What Error Type/Denomination Is The Rarest Out There?

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aardspeed Pillar of the Community 921 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 12:00 pm I'm curious: There are so many error coin types, but which coin error type & which denomination is the rarest & most sought after in the world today? Die Caps Wrong Planchet Off-Centers Broadstrikes Partial Collars Uniface Strikes Brockages Double & Triple Struck Indents Die Adjustment Bonded Coins Double Denominations Coins Struck on Feeder Finger Tips Struck Fragments Mated Pairs Proof Errors Gold Errors Transitional Errors Counterbrockages Martha Washington Test Pieces Fold-Over Strikes Missing Edge Lettering ...did I miss any error types? Edited by aardspeed 06/01/2015 12:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff

ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 12:21 pm Interesting question, personally I would have to say Proof errors, and the newer the more rare. reason being the Proofs need to be scrutinized to a higher degree, and the QC in the more recent years is way higher than it was 20 or so years ago. But I am sure there will be a lot of differing opinions. I think we all agree that the Bigger the error the more rare it is thought Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 1:25 pm With out doing any research, my guesses would be Mules - Washington quarter obverse on Sac dollar comes to mind. Wrong planchets - seems like I have heard of gold $2.50 planchets with Indian Head cent. I have seen dime planchets cents. And Multiple strikes Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 06/02/2015 04:46 am I think spelling mistakes do stand out from time to time. Chile 2008 50 peso is one of the best example that I can think of. Another one is wrong design such as Italy 1997 100 lira which had incorrect map. Something to consider is "packaging error" where the wrong year of certain coin or wrong denomination was placed in the mint set. Granted, it's not necessary a coin error but it's an mint error product. I'm not certain if I would consider double denomination as a genuine error as it's most likely created by mint sports - i.e. intentionally overstruck to save on using fresh planchets or was struck just for the sake of fun. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 06/02/2015 11:43 am Quote: ...did I miss any error types? Of course. If you look in the Red Book there is a listing of many of the common errors. In a book by C.D. Doughtrey about Lincoln Cents, there is a pile of all sorts of different errors on just Cents. And I see you missed those lousy rotated reverses too. So many people miss those or just ignor them. As to which ones are the most expensive, or rarest, difficult to say since that so much depends on who pays what for what. It sort of depends on how rich you are and what your willing to pay for something. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/02/2015 1:21 pm You also have to consider that rarest type and most sought type after may not be the same thing. Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 06/02/2015 3:57 pm Quote: You also have to consider that rarest type and most sought after type may not be the same thing. Report this Post to the Staff
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