Error Coin Interest ?

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Originally posted by Metalman

Hi Everyone !!

How many folks here are interested in error -Variety coins ?

Thanks
Rick

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Not I. There's too many of them for my specialty (Morgans) and the differences (VAMs) are too minute IMNSHO with some notable exceptions (e.g., '78 7-tail feathers vs 8-tail feathers). PCGS recognizes and will grade 277 Morgan varieties, but with all the die variations and combinations, there's over 3000 varieties http://www.pcgs.com/VarietyFAQ.htm. Much as I would love to own every Morgan which has ever been minted, these numbers are just a little too much. Add cracked and other mechanical die breakdowns, and it seems almost every Morgan is its own variety.

There's some non-Morgan varieties I wouldn't mind getting my hands on, e.g, 1909-S VDB and doubled-die 1955, but these would be the exception rather than the rule.

I like Lincoln Cent BIEs and Cuds. Also, partial brockages look pretty cool but I never seem to get around to buying any.

"The Letters BIE is to be understood as standing for
the 'BEST IN ERRORS' and not the diebreak between
the letters 'B' and 'E' as formerly supposed.
John E. Markley
Former BIE GUILD member.

I love any and all of them.

It has been said and to a degree acknowledged that "errors & varieties are the thinking arm of numismatics".....

I do collect them but more along the lines of Mules, Brockages,Broadstrikes,Wrong Planchetts etc, basically errors or varieties that you can easily see the differences...those that need a high powered lens to make out the error, those are the ones I avoid.

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Originally posted by bobby131313


Here are some error coins for you...

Error Coins

Warning: If George Washington squints when you open your wallet, don't even bother clicking the link.

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I think I just found another reason for not collecting errors. Too many zeros after the dollar signs.

I also wonder how many of these are intentional errors, e.g., somebody at the mint stuck a dime planchet into the half dies.

Fred

Hi Everyone

I appreciate all who responded to my question !!

Its interesting to read the responses, and consider that most who are interested or for that matter not all that interested, know about the major errors and varieties which have been discovered through the years .

Becky !!! I am very impressed with this thought !!

( Now I revel in finding the ones that aren't perfect, I love the thrill of the hunt!! I want the R-6 coin in VF that I can cherry off of ebay or a dealer. That is a kick!! VAMs changed the way I look at my Morgans, it put the fun back into collecting for me.)

Now I'm not a Morgan collector!! But if I was this would also be the way I collect them!!

I apply this to the Lincolns and the Merc's that I do collect,, and I agree there is nothing more fun that to find a coin that has passed thru the hands of a seller or dealer, and discovering something that has been missed!!
I have spent alot of time looking for these anomolous coins and it is very exciting for me when I find them,I hope that the interest in collecting and searching for these type of coins never wains in the hobby !!



Thanks again !!

Rick