Posted 11/05/2006 9:42 pm
Odd and mis-shapen errors that will not fit into a roll pretty much ended in 2002 with the change the mint made in how they ship coins. That's when they went from shipping in small canvas bags to shipping in large plastic tubs. The price of a sealed group of cents from the mint went from $50 face to $4000 face in a day, and availability went down to nil because these tubs are shipped only to the wrapping companies and Fed Reserve banks. This could answer for your lack of finding dramatic errors that post-date the beginning of the century.
As tot he term "collectible," that's a subjective term which is redefined for each person who uses it. What is collectible to me may not be to you and vice-versa. I frankly have no interest at all in errors, especially those that fit into a roll. My interest is specialized in die varieties which went unaffected by the change in shipping methods. They were affected by the change in die-making that occurred in 1997. While die varieties are still being found, they pale in comparison to the doubled dies known on coins pre-dating 1998.
As tot he term "collectible," that's a subjective term which is redefined for each person who uses it. What is collectible to me may not be to you and vice-versa. I frankly have no interest at all in errors, especially those that fit into a roll. My interest is specialized in die varieties which went unaffected by the change in shipping methods. They were affected by the change in die-making that occurred in 1997. While die varieties are still being found, they pale in comparison to the doubled dies known on coins pre-dating 1998.
