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Poll Question
I'm curious what folks are interested in, especially the new members. Write-in if I missed anything. Personally I have collected Lincoln Wheat cent Die Varities for the last few decades. My main collecting method has always been by searching BU rolls, but that has become more difficult and expensive recently. For the new folks, you probably told your story in an introductory post, but I'd like to hear it again here in a brief summary. I hit "enter" and it launched the poll too soon, before I finished! Also, I can't seem to find a place to allow multiple choices, so I guess all you can choose is your most favorite type of Error/Variety coin that you are currently collecting. Should still be good info.
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06/03/2024 10:31 pm
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For me.... DDO's & DDR's, but in close second place, RPM's. |
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United States
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I collect "all known" varieties and some errors on Lincoln cents mostly,but all coins really. John1  |
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I collect predominantly nickels, although I do have a few Mercury dimes. Mostly I aim for doubled dies, including minor doubled dies. I also enjoy the 1941 Large-S variety because of the way it captures a particular moment in American history. I hunt ebay for the pre-2003 doubled dies, and I CRH $20 every week for the 2004+ WDDR nickels. For error coins, I do have a small cache of clipped Jefferson nickels that I purchased, as well as some Buffalo nickel die clashes. Recently I have started a small collection of 1945-S and 1942-S inverted mint mark Mercury dimes from ebay. I find searching for them to be an enjoyable challenge. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I collect mostly Lincoln cents, with Doubled Dies, RPM's, and errors. I collect minor and major varieties. I also love collecting BIEs.
Errers and Varietys.
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06/03/2024 1:00 pm
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I like Laminations - they can get pretty dramatic.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't collect any errors
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I collect everything. Maybe too much. I hear you about unc rolls. They got too expensive starting about 5 years ago.
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Pillar of the Community
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Great responses so far! Nice to learn what others are collecting.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All The Above for Me Too....... Nothing, I mean, Nothing Like a U S Mint Struck Error !!!! Wrong Planchets ......  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cuds, Die cracks, Clashed dies, Off-metal errors should be options too, these are my favorites to collect.
"Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCLStruck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burrFloating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 |
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I collect RPMs , DDO , DDR and errors , and I like Bies as well. |
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Also, I can't seem to find a place to allow multiple choices, so I guess all you can choose is your most favorite type of Error/Variety coin that you are currently collecting. This forum's poll feature does not allow for multiple voting. Sorry. Errors and varieties are not a main interest of mine. Of the listed categories, what I would have most of would be "off-centre", since I collect ancient and mediaeval coins for which "off-centre" is actually normal and undesirable, and perfectly centred coins are the rare exceptions. However, for actual modern error coins, I have more clips than other types, so that's how I voted. My favourite "Error/variety" coins, however, are the ones where the Mint actually makes a spelling error in the coin's design and has to issue new coins with the corrected spelling - something the US Mint has so far seemed to avoid, but which can be found on some other countries' coinages. The Philippines, Brazil and Chile are noteworthy examples - the last two being particularly embarrassing, as they actually managed to mis-spell the name of their own country. BBASIL and CHIIE. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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the bigger and uglier the error, the more I like it & tend to hold on to, no matter what the coin is.
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Posted 06/03/2024 11:09 am
