I'm unqualified to give definitive opinions on Lincolns, for instance. I haven't learned enough about what should be, with them.
Not that ignorance slows me down much.
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teachmind111, I think you should pick a denomination you like first. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 and forgot to mention that. Try not to jump into a bunch of different denominations. There are many errors that exist across the denominations, but try learning what to look for a specific denomination then when you feel comfortable and if you ever want to try switching it up try picking up a different coin. |
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thanks guys for all your help I'mtrying to learn all I can its for my son he keeps talking about error coins, hes nine his name we will call him chewy, (lol) umm. where was I oh ok ,OMG he thinks every coin has an error omg so he had me take tons of pics front and back and these r some of the 1s he choose to post. I have close ups to these if needed idk what to look for yet but......to b continued thank u all again.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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There is quite a large resource on error coins to be found if you
search Google Images: 'error coins', and
Google: 'types of error coins'.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The first thing you need to do is get a good understanding of how coins are made. All the steps frong the creation of the planchets, the creation of the dies, and exactly how the coins are struck and handled. Because a lot of so called errors can be identifited adn Post strike damage because there is nothing in the creation process that could produce them.
You have to examine properly made to coins so that you can recognize when someone different comes along. Then apply your knowledge of the minting process to determine "could this have happened during production?"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Most information has already been stated above, but I'll add one thing. When you post coins here for input and analysis, giving each coin or group of coins its own topic in the proper forum will help a lot. EDIT: And it appears that you did just that. Never mind.  Edited by The Silver Searcher
04/10/2015 11:55 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The 1956 cent looks like it was removed from a "Good Luck" holder. Removing them shows the damage to the edges of the coin when they are pressed into the holder. Best to leave them in place and not remove them. Edited by coop
04/10/2015 6:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When you get a chance, post another shot of that 2012 D, there' something about that one I can't quite put my finger on.
Also, when you're looking at coins, it is often helpful to compare a particular coin with another of the same date and mintmark.
Also handle coins only by their edges, as this keeps them in the best possible condition. They are sensitive to oils in your fingers and friction.
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04/10/2015 1:36 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can see you have one distinct advantage that many people start here without. Photography is not an issue, nor navigating around the computer. With both of those working for you (and your son), your time will be freed, enabling you both to learn numismatics very quickly. You have chosen a wonderful and very enjoyable science/hobby; one that can also prove to be quite rewarding in many ways.
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United States
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tyvm coin master we will try our best  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All good advice given...my advice start slowly do a bit of reading and then Rock n Roll. Good Luck!
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