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Hi all, while going through my pocket change, I have amassed quite a pile of minor errors such as die cracks, chips, filled dies, laminations and such. I know that they are nothing to get excited about, more of a curiousity or learning tool.
The question is, what do you guys hold onto and what do you let go?
....and if you have any pictures, that would be GREAT!!
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I hold onto valuable errors only, and those are extremely rare in change. Out of the some 1 million coins I have ever been through I found a triple clip cent, a brockage, and a cent on foreign planchet - and that's all. 99.99% of the stuff people are pulling out calling them errors really are just die wear and other normal, tolerable parts of the minting process and aren't worth a hill of beans.
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I used to hold on to every error I found, whether it was minor or easily noticable. Lately I've only been saving error coins that are not too common. I still save one example of every error I find for reference.
Edited by Spider5689
01/01/2008 8:31 pm
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United States
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If I can't see it with my own two eyes...I don't keep it.
Steve
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Most of the stuff goes back. As Chuck mentioned some things are as common as sand so an example of something is interesting to keep but piling up 1000 examples of little die cracks doesn't excite me until I roll them up and get my ten bucks back from the bank. If I come across something that would make a nice little set of coins, let's say a die crack that leads to a Cud (remember, thats a large raised area on a coin , involving the edge where a piece of the die broke away) I would keep a few minor die cracks as an example of a progression that I could identify. Die chips are very common so I don't keep those unless they are huge. The theory of only keeping what I can see with my naked eye is a tough one for me. My eyesight isn't as good as it was 40 years ago:-) Also, many nice doubled dies require a lens to pick up and I won't leave those behind. A strike through grease error has to have a lot of detail missing for me to keep it. I've seen so many quarters that have been Struck Through Grease that it would make your head spin. Minor stuff doesn't have any value so why pile it up. Anyway, That's my take on it. Have Fun, Happy 2008! Bill |
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nd, Bill summed it up well and Chuck's point about how rare they are is very important. So many people want to call Machine Doubling and other anomalies like die cracks errors and in the true sense they are not. Coppercoins book " Looking Through Lincoln Cents" does a nice job of explaining the difference and it applies to all modern coins, not just cents. It does a nice job, especially, on doubled die analysis. I highly recommend it. Jim |
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I have my own set of guidelines ,, and they are really quite simple !
If I like it I keep it !
There is no one in this world I have to please when I consider what I want in my boxes, cans and containers ,, or for that matter in my permanent collection .
some of you might not remember when the 22 no D sold for 10 or 12.00 ? or how long it took for certian other varieties to become popular enough to have any premium at all ,, but value is just one aspect of collecting .
Chuck says that He just moved 800,000 lincoln cents He has accumulated ,,are they all die varieties ? I kinda doubt it . but yet a ton and a half of lincoln cents just made the trip to florida .
Maybe He has not looked through them all ? so they have to stay in accumulation until then .
But I'm pretty sure He does not consider them worthless since the quote for copper bullion is well above face value .
I will collect what I like and as many of anything that I like ,,even if its a 5 gallon can full of die cracks,chips, struck throughs or whatever ,,they are mine and thats up to me .
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Bill put it like I do things. Everyone has a "thing" and they like to keep it, when it shows up. I keep everything. Too minor to list? not in my list! I even collect drivers licenses, (mine) I have all but the first one issued when I got my first one. It was stolen when I was in the Navy. I even have my license from Mexico. Now This is how I get around, because now I don't have a license, My vision went to "pot", amnd they won't let me drive anymore. Just as well, because my vision is BAAAD! I can't see anything in front, but don't try to slip anything by me, because my Preipheral vision is excellent. Now if I could figure out how to drive with my head turned......  Dick |
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I keep mostly every error, until the wife says that I have become a packrat, then I toss the worthless stuff.
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