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kdkenn Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 9:52 pm I read about all of your errors but I've looked through hundreds of pennies and haven't found an error yet. Granted I'm not 100% sure of what I'm looking for either. LOL Can you tell me what to look for? Also how do I tell which are red cents? Are the others called brown? Sorry for not knowing anything. Thanks in advance for all of your help and patience. Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 9:59 pm The only dumb question is the one not asked US Cents normally have the most "errors". I'd recommend looking thru a Lot of the past threads on die varieties and die errors. If you ever find a coin you are unsure of let us know. Here's a website that has very nice detailed pics of some better known errors that you normally can't find in every day circulation. Coin Facts Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 07/25/2008 12:30 am another site dedicated to Lincoln Cent errors is coppercoins.com may want to check it out as well Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 07/25/2008 12:35 am Extremely easy. Go to ebay and type in error coin and there you. Report this Post to the Staff
halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 07/25/2008 12:40 am It's pretty easy to find an error, but it takes time and effort to prepare yourself to find an error. There is much experience and wisdom here on the board to help guide you in your quest, grasshopper. Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 07/25/2008 08:54 am "He who can catch fly with chopsticks, can accomplish anything Danielsan." (Karate Kid) ......... "One could spend one's entire life searching for the perfect flower, and it would not be a wasted life." (The Last Samurai) If/when you find one that you think is an error, use a mag glass and a good light to be sure and take some pics and post it up here.... Edited by eaglefoot 07/25/2008 09:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
penny pincher Valued Member United States 429 Posts	Posted 07/25/2008 10:54 am You may also want to check out http://www.lincolncentresource.com/index.html and see what they have there as well. This site has helped me a lot on what to look for as well. This will give you certain dates to look mainly for, but any coin may be an error. The other thing I did was went and bought a book about error coins which also let me know of other things to look for. You do not need to go and buy it but may want to go to a look at a local book store and check it out. Odds of finding them are impossible to say. I have been searching for 6 months and have found about a dozen out of a couple hundred dollars worth of cents. The majority of errors I find are 'easier' ones to find and not worth a lot but fun to find and a new addition to my collection. Report this Post to the Staff
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