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zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 11:53 am I hope this is in the correct area? I am trying to find a good source on error coins on the Internet. I have many from clipped plankets to lamination, filled in letters and numbers to missing letters. Any help? Edited by zakota 04/30/2009 11:54 am Report this Post to the Staff

ImTheCrew Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 11:55 am try http://coppercoins.com/ i think that is a site for error someone else will be of more help Edited by ImTheCrew 04/30/2009 12:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 1:11 pm Coppercoins.com does not list any errors at all, just die varieties. I do not know an any site that lists values of errors because they can vary dramatically in value depending on the degree of the error and the denomination. Laminations, unless very severe, are usually seen as a detriment to the coin and not an error. Incomplete(clipped) planchets on cents are usually just worth a few dollars and it can go up depending on the denomination. Filled in letters and numbers are caused by die chips and are not usually collected as errors. Missing letters and numbers are due to filled dies(grease and other machinery gunk) and unless very dramatic, are usually not collected as errors either. The seminal reference book for errors is The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors by Alan Herbert, it describes the many types of error coins in depth and their source(planchet, die, strike) in addition to providing a basic value outline. Report this Post to the Staff
steve199 Pillar of the Community United States 1882 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 1:22 pm Coneca has a website and a forum...don't know if there is any more activity on their forum than here: http://board.conecaonline.org/ What kind of information are you looking for? To learn what causes the various errors? The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors by Alan Herbert is a good (non-online) resource. It covers varieties and errors, and discusses the minting process and what causes the different varieties and errors. Don't let the name of the book fool you into thinking it is a book where you can look up the specific coin you have in your hand and know what it is worth. http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guid...11901&sr=1-1 Edited by steve199 04/30/2009 1:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
steve199 Pillar of the Community United States 1882 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 1:23 pm I'm a little slow on the draw today. :) Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 3:15 pm LOL Steve, at least you backed me up with the CONECA link, I forgot to mention that one Edited by biokemist6 04/30/2009 3:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 7:15 pm How come you didn't mention the Modern US variety and error forum right here on this site? Report this Post to the Staff
Rollhunter1994 Valued Member United States 195 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 7:30 pm http://www.jimscoins.net/error_coin_examples.php Its not much, but I hope it helps! Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 12:12 am Thanks for the input. My father collected error coins mostly. I have bags of them I am going through. I guess it would be worth getting a catalog. It does seem that there were many filled letters and numbers earlier. I have clipped plankets up to 5%. And other errors I do not even know what they are called. Trying to find certain subjects are hard when I do not know the terms for each error. But slowly I am learning? Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 12:58 am Our US Modern Error/Variety Forum: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...p?FORUM_ID=5 Our US Classic Error/Variety Forum: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...FORUM_ID=137 Specifically for Morgan & Peace dollar varieties (VAMs): http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...FORUM_ID=129 Our World Error/Variety Forum: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...FORUM_ID=130 Post pictures so we can see and help out! Also: The Error Coin Encyclopedia By Arnold Margolis and Fred Weinberg Report this Post to the Staff
ksyim Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 05/04/2009 02:28 am It's very interesting info. thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/04/2009 1:13 pm Thanks for the information. I guess I was looking to quickly through the section. I knew I see these areas before. Thank you for pointing them out. Report this Post to the Staff
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