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Issue 7 • Fa l l 2004
- Table of Contents -
Publisher & Editor
Mike Byers Mike Byers’ Welcome
Off-Center Errors
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Design & Layout Around The World - Updating Activity In and Around Error World 8
A Two Country Double Denomination 9
Sam Rhazi Unique 3¢ Nickel Struck on 1¢ Stock 10
Contributing Editors Thoughts on Coin Certification 12
Ronnah Johnson Mated Pair of U.S. $1 Silver Eagles 17
Allan Levy
Indian Cents on Dime Planchets 20
Contributing Writers
Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers Two Interesting Indian Cent Errors 22
James Archibald
Xan Chamberlain Rare Double Struck Liberty Seated Dime 23
Ramond Gaudette
Robert Mc Laughlin Cents on Quarter Eagle Planchets 24
Saul Teichman
1880-S Morgan Dollar Struck 40% Off-Center 27
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Off-Center Errors by Al Levy (alscoins.com)
Here are records of recent sales of off-center mint 6. “D” next to the date symbolizes that the coin had
errors on eBay: damage or was scratched.
1. All coins were listed on eBay and closed from 7. “C” next to the date symbolizes that the coin was
April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004. cleaned.
2. All lots had buyers. If the coins actually changed 8. “B” next to the date symbolizes that the coin had
hands is unknown. damage and was cleaned.
3. A picture accompanied each lot or it was not 9. If the date or mint mark was missing or partially
recognized. visible, parentheses were used.
4. Mislabelled items were ignored. 10. Postage/handling/insurance fees were ignored.
5. Some lots may have changed hands more than 11. Major auctions were not listed.
once.
DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11% 11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75% DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11% 11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75%
1c 1809 GOOD $712.00 1c 1943 PCGS 64 $513.00
1c 1803 D VF $560.00 1c 1943-S XF $45.55
1c 1813 D AG $285.00 1c 1943-S AU $123.38
1c 1816 D ANACS FR 02 $250.00 1c 1943-S D UNC $107.50
1c 1816 D NCS VG $56.12 1c 1944 XF $15.50
1c (?8)48 GOOD $760.00 1c 1944 D UNC BRN $34.77
1c 1863 VF 20 $406.00 1c 1945 ANACS 64 R&B $36.66
1c 1863 NGC 61 $460.00 1c 1945 PCGS 64 RED $60.10
1c 1865 FINE $167.50 1c 1945-S C XF $27.00
1c 1895 PCGS 58 $20.05 1c 1946-S UNC BRN $26.29 $107.50
1c 1901 FINE $117.00 1c 194(7)-S GEM BU BRN $72.00
1c 1902 XF $117.50 1c 194(?) GEM BU BRN $43.00
1c 1903 D ANACS NET 12 $82.00 1c 194(?)-S C XF $12.50
1c 1903 ANACS 12 $60.57 1c 1950-D C AU $47.00
1c 1906 FINE $108.58 1c (?)51-(?) BU RED $66.10
1c 1906 NGS 64 BRN $275.00 1c 1952-D XF $38.99
1c 1917-S GOOD $38.00 1c 1952-D AU BRN $36.99
1c 1917-S VG $99.00 1c 1953 UNC BRN $60.99
1c 1919 PCGS 58 $150.00 1c 195(7)-D UNC R&B $46.10
1c 1919-S XF $105.49 1c 1(958)-(?) BU R&B $40.99
1c 1919-S D NCS XF $75.00 1c 1958-(D) BU BRN $55.44
1c 191(?)-(S) D XF $26.00 1c 1958-D BU BRN $42.01
1c 1920-S D GOOD $51.00 1c (?)960 LD UNC BRN $22.40
1c 192(?) UNC BRN $66.00 1c 1964-D UNC BRN $22.50
1c 192(?)-(?) AU BRN $28.01 1c 1964-D UNC R&B $8.50
1c 1929-D good $29.95 1c 1965 D XF $15.56
1c 1930-D D UNC BRN $99.25 1c 1965 BU BRN $17.59
1c 1934 FINE $49.00 1c 1965 BU RED $16.09
1c 1937 D GOOD $33.00 1c 1966 BU R&B $15.50
1c 1941 VF $49.99 1c 1966 CH BU RED $9.95
1c 1941 AU $27.00 1c 1967 CH BU BRN $14.00
1c 194(3) D VF $52.10 1c 1968-D C UNC BRN $34.00
1c 1943 PCGS 63 $62.00 1c 1968-D UNC RED $16.51
DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11%
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11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75% DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11% 11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75%
1c 1968-S C UNC $71.00 1c 1994 BU RED $5.88 $5.24
1c 1968-S UNC RED $30.00 1c 1994 GEM BU RED $5.89
1c 1969-D C UNC $9.00 1c 1995 BU R&B $2.59
1c 1969-D UNC BRN $18.00 $10.51 1c 1995 GEM BU RED $16.95 $11.99
1c 1969-D BU BRN $30.00 1c 1995-D UNC R&B $4.99
1c 1969-D CH BU BRN $17.25 1c 199(5)-D GEM BU RED $16.49
1c 1969-D GEM BU R&B $15.00 1c 1996 BU RED $12.50
1c 1970-D AU BRN $6.66 1c 1996 ICG 65 RED $12.99
1c 1970-(D) UNC R&B $18.50 1c 1996-(?) GEM BU RED $17.99
1c 1970-D UNC BRN $15.25 1c 1997-D GEM BU RED $15.45
1c 1970-D BU R&B $22.78 1c 1999 ANACS 65 RED $9.09 $18.00
1c 1970-D D CH BU RED $16.16 1c 1999 PCGS 64 RED $10.51
1c 1970-S C BU $99.00 1c 1999 PCGS 66 RED $15.01
1c 1970-(?) NGC 66 BRN $159.50 1c 2000 ANACS 66 RED $23.49
1c 1971 BU RED $24.50 1c 2000 SGS $20.50
1c 1971-D UNC R&B $30.00 1c 2000-D CH BU RED $9.07
1c 1971-S GEM 65 BRN $99.99 1c 2002-D GEM BU RED $22.52 $119.08
1c 1972 UNC R&B $9.28 1c 2003 GEM BU RED $18.82
1c 1972 BU RED $19.25 1c 2003 PCGS 66 RED $31.00
1c 1972-D D UNC BRN $15.50 1c 200(3)-(D) D CH BU RED $39.00
1c 1972-D UNC BRN $15.50 1c 2003-D D BU RED $62.99
1c 1972-D UNC R&B $12.26 1c 2003-D GEM BU RED $14.99 $276.50
1c 1972-D C BU $3.25 1c 2004-D GEM BU RED $71.11
1c 1972-D BU RED $16.72 3c 1857 D GOOD $267.72
1c 1973 CH BU R&B $10.50 3c 1865 NGC 10 $157.51
1c 1974 D UNC RED $14.77 3c 1865 NGC 12 $138.50
1c 1974-D AU $19.38 5c 1887 PCGS 35 $232.50
1c 1975 D UNC BRN $14.77 5c 1890 GOOD $131.50
1c 1975-(?) UNC R&B $15.89 5c 1907 PCGS 20 $202.50
1c 1975-(?) CH BU R&B $8.49 5c 1919 D XF $284.25
1c 197(5) UNC R&B $19.99 5c (1920) NGC 55 $635.00
1c 1976-D CH BU RED $15.50 5c 1935 VF $238.50
1c 197(8) UNC R&B $13.25 5c 1941 NGC 63 FS $189.84
1c 197(?)-D VF $15.00 5c (1942)-S UNC $197.50
1c 197(?) C AU $1.99 5c 1964-D PCGS 63 $53.00
1c 1980 BU RED $7.99 5c 1970-D GEM BU $17.50
1c 1981 BU R&B $7.99 5c 1973-D UNC $19.06
1c 1981 CH BU RED $5.50 5c 1976 BU $18.00
1c 1981 GEM BU RED $16.95 5c 1977 GEM BU $17.52
1c 1982 LD CU C UNC $4.58 $4.75 5c 1980-P BU $4.99
1c 1982 LD CU BU RED $8.50 5c (?)980-P AU $9.90
1c 1982 LD CU ANACS 63 R&B $29.00 5c (?9)80-P BU $9.99
1c 1982 LD ZN BU R&B $10.51 5c (?)80-P CH BU $10.99
1c 1982-D LDCU C UNC $67.00 5c 1981-P GEM BU $25.01
1c 1982-(?)LDCU C UNC $7.16 $3.62 5c (?)81-P BU $9.95
1c 1982-D LDZN UNC RED $16.50 5c 1982-P D BU $9.95
1c 1983 UNC RED $8.00 5c (?)983-D BU $9.99
1c 1983 BU R&B $1.75 5c 1983-P D UNC $10.49
1c 1983 D BU RED $5.22 5c 1983-P UNC $15.15
1c 1983 BU RED $8.75 5c 1983-P GEM BU $10.05 $19.99
1c 1983 GEM BU RED $16.51 5c (?)983-P GEM BU $9.95
1c 1983 NGC 65 RED $33.53 5c (1)984-D CH BU $9.95
1c 1983-(?) C UNC $3.34 5c 1984-P GEM BU $13.05
1c 1984 BU R&B $4.58 5c (1)984-P GEM BU $12.49
1c 1984 D CH BU RED $8.28 5c (?)84-P GEM BU $9.95
1c 1984 GEM BU RED $14.99 5c (?9)85-D GEM BU $11.00
1c 1984-(?) BU RED $1.25 5c 1985-P BU $3.99 $8.50
1c 1985 UNC R&B $12.55 5c (?)985-P BU $8.49
1c 1985 BU BRN $5.10 5c (?)987-D UNC $13.49
1c 1985 BU RED $7.05 5c 1989-P ANACS 64 $39.95
1c 1985-(?) UNC R&B $14.62 5c 1989-P NGC 66 5FS $31.00
1c 1986 BU R&B $10.54 5c (?)93-P UNC $17.39
1c 1986 CH BU RED $7.51 5c (?)93-P BU $22.50
1c 1987 D BU R&B $9.38 5c 1994-P UNC $1.75
1c 1987 BU R&B $5.24 5c 1995-P NGC 62 FS $19.95
1c 1987 BU RED $10.29 $13.59 5c 1996-P CH BU $17.40
1c 1988 GEM BU RED $5.00 $12.49 5c (1)997-P GEM BU $11.86
1c 1989 BU RED $9.95 5c 1998-P BU $3.60
1c 1989 CH BU RED $17.01 5c 1999-D UNC $12.51
1c 1989 GEM BU RED $5.00 5c 1999-D BU $9.99
1c 1989-D UNC R&B $9.25 5c 1999-D CH BU $13.09
1c 1990 AU RED $2.25 5c 1999-D GEM BU $15.71
1c 1990 BU BRN $15.00 5c 1999-D NGC 66 $30.00
1c 1990 PCI 64 RED $3.66 5c (?)99-D GEM BU $15.00
1c 1991 BU R&B $5.95 5c 1999-P UNC $7.25
1c 1991 BU RED $11.50 5c 1999-P GEM BU $12.24 $12.24
1c 1991-D BU RED $27.26 5c 1999-P ANACS 60 $19.98
1c 1993 BU RED $5.50 5c (2)000-D UNC $8.27
1c 1994 BU R&B $0.99 5c 2000-D CH BU $9.99
DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11%
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11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75% DENOM YEAR NOTES GRADE LESS:11% 11%-35% 36%-75% OVER 75%
5c 2000-P GEM BU $17.39 25c DE (?)-D ANACS 63 $261.00
5c (2)000-P UNC $15.59 25c DE PCGS 64 $78.05
5c (?)00-P NGC 66 $15.00 25c DE (?)-D NGC 66 $349.99
10c 1900-(S) B AU $361.56 25c PA 1999-P PCGS 61 $90.00
10c 1918-D C FINE $122.50 25c PA 199(?)-(?) BU $147.50
10c 1920-S NGC 62 FB $480.00 25c PA (?)-D GEM BU $185.00
10c 1934-D PCGS 64 $153.50 25c GA 1999-P D BU $22.50
10c 1934-(?) AU $179.50 25c GA 1999-P NGC 58 $21.50
10c 1942 ICG 62 FB $250.00 25c CT 1999-D GEM BU $44.75
10c 1942 XF $113.00 25c CT (?) GEM BU $67.28
10c 1942-S AU $457.11 25c CT (?) NGC 65 $98.00
10c 1943 ANACS 58 $58.01 25c NH 2000-D CH BU $37.51
10c 1964-(?) UNC $75.05 25c NH 2000-D GEM BU $26.00
10c 196(?) D UNC (SILVER) $61.00 25c NH 2000-P BU $109.99 $109.99
10c 1966 CH BU $10.51 25c NH 2000-P GEM BU $55.00
10c 1971-D UNC $35.94 25c NH 2000-P ANACS 64 $56.00
10c 1973 UNC $33.45 25c NH 2000-P PCGS 67 $125.00
10c 1973 D BU $14.99 25c NH 2(000)-P UNC $109.99 $112.49
10c 1973 CH BU $24.39 25c NH (?) BU $150.00 $120.27
10c 1978 D UNC $22.15 25c SC 2000-P BU $32.00
10c 1988-D BU $28.95 25c SC 2000-P CH BU $35.99
10c 1989-D UNC $26.66 25c MD 2000-D BU $33.00
10c 1989-D BU $12.39 25c MD 2000-P D BU $45.56
10c 198(9)-(D) GEM BU $12.50 25c VA (2000)-P UNC $120.00
10c 1994-P GEM BU $9.25 25c VA 2000-P BU $29.75
10c 1995-P UNC $23.15 25c VA 2000-P ICG 66 $60.00
10c 1995-P GEM BU $4.99 25c NC 2001-P BU $23.84
10c 1996-P GEM BU $16.00 $13.80 25c NC 2001-P NGC 65 $51.00
10c 1996-P NGC 65 FS $19.09 25c AL 2003-P GEM BU $49.99
10c 1997-P BU $16.02 25c AL 2003-P NTC 66 $38.01
10c 19(98)-D CH BU $14.95 50c 1964 ANACS 63 $381.00
10c 1998-P BU $12.59 $15.59 50c 1976 D AU $53.04
10c 1998-P CH BU $9.00 50c 1976 NGC 58 $100.00
10c 1999-D GEM BU $5.50 50c 1976 PCGS 62 $70.00
10c 1999-P BU $6.49 50c (1976) PCGS 62 $148.40
10c 1999-P GEM BU $17.78 50c (1976) PCGS 63 $127.50
10c 2001-P GEM BU $22.50 50c 1980-P BU $62.88
25c (1966) XF $11.50 50c 1983-P BU $91.00
25c 1968 PCGS 63 $127.50 50c 1985-P D XF $34.99
25c 1973-D XF $13.19 50c 1990-P UNC $58.51
25c 1976 D AU $23.50 50c 1990-P CH BU $105.00
25c 1976 CH BU $68.00 50c 1995-P BU $89.19
25c (1980)-P BU $0.99 1$ 1978 NGC 64 $286.25
25c 1981-(?) BU $28.55 1$ 1978-D PCGS 62 $81.00
25c 1982-P BU $14.00 1$ 1980-S BU $138.50
25c 1983-P D AU $5.00 1$ 1999-P BU $50.21
25c 1983-P UNC $4.99 $85.00 $48.00 1$ 1999-P GEM BU $73.00
25c 1983-P BU $31.00 $41.50 1$ 1999-P PCI 63 $77.00
25c 1983-P CH BU $55.99 1$ 1999-P PCGS 65 $141.50
25c 1983-P GEM BU $41.17 1$ 1999-P PCGS 66 $383.00
25c (?)983-P UNC $60.99 1$ 2001-P D BU $2,175.00
25c 1983-P PCI 63 $9.95
25c 1984-P XF $12.58
25c 1984-P D AU $8.25 1c ND LC PCGS 15 $1,499.00
25c 1984-P UNC $13.80 1c ND IHC B GOOD $51.00
25c 1984-P BU $12.65 1c ND IHC VG $99.00
25c 19(85)-P CH BU $24.50 1c ND WHEAT C UNC $36.99
25c (198)5-P CH BU $12.99 1c ND WHEAT BU BRN $15.50 $25.50
25c (1985)-P AU $15.59 1c ND STEEL PCGS 64 $307.00
25c 1986-P VF $9.61 1c ND ZINC NGC 65 RED $24.50
25c 1989-P UNC $32.99 1c ND ZINC NGC 67 RED $28.00
25c 1989-P BU $11.50 5c ND JEFF. ICG 61 $10.49
25c 1993-P CH BU $48.88 5c ND JEFF. ANACS 63 $19.49
25c 1993-(?) CH BU $65.75 5c ND JEFF. ANACS 65 $11.27 $12.72
25c 1994-P GEM BU $35.00 5c ND JEFF. NGC 64 $10.50
25c 1995-D GEM BU $19.67 5c ND JEFF. NGC 64 FS $21.70
25c 1995-P BU $15.00 5c ND JEFF. NGC 65 FS $23.50
25c 1995-(?) CH BU $52.00 $50.00 5c ND JEFF. NGC 66 FS $41.00
25c 19(95)-P CH BU $18.49 5c ND JEFF. NGC 67 $26.00
25c (1996)-P BU $9.39 5c ND JEFF. SGS $15.50
25c 1996-(?) D GEM BU $42.09 10c ND SILVER D UNC $32.00
25c (1997)-D GEM BU $15.49 10c ND CLAD SGS $15.50
25c 1998-D AU $15.25 25c ND CLAD D BU $17.50 $21.50
25c 1998-D GEM BU $13.50 25c ND CLAD BU $24.95 $15.23
25c 1998-D NGC 64 $19.95 25c ND CLAD GEM BU $25.66 $35.05 $18.64
25c 1998-P ANACS 66 $69.00 50c ND CLAD GEM BU $344.00 $323.50
25c (?)98-P ANACS 63 $41.00 50c ND CLAD ANACS 63 $142.49
25c DE 1999-(?) NGC 64 $184.50 50c ND CLAD NGC 64 $351.00
25c DE (?)-D BU $185.50 1$ SBA GEM BU $238.50
“Around The World”
- Updating Activity In and Around Error World Groups -
by Jim Archibald - EW Founder
E rror World Groups continue the steady growth

and coin collecting is still a hot topic. The
current statistics for EW Groups as of July 14,
On this August 24th, it’s our 5th
Anniversary! I will be setting up some free raffles
for our many dedicated members. Thus far I plan
2004 are as follows... givaways in all our active chats! We have active
meetings in 5 areas throughout the week, and
EW1 - Error World - 63* members (system crash) prizes will be awarded in each chat meeting and
EW2 - Error World 2 - 476 members over the message boards. We are the club with a
EW3 - Variety Coins - 249 members difference. We don’t ask you for dues and we give
EW4 - U.S.Coin Collecting - 567 members to our members. As the next few weeks progress,
EW5 - World Coin Collecting - 156 members I will look into adding other special events for our
Total - 1,511 Error World Members anniversary. During the last five years we’ve done
a lot of good and even made far more friends! EW
is like a large extended family, where members can
On August 24, 1999 a small group of kick back and enjoy their wonderful hobby!
internet coin collectors got together in a Yahoo!
Club which specialized in error coin collecting. Technical problems in EW1 have caused
The group wasn’t being managed very well and us to restart our EW1 group, and former members
there were problems with spammers and unrelated in good standing that rejoin will be admitted
topics. I found a alternative group called “Error right away. We will be re-inviting all our former
Coins” which was completely dead but looked like members in groups as we go along. New members
it might fulfill our needs. Our small group started are always welcome to join us also! We’re there for
meeting there, but we soon found that we had no our members, from expert to novice, everyone is
more control there than in the former group, so we welcome here. So what are you waiting for? Come
decided to rebuild from scratch and Error World join in the fun!
was born.
Join the hottest

Error Coin Club on the Net!
e r r o r w o r l d c l u b . o r g
A Two Country
Double Denomination
T his is one of two known Large Cents over-
struck on coins from other countries. This
is a very dramatic double denomination Large
Cent. Somehow a 1731 George II Halfpenny
which may have been circulating in the United
States was erroneously mixed in a batch of
blank planchets intended for large cents. There
is a tremendous amount of detail visible from
the Halfpenny. Both portraits are visible and
line up together as well. A fantastic major mint
error and a discovery coin.
Unique 3¢ Nickel
Struck on 1¢ Stock
by Mike Byers (mikebyers.com)
T
ries.
his is the only known off-metal
mint error in the 3¢ Nickel se-
Copper Cent stock that was

intended for the production of In-
dian Head Cents was inadvertantly
punched to the size for 3¢ Nickels and
was then struck by 3¢ dies. Unique.
Thoughts on Coin Certification
by Ramond Gaudette
I was recently struck by an eBay ad where the

seller was asking $25 for a 1955-S Lincoln
Cent in MS 65 slabbed by one of the “Big
That meant that the collector needed to study
the grading standards for the types of coins
that he collected and needed to keep abreast of
Three” slabbers. I wondered why he was ask- the values at which these coins changed hands.
ing so much for his coin while I have scads There were plenty of resources available as
of 1955-S Lincolns in the same condition that most folks graded according to the Red Book
I am hard pressed to sell for $2 each. The and bought/sold according to the Red/Blue
difference is that mine is “raw” while his is Book or Coin World’s published price lists.
“slabbed”. Having a coin slabbed means hav- Requiring the collector to study his coins and
ing to recapture the expense of the slabbing become familiar with the market was not a
process when you sell and having to pay the BAD thing to require.
additional premium of the slabbing when you
buy, a needless overhead, in my opinion. Some of the major criticisms were that
dealers would sell you a coin as “strict BU’ and
History later try to buy it back from you claiming it was
only an “AU slider”. The collectors thought
Back in the old days, pre-slabbing, coin that this was unfair and protested loudly. This
collecting was basically a contest between the opened the question of the coins actual grade.
collectors and the dealers. I call it a contest How could a collector actually know? Here’s
because the collectors were trying to buy their where that studying came in handy. A collec-
coins as inexpensively as possible from dealers tor should never buy a coin from anyone unless
who were trying to maximize their profits on he is satisfied as to both the coins condition
every sale. Some dealers would play games and the price to be paid. Knowing the grading
like selling a coin as “Gem BU” and attempt- criteria for a coin is critical and there is no ex-
ing to repurchase this same coin at a future cuse for an uninformed buyer. Price is another
date as an “AU Slider”. While many collectors matter. What a coin is worth is very subjec-
cried foul at this practice, some even decrying tive and depends on just how badly the seller
this practice as portending the “death of coin wants to sell and the buyer wants to buy. This
collecting”, it was really very good for the hob- is where the capitalistic bargaining procedure
by as you will see. In order to play this game takes place. No one is forced to buy or sell and
the collector needed to develop a knowledge the collector has every right to walk away from
base from which to compete with the dealer. any deal with which he feels uncomfortable.
Coin Certification large degree but also adding value to them as
well. This added an extra column to the price
Hearing the hue and cry from the mass- guides as we now had to consider the price for
es that the dealers were “crooks” and that the a slabbed coin at a given grade vs. the price for
collector could not get an “honest deal”, some a “raw” coin at the same grade. The slabbed
enterprising souls came up with a brilliant coin was always priced higher, not only be-
idea. If collectors were so concerned with cause its grade was “verified” but so that the
“grading” inconsistencies, and could/would seller could recoup his slabbing costs.
not learn to grade for themselves, why not start
a service where “professional” graders would If One Is Good, More Must Be Better
render their opinion on a coins true grade and
then, for all eternity, encase that coin in plastic With the early “success” of the grading
so that the grade would forever be inseparable companies, more folks wanted to get into the
from the coin? This was the idea that was sold act. Grading companies proliferated. Compe-
to the public in the early 1970’s. tition is indeed the lifeblood of capitalism but
there must be structure! What were the quali-
This process required both the collectors fications by which one became a professional
and dealers to buy into the idea that both would grader? What standards were they following
forever accept the “grading companies” opin- when affixing a grade to a coin? Some fol-
ion on the true grade of the coin in question. lowed the Red Book, some used Photograde,
To further cement the necessity of the grading some used the ANA Grading Guide and some
companies, they expanded the range of grades had their own system of grading which they
for uncirculated coins from 3 to 11. Most folks would not divulge. At last count, there were at
could not tell the minute differences that sepa- least 80+ grading companies that had started
rated one grade of uncirculated from the next up, with most having a short run and then go-
and thus the grading companies were born. ing away. All of these companies put their
“brand” on a slab to which their “professional”
The Reality grader affixed a grade. Some companies were
very lenient while grading while others were
All was well in the kingdom for a short very tough. Collectors had to not only master
period of time before the problems started. It the art/science of grading coins while remain-
became quickly apparent that some of these ing abreast of the value of their coins in the
graders, were not the benevolent folks that market but had to be up to date on all the dif-
they were made out to be. They had to make ferent slabbing companies. Would there soon
living too and thus charged fees for their work. be a “Guide To Slabbing Companies” pub-
Fees that had to be passed along every time a lished?
slabbed coin was bought or sold. We are not
only talking about the fees that the graders Grade Shopping
charged to look at your coins, but postage and
insurance that you had to pay to get the coin to This resulted in the situation that we see
the grader and to get the coin returned to you. today where different slabbing companies of-
This increased the expense of these coins to a ten disagree with each other as to the grade of
a coin. Collectors and dealers now frequently Cleaned Coins
“grade shop” by cracking a coin out of its
eternal slab and resubmitting it to the same or One excuse that slabbers often give for
different grading company in hope of getting a rejecting coins is that they may have been
higher grade put on the slab. “cleaned”. In fact, most slabbers publicly state
that they will not grade “cleaned” coins. While
Collectors Confidence that is certainly their prerogative, one would
hope that they would apply this criteria to each
In the last few years, it has become im- and every coin without prejudice. It would be
portant to “buy the coin,” not just the slab. Not helpful if the grading services would issue a
all dealers will buy every slabbed coin, sight list of reasons why cleaned coins can or cannot
unseen. Since there are so many factors that be slabbed. It is confusing when some dipped
determine a coin’s value and grade, some need coins are slabbed but others are not. Also con-
to be examined before they are purchased. fusing the collector are the curated gold coins
Hopefully, at some point the grading services recovered from treasure ships which have been
will reach the highest level of consistancy and certified.
uniformity. This will enable more slabbed
coins to be traded between dealers and collec- A Need For More Information
tors “sight unseen.”
The slabs themselves, for acceptable
Body Bag coins, do not contain enough information.
Consumers would like to see weights listed for
One problem faced by the grading ser- thin/thick coins and better attribution for va-
vices are coins which are returned unslabbed. rieties. Some collectors have even suggested
These uncertified coins which are returned by embedding in the plastic slab a computer chip
the services were body baged. The slabbers which would contain the pedigree and all rel-
give very little information as to why the coin evant information about the coin. These sug-
was not graded. It would educate the collec- gestions have not been greeted with joy by the
tors to know why their coins were not authen- slabbers.
ticated and/or certified. Here is an example:
on the back of a flip the graders will check Excessive Slabbing Times
off a box designating why the coin was not
slabbed. Common reasons given are “ques- Slabbing times have become very long,
tionable authenticity” and “rim filed.” Even with it taking months to have a coin graded
a slightly expanded explanation would greatly and slabbed unless you agreed to pay extra for
assist the submitter as to why the coin could “express” grading. Many collectors with lim-
not be slabbed. Even something as simple as ited budgets have to patiently wait up to two
“questionable authenticity - fake dies” or “rim months to find out whether their coins were
filed - obverse 2:00” would be sufficient. certified.
Slab Sizes
Lack of uniformity of slab sizes also eureka trading systems

plays a roll in collector dissatisfaction. Not
only won’t the darned things fit in the holes in
our albums, but we need a special size box to
hold each companies slab!
Conclusions
So, after 30+ years of collectors expe-

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riencing the fruits of slabbing services, we
are all faced with the simple question. Have
grading services enhanced or detracted from
our collecting experience? Collectors are
frustrated when they attempt to part with
some of their certified coins in their collection.
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Mated Pair of
U.S. $1 Silver Eagles
T his is a spectacular One Dollar Silver Eagle mated pair
struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1986. It was incredible
that both pieces of this mated pair were released together and
still survived. A 3M sanding disk adhered to the lower die and
was struck into the reverse of the blank planchet. It has the
same diameter as the struck coin, fits very snug and locks into
place.
There are five or six U.S. Silver Eagles known to exist with
either the obverse or reverse 100% struck through a 3M sand-
ing disk. Until this actual sanding disk was discovered struck
by the reverse die and mated to this struck-through coin, it had
not been determined what these Silver Eagles had been struck-
through.
The strike on the sanding disk is incredibly sharp and has

a surprising amount of detail considering that it is not metal.
This dramatic mated pair is one of the most unusual major
mint errors ever discovered.
Indian Cents on
Dime Planchets
by Saul Teichman (uspatterns.com)
I ndian Cents struck on silver dime planchets

were often offered as patterns in early, circa
1900, auction sales. Several years are reported
respectively. The latter, illustrated below, is
believed to be unique and to be the original
Woodin, Brenner-1914 ANS exhibit. Its more
including 1863, 1864-L, 1868, 1869, 1893, 1900, recent pedigree includes lot 829 in Superior’s
1905 and 1908. Additional dates are likely. 9/98 sale, Tony Terranova, Michael Byers and
is now in a private collection. Note that the
The 1864-L and 1869 are listed in the Adams planchet is too small.
& Woodin pattern book as AW467 and AW825
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Unique 1866 $2½ Struck on a 3 Cent Pair of Indian Head 1¢ Die Caps Barber Half
Nickel Planchet Obverse & Reverse Full Obverse Brockage
NGC MS 66 PCGS MS 64 PCGS AU 58 UNIQUE
Unique Set of Four 1921-S Morgan Dollar 1895-O Barber Dime

Paraguay Gold Overstrikes Struck 45% Off-Center Obverse Die Cap
NGC Certified NGC MS 63 PCGS MS 64
1846 J-110A $5 Obv Die Trial 1924 SL 25¢ 1862 Indian Head 1¢
Struck on $2½ Trial Double Struck Deep Obverse Die Cap
NGC MS 65 BN ANACS AU 55 PCGS MS 62
Unique Set of Three 1887 $3 Indian Gold Proof 1942 Walking Liberty 50¢
Paraguay Gold Overstrikes Triple Struck Struck on Silver 25¢ Planchet
NGC Certified PCGS PR 63 PCGS MS 65
Unique Jefferson Nickel 1802/1 $5 Draped Bust Gold 1865 2¢

Die Trial Triple Struck Obverse Deep Obverse Die Cap
PCGS Certified ANACS EF 45 & Brockage
1804 $2½ Capped Bust To Right 1898 Barber 25¢ 1945-S WL 50¢
Double Struck Obverse Die Cap & Brockage Struck on El Salvador 25¢ Planchet
NGC Fine 15 PCGS MS 62 NGC MS 63 UNQUE
1806 $5 Capped Bust Triple Struck 1865 $1 Indian Gold Proof 1920 Buffalo Nickel
Rotated 90° Triple Struck Reverse Struck on Copper Planchet
PCGS AU 50 PCGS PR 64 Cameo NGC AU 55 UNIQUE
1874 $1 U.S. Gold T3 1873 $20 Closed 3 J-1344 1901/0-S $5 Liberty Gold
Full Brockage Double Struck 10% Off-Center
PCGS MS 62 UNIQUE NGC PF 61 RB PCGS AU 55
1853 U.S. Assay Gold $20 1965 English Penny 1875-CC $20 Liberty Gold
Double Struck Struck on Gold Planchet Partial Collar
NGC AU 55 PCGS MS 62 NGC MS 62
Pair of Barber Dime Die Caps Franklin Half Dollar 1910 Lincoln Cent
Obverse & Reverse Struck on 1948 Cent Uniface Test Strike
PCGS AU 55 UNIQUE NGC MS 64 BN PCGS AU 58
1904 $20 Gold Indian Cent on Half Dime Planchet 1851 3¢ Obverse & Reverse
Double Struck Uniface Obverse Die Trials
ANACS MS 60 Proof-Like PCGS MS 63 Struck on Cardboard
1864 2¢ Obverse Die Cap Martha Washington Dollar Test Piece 1869 Indian Cent
Mated With Brockage Clad Plan w/Exp Edge Struck on Silver Dime Planchet
PCGS MS 62 NGC MS 64 PCGS AU 55
1856 Large Cent Obverse Cap/ Martha Washington Dollar Test Piece 1906-D $20 Liberty Gold
Brockage Reverse Sac Plan w/Exp Edge Broadstruck
Gem BU NGC MS 64 NGC AU 58
1920 SL 25¢ 1838 $5 Die Trial Splasher 1866 Shield Nickel with RAYS
Struck on Peru 20C Planchet J-A1838-6 Struck on Indian Cent Planchet
NGC MS 60 FH Unique PCGS MS 65 UNIQUE PCGS XF 45
Two Interesting Indian Cent Errors
by Xan Chamberlain
I ’d like to share these two major mint errors

from my collection of Indian Cents. The
first coin is a Copper-Nickel Indian Cent which
The second is a die adjustment strike
for an Indian Head Cent. Die trials are rare
on early U.S. type coins. This mint error is in
has an obverse brockage depicting the incuse choice mint state condition with considerable
design of the reverse. It is also broadstruck luster and is attractively toned.
and has greatly expanded since it was struck
Photos courtesy of xanno.com
out of the collar.
Rare Double Struck Liberty Seated Dime
T his 1890 Liberty Seated Dime was double struck with the second strike 75% off-
center. Double struck Liberty Seated Dimes are very rare. This error is very
dramatic and it is in choice mint state condition. The date is visible and the second
strike is die struck on the reverse.. This mint error is part of Fred Weinberg’s personal
collection.
Cents on Quarter Eagle Planchets
by Saul Teichman
The famous 1900 Indian cent struck on a quar-

ter eagle planchet. This was listed by Pollock
as P1990 because there of the possibility that
they were deliberately struck for collectors.
The only problem with this is that 1900 is not
the only date known. A 1906 was offered in
Stacks June 2004 sale and Taxay lists 1907
and 3 other years for Lincoln cents in his 1976
Comprehensive Catalog.
There are at least 4 known for 1900 including

the Beck coin and the illustrated example from
the 1993 ANA. The earliest known piece was
in the Dewitt Smith collection as described in
the Brand journal under item #46973.
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1880-S Morgan Dollar Struck 40% Off-Center
M any consider this off-center Morgan to be the finest known example for the
series. It is struck 40% off-center at 12:00 which is the ideal position. The full
date is visible, which is important to collectors of off-center coins. It is also in choice
mint state condition and is very attractive. Combining all of these factors makes this
piece an incredible mint error. This mint error is part of Fred Weinberg’s personal
collection.
1795 Flowing Hair Dollar, Two Leaves
Struck Over Previously Struck 1794 Silver Dollar
by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers (heritagecoin.com)
T o the best of our knowledge, no similar specimen

has ever been located or identified. With today’s
interest in early Silver Dollars and especially in special
U and final A in AMERICA as shown here. On all
others, leaves at bottom left and right extend much
farther under U and A, and the placement of leaves
items such as the 1795 silver plug dollars, and with the and berries is different; on this, all details that are
publicity of the recently identified “First 1794 Silver visible match the 1794 exactly. The obverse is a more
Dollar,” we believe that this is arguably one of the difficult problem because the date and most stars are
most important historical opportunities to be presented not visible; but the position of letters in LIBERTY with
to collectors of the early dollars - ever. It has been 44 respect to each other and to the border (the outer of the
years since this dollar was discovered, and to date no two visible on the coin above ES OF is the border of
others have been identified. We believe that any others, the undertype) again exactly match those of the 1794.
if they exist, would most likely have been discovered And the weakness at stars and date and left reverse is
during that period of time. exactly as one expects of a 1794.”
The Overstrike
Walter Breen discussed this coin in the very

first issue of The Metropolitan Numismatic Journal,
which we believe was the only issue ever produced.
Breen’s prototype magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, was
dated May-June 1961, and published for his intended
audience of advanced numismatists. Paul Weinstein
was the proprietor of the Metropolitan Coin Company,
which operated in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania for a
very short period of time. The unique 1795 over 1794
dollar was the subject of a featured article in this first
issue. Breen provided a physical description of the
overstrike and the undertype features:
“On the obverse of the 1795 can be plainly seen the

eagle, a wreath, and parts of UNITED (at 1 of date and
first and second stars) and AMERICA (at eleventh to
fourteenth stars). On the reverse of the 1795 are visible
the profile and part of the back of Liberty’s head.
Behind AT are two stars; behind ES OF are letters of
LIBERTY, and behind AME are two more stars. And
that is all, and it is highly significant. Proof that the
undertype is in fact a 1794 is easy. No other dollar
reverse of this design except the 1794 has positions of
The 1794 date, were it visible, would be located undertypes for later silver dollars; as planchets, in short.
in the vicinity of the left ribbon end from the 1795 I [Breen] am firmly convinced that this was the reason
dies. The key to attribution of the undertype, as Walter for the manufacture of this particular overstrike. It is
Breen discussed, is the relationship between wreath certainly logical, and no alternative readily suggests
stems and lower leaves, compared to the letters U itself.”
of UNITED and final A of AMERICA. There is an
entire leaf pair visible between the final A and the right Later in the same article, Breen seem to
stem end. Note that the tip of the right stem is visible contradict himself, suggesting that the 1794 dollars
on the top surface of star 15 at lower right, while the may have actually been released to circulation prior to
right base of the final A is visible on the top surface the restriking in 1795: “Of course, if the coins are too
of star 14. Between these, in the field just right of worn, weak undertypes might not be visible; but then,
Liberty’s bust point, can be seen the entire outer leaf there may not have been even 200 made to start with,
of the lowest leaf pair in the right branch. This is the perhaps only a few dozen or even less - there is no way
single key point of attribution, as there is not a single of knowing now.”
known variety of 1795 Flowing Hair dollar with a leaf
pair between the other design points. These comments by Breen would suggest that
the unreleased silver dollars had been set aside after
Historical Context being minted on October 15, 1794, were held until the
first coinage of 1795 silver dollars on May 6, 1795.
The existence of this remarkable 1795 over The intervening period of nearly seven months seems
1794 silver dollar begs the numismatist to ask one very highly unusual, especially considering that other silver
simple question that remains, as yet, to be answered: coins were made in the months preceding the dollars,
Just what were the circumstances at the Mint in 1795 and that the mint was supposed to coin bullion as it was
that led to the production of this overstrike? deposited. Breen’s comments regarding the number of
coins included in each press run do not hold up for
Walter Breen continued, in his article, to these early silver coins, or for gold coins. In fact, the
explain the historical importance of this overstrike. first 52 delivery warrants of gold and silver coins, from
He explained that coinage press runs at the early half dimes to gold eagles, and representing 57 separate
mint were always in even quantities of one or more press runs, record only 13 instances of individual press
thousand coins, and that the mint most likely intended runs consisting of an even number of thousands of
a production of 2,000 of the first silver dollars in 1794. pieces. In addition, the first production of silver half
Breen noted: “The normal press run for a day in the dollars took place on December 1, 1794, just six weeks
mint at this period consisted of an even number of after the 1794 dollars were struck. If the additional
thousands of specimens, although sometimes several 242 coins were struck, they would most certainly have
presses would be in operation at the same time. This been melted with the metal recoined into half dollars.
is confirmed over and over in the Bullion Journals and Over 200,000 half dollars were minted before the first
Bullion Ledgers, preserved in the National Archives. 1795 silver dollar coinage. Doing anything else would
For what it may be worth, then, I suggest that the have created considerable problems according to the
intention was to mint 2,000 1794 dollars that day, and procedures set in place by Congress.
that the odd couple of hundred unissued were instead
used as planchets for 1795 dollars.” After discussing The existence of this overstrike can be
the weakness of the date and lower left stars, mint attributed to several different possibilities, including
officers withheld the release of a couple hundred coins, the scenario discussed by Walter Breen. Another
with a reported mintage (released) of 1,758 coins. The possibility, although seemingly unlikely, is that this
remaining 242 examples, according to Breen, were was truly a simple mint error, much like the double
simply restruck with 1795 dies, rather than being date and double denomination coins of modern times.
remelted. Further, Breen commented: “In any event, In 1795, the Mint employed one or more screw-presses
an easy alternative to throwing these weakly struck to strike coins. Although feeding planchets was
dollars back into the melting pot was to use them as somewhat mechanized, production was very slow and
continued on pg. 30...
1795 Flowing Hair Dollar, Two Leaves Struck Over Previously Struck 1794 Silver Dollar from pg. 29
methodical, especially in relation to the high-speed substantiate just why this coin exists. Until such
presses employed today. It seems rather improbable documentation is discovered that directly answers the
that the mint workmen, in 1795, would have missed a question, and the presence of such documentation is
previously struck 1794 silver dollar being introduced to highly unlikely, we will never know for certain what
the coining chamber. circumstances allowed this coin to be minted.
In their offering of this same dollar in 1987, Rarity and Value

Kagin’s wrote: “There is another possible viewpoint
to this in that various other coins were consistently This 1795 over 1794 silver dollar is UNIQUE.
overstruck in the early days of the mint, as a money- There is only one known and we doubt that any others
saving method. For instance ruined large cent will be found. Being unique, it is comparable to very
impressions were regularly overstruck with half cents, few other numismatic items. The silver plug dollars of
and certainly the wide occurrence of 1797 half cents 1795, so highly prized by early dollar collectors today,
struck over Talbot, Allum and Lee coins is legion. are known in significant quantities. The unique BB-
Even the Type II 1804 dollar was struck over a Swiss 17 silver dollar of 1795, graded XF45 and of similar
thaler, but for a different purpose [and produced quality to this coin, sold for $52,800 as part of the
in the late 1850s]. Whether this coin exists due to Eliasberg Collection in April 1997. At the time, this
‘propaganda’ usage [as Breen suggested in his article], was only a little less than the auction prices of XF 1794
or merely a money-saving method is perhaps academic. silver dollars. Today, XF 1794 silver dollars are selling
The importance of this piece exists on either basis.” for well in excess of $100,000, and are perhaps worth
closer to $200,000. It is difficult to determine what
A further possibility is that this was a sort of this unique silver dollar is actually worth, however, it
die set-up piece, or die trial. Then as now, there would would not surprise us at all to see a price realized in
have been a need to test the placement of new dies in the vicinity of that higher value, and perhaps it will
the coinage press, or more likely, to have an impression bring even more! Recently, 1795 Flowing Hair dollars
from newly created dies to insure the design was with silver plugs have been selling for significant five
properly engraved. Normally, this die trial would figure prices with some finer examples approaching or
have been accomplished through the placement and exceeding six figures. The silver plug dollars, while
striking of a blank planchet. Assuming all was well, important, are not nearly as historically desirable as
the set-up piece would have been included in the press this overstrike.
run and simply included in the next coinage delivery.
It seems likely that the dies may have been placed in The Physical Coin
the coinage press at the same time that a new batch
of blank planchets were being prepared. Remember This is a lightly worn Silver Dollar, yet
that the planchet preparation process not only included with pristine surfaces and attractive grayish-gold
cutting the planchets out of strip, but also of lettering surfaces. Any weakness of detail is as much a result
the edges, which was done prior to striking. Had the of difficulties in striking this specimen than of actual
coiner needed to test his setup of the dies, and not had wear. In the past, this overstrike has been described
a blank planchet available to him, he might have used as grading anywhere from XF40 to full Mint State. In
an already struck 1794 dollar as his planchet to test the our opinion, the AU53 grade assigned by NGC is an
positioning of the dies. As such, we suggest that this accurate reflection of the actual appearance. The coin
overstrike could bridge the gap between early dollars is very slightly larger diameter than other 1795 dollars,
and pattern coins, perhaps representing one of the very having spread very slightly during the overstriking
few pattern issues of the first mint. process. The edge lettering is that of other 1794 silver
dollars, and is slightly different than the lettering
There may be other scenarios that our readers found on 1795 dollars. Specifications: 414.4 grains;
will share, and perhaps someone will be able to 39.95 mm.
Pedigree States Numismatic Society (CSNS) convention in Milwaukee;
presumably owned by the Kagin’s; The Atlanta Sale (Kagin’s,
From an unidentified West Coast dealer; sold to Walter 8/67), lot 3221; later in the Stephen Richter Collection; Julian
Breen at the Numismatic Association of Southern California Leidman; sold to Bowers and Merena Galleries at the August
(NASC) convention in Los Angeles, March 1961; Empire Coin 1992 American Numismatic Association (ANA) convention;
Company (Q. David Bowers and James F. Ruddy); sold back Bowers and Merena (1/94), lot 1274; later sold to Sheridan
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mint error. When purchasing a mint error, it is important to use multiple resources to
determine value, as there are many mint errors that do not fit into one category.
Proof Errors
P roof coins are struck by technicians who hand
feed the blanks into special presses. They are
produced, examined, and packaged using extreme
quality control. It is very unusual to find major
proof errors. A few broadstrikes, off-centers,
double strikes in collars and off-metals have been
known to be found in sealed proof sets. Proof er-
rors are aggressively sought after by many error
collectors.
A very small group of Proof errors recently came

from a collection that was auctioned by the State
of California. The U.S. Secret Service inspected
and released this collection to the State of Cali-
fornia determining that it was legal to own. The
State of California then auctioned the collection
and it has been dispersed since the sale.
Double/Triple Off-Center Partial Collar

Denomination Broadstrikes Die Trials
Strikes Strikes Errors
Proof Lincoln Cent $1,500 - $2,500 N/A $4,000 $1,500 - $3,000 $750
Proof Jefferson Nickel $2,500 - $4,000 $4,000 $6,000 $2,000 - $5,000 $1,000
Proof Clad Dime $3,000 - $5,000 N/A $6,000 $2,500 - $5,000 $1,250
Proof Clad Quarter $4,000 - $5,000 N/A $7,500 $3,000 - $6,000 $1,500
Proof Clad Half $5,000 - $7,000 $4,000 - $5,000 $7,500 $4,000 - $7,500 $2,000
Broadstrikes
A broadstruck error occurs when a coin is

struck without the collar to form the rim and
edge that is part of the shape of the coin. Coins
can be broadstruck on either type one or type two
planchets. When a coin is broadstruck the blank
being fed into the collar will spread and distort
outward as it is being struck because the collar
isn’t in the correct position to retain it.
Denomination (Small) XF/AU (Small) Unc (Large) XF/AU (Large) Unc

Large Cent $150 $300 $400 $1,500
Flying Eagle Cent (1857 – 1858) $1,000 $2,500 $1,500 $5,000
Indian Cent $50 $150 $200 $350
Lincoln Cent 1930 and Earlier $50 $150 $100 $250
Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $40 $100 $75 $200
Proof Lincoln Cent N/A $1,500 N/A $2,500
3 Cent Nickel $250 $1,000 $400 $1,500
3 Cent Silver $1,000 $3,500 $1,500 $5,000
Shield Nickel $400 $1,250 $1,000 $2,500
Liberty Nickel $150 $300 $200 $600
Buffalo Nickel $100 $200 $200 $500
Jefferson Nickel War Time $100 $200 $200 $500
Proof Jefferson Nickel N/A $2,500 N/A $4,000
Seated Half Dime Legend $1,500 $3,500 $2,000 $7,500
Seated Dime Legend $1,500 $3,500 $2,000 $7,500
Barber Dime $150 $250 $200 $400
Mercury Dime $40 $150 $150 $250
Proof Clad Dime N/A $3,000 N/A $5,000
Barber Quarter $600 $1,250 $1,000 $2,500
Standing Liberty Quarter $2,000 $4,000 $3,000 $6,000
Washington Quarter Silver $75 $150 $100 $250
State Quarter N/A $25 N/A $50
Proof Clad Quarter N/A $4,000 N/A $5,000
Barber Half $2,500 $3,500 $3,000 $5,000
Walking Liberty Half $3,000 $5,000 $4,000 $7,000
Franklin Half $1,500 $3,000 $2,000 $4,000
Kennedy Half Silver $150 $250 $200 $300
Kennedy Half Clad $40 $60 $50 $75
Proof Clad Half N/A $5,000 N/A $7,000
Morgan Dollar $200 $500 $400 $1,000
Peace Dollar $4,000 $6,000 $6,000 $7,500
IKE Dollar $100 $150 $150 $200
SBA Dollar $50 $75 $100 $200
Sac Dollar N/A $300 N/A $500
Partial Collars
P artial collar strikes occur when there is a mal-
function of the striking press. This causes the
collar to be in an incorrect position. The lower
die (usually the reverse die) is recessed in the
collar. This allows the coin which is going to
be struck to have a formed rim. After a coin is
struck the lower die raises upwards, pushing the
struck coin out of the collar and ejecting it. If a
blank entering the collar is not properly seated, it
will only have partial reeding as it is struck. The
edge of this coin will have a partial reeding and a
partial blank surface area. Recently, the Mint has
installed new machinery where either die can be
installed in either position.
Denomination XF/AU Unc
Large Cent $100 $200
Flying Eagle Cent (1857 – 1858) $500 $1,500
Indian Cent $35 $100
Lincoln Cent 1930 and Earlier $30 $100
Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $25 $50
Proof Lincoln Cent N/A $750
3 Cent Nickel $150 $500
3 Cent Silver $750 $2,000
Shield Nickel $200 $600
Liberty Nickel $50 $150
Buffalo Nickel $50 $75
Jefferson Nickel War Time $40 $60
Proof Jefferson Nickel N/A $1,000
Seated Half Dime Legend $750 $1,500
Seated Dime Legend $500 $1,250
Barber Dime $75 $150
Mercury Dime $30 $100
Proof Clad Dime N/A $1,250
Barber Quarter $300 $750
Standing Liberty Quarter $1,250 $2,000
Washington Quarter Silver $40 $75
State Quarter N/A $15
Proof Clad Quarter N/A $1,500
Barber Half $1,000 $1,500
Walking Liberty Half $1,500 $3,500
Franklin Half $500 $1,000
Kennedy Half Silver $50 $100
Kennedy Half Clad $20 $30
Proof Clad Half N/A $2,000
Morgan Dollar $150 $300
Peace Dollar $1,000 $2,500
IKE Dollar $50 $100
SBA Dollar $20 $30
Sac Dollar N/A $100
Uniface Strikes
U niface coins occur when there have been two
blank planchets in the press at the same time.
The other blank will obstruct the die on either the
obverse or reverse side, which will prevent it from
having that design on the coin. There are many
different variations involving uniface errors. In
addition to having a 100% blank obverse or re-
verse, a coin can be struck off-center, with a blank
planchet in the collar which will obstruct one side
of the off-center. There are also mated pairs which
have a combination of multiple errors which can
include a side which is uniface. Finally, there are
uniface strikes due to a die cap which adhered to
the die, forming itself in the shape of a die and
striking blank planchets.
Denomination Uniface Obverse XF Uniface Obverse Unc Uniface Reverse XF Uniface Reverse Unc
Large Cent $1,500 $4,000 $1,250 $3,000
Indian Cent $1,250 $3,000 $1,000 $2,500
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $50 $100 $40 $75
3 Cent Nickel $1,500 $3,000 $1,250 $2,500
Shield Nickel $1,750 $4,000 $1,500 $3,000
Liberty Nickel $2,000 $3,500 $1,500 $3,000
Buffalo Nickel $2,250 $3,000 $2,000 $2,500
Jefferson Nickel $20 $40 $20 $40
Barber Dime $2,000 $3,000 $1,500 $2,500
Mercury Dime $1,500 $2,500 $1,250 $2,250
Roosevelt Dime Silver $100 $150 $100 $150
Roosevelt Dime Clad $40 $75 $35 $60
Washington Quarter Clad $100 $125 $75 $100
State Quarter N/A $300 N/A $500
Kennedy Half Clad $750 $1,000 $500 $750
IKE Dollar $2,000 $3,000 $1,750 $2,500
SBA Dollar N/A $1,000 N/A $750
Sac Dollar N/A $1,500 N/A $1,000
Bonded Coins
B onded coins occur when the feeder sys-
tem, which supplies blank planchets to
the coin press, malfunctions and jams. When
this occurs, a struck coin is not properly eject-
ed and another planchet is fed into the collar
and is struck. This struck coin will land on
top of the previously unejected strike. These
coins will then crush and bond together. This
may occur many times as more coins bond.
Denomination 2 Planchets 3-4 Planchets

Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $2,500 −
Lincoln Cent Memorial $400 $1,000
Jefferson Nickel $600 $1,500
Roosevelt Dime Silver $1,000 −
Roosevelt Dime Clad $600 $2,000
Washington Quarter Silver $2,500 −
Washington Quarter Clad $1,500 −
State Quarter $5,000 −
Kennedy Half Silver $10,000 −
Kennedy Half Clad $7,500 −
IKE Dollar − −
SBA Dollar − −
Sac Dollar − −
Coins Struck on Feeder Finger Tips
A fter a recent tour of the U.S.
Mint at Philadelphia, it was
discovered that the minting process
had changed to some degree. One of
the changes was that “feeder fingers”
were used during the striking of all
denominations of U.S. coins. Prior to
this tour, U.S. coins that were struck
on feeder finger tips were authenti-
cated and described as being struck
on aluminum scrap. Coins from all
modern denominations have been
discovered that were struck on the
tips of these feeder fingers.
Denomination Small Medium Large

Lincoln Cent Memorial $2,500 $3,500 $5,000
Jefferson Nickel $3,000 $4,500 $6,000
Roosevelt Dime Clad $3,000 $6,000 $7,500
Washington Quarter Clad $4,000 $6,000 $7,500
State Quarter $4,500 $6,500 $8,500
Kennedy Half Clad − − −
SBA Dollar − − $12,500
Sac Dollar $4,500 $7,500 $10,000
Struck Fragments
T he blanking press takes the coils of metal
strips and punches blanks out of it, eject-
ing the webbing at the other end. The webbing
is cut into small scrap pieces to be melted and
recycled. Occasionally a scrap piece will be
mixed with the blank planchets and struck
by the dies. Struck fragments are rare in the
larger denominations. These can be uniface
or die struck both sides and are very rare on
type coins.
Denomination Uniface Die Struck Both Sides

Indian Cent − $4,000
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $750 −
Lincoln Cent Memorial $75 $125
3 Cent Nickel − $7,500
Jefferson Nickel $100 $200
Roosevelt Dime Silver $300 $750
Roosevelt Dime Clad $150 $250
Washington Quarter Silver $750 −
Washington Quarter Clad $200 $300
State Quarter $750 $1,000
Kennedy Half Silver − −
Kennedy Half Clad $750 $1,250
IKE Dollar − −
SBA Dollar $2,000 $4,000
Sac Dollar − −
Mated Pairs
M ated pairs involve two individual coins with different er-
rors that were struck together at the same time. Mated
pair error combinations can be found in most error types and
come in many shapes and sizes. Mated pairs can be overlapped
when one of the coins is struck off-center on top of another
coin. Another type involves a brockage where a struck coin was
perfectly centered on a blank and restruck. Some mated pairs
involve a die cap where the cap and brockage coin are discov-
ered together, but this is a scarce find.
The rarest mated pair type involves two die caps (obverse and
reverse) where both dies were capped at the same time and both
die caps are mated. This last type is extremely rare and there
are only a few known examples of mated pairs involving an
obverse die cap and reverse die cap. There are several of these mated pairs known on Kennedy Halves in-
cluding two dated 1976, which is the Bicentennial year. One of the most spectacular mated pairs involve two
Barber Dimes, an obverse die cap mated to a reverse die cap and are unique.
Mated pairs can also involve an off-metal where a smaller blank planchet or smaller struck coin was struck on
top of a larger coin. This type is extremely rare. The most spectacular pair known is a double struck Franklin
Half which was mated to a Lincoln Cent. The Lincoln Cent blank was on top of the obverse of the struck
Franklin Half. This pair was then struck together. It is unique.
Denomination Overlapping Full Brockage Die Cap 2 Die Caps

Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $1,000 $1,500 − −
Lincoln Cent Memorial $200 $300 $500 $750
Liberty Nickel − $20,000 − −
Jefferson Nickel (pre War
− − − $15,000
Time)
Jefferson Nickel $350 $500 $650 $1,000
Barber Dime − − − $40,000
Roosevelt Dime Silver $1,000 $2,000 $1,500 −
Roosevelt Dime Clad $500 $750 $1,250 $2,000
Washington Quarter Silver $2,000 − − −
Washington Quarter Clad $1,000 $2,500 − −
State Quarter $3,000 $5,000 $7,500 −
Kennedy Half Silver − − $10,000 −
Kennedy Half Clad $7,500 $8,500 $10,000 $12,500
IKE Dollar − − − −
SBA Dollar $7,500 − − −
Sac Dollar − − − −
Transitional Errors
A transitional error occurs when a coin is struck
on a planchet from a previous year with dif-
ferent metal composition. The most famous transi-
tional is a 1943 copper cent struck on a 1942 cop-
per blank. 1943 cents were struck in steel because
of the copper shortage during World War II. Other
famous transitionals include 1965 coinage struck
in silver instead of clad.
There are also transitionals struck on blanks for

the next year. An example is 1964 coinage in clad
instead of silver. Most recently, transitionals were
discovered involving the SBA and Sacagawea
Dollars of 1999 and 2000. There are eight known
1999 SBA Dollars struck on the brass planchet for
the 2000 Sacagawea Dollar, and four known 2000
Sacagawea Dollars struck on a clad planchet for
the 1999 SBA Dollar.
Choice Unc
Denomination Off-Metal Planchet Circulated AU Unc
– Gem
Lincoln Cent 1943 Transitional Copper Cent Planchet $40,000 + $60,000 + $85,000 + $100,000 +
Lincoln Cent 1944 Transitional Steel Cent Planchet $7,500 $12,500 $17,500 $25,000
Lincoln Cent 1964 Transitional Clad Dime Planchet $2,500 $4,000 $5,000 $6,500
Lincoln Cent 1965 Transitional Silver Dime Planchet $2,750 $4,500 $6,000 $7,500
Roosevelt Dime 1964 Transitional Clad Dime Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500
Roosevelt Dime 1965 Transitional Silver Dime Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500
Washington Quarter 1964 Transitional Clad Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500
Washington Quarter 1965 Transitional Silver Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500
Kennedy Half 1964 Transitional Clad Half Planchet $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $9,000
Kennedy Half 1965 Transitional Silver Half Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $10,000
Kennedy Half 1964 Transitional Clad Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,000 $7,500 $8,500
Kennedy Half 1965 Transitional Silver Quarter Planchet $6,000 $7,500 $8,000 $9,000
Ike Dollar Transitional 40% Silver Planchet $2,750 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000
SBA Dollar Transitional Sacagawea Planchet N/A N/A $12,500 $15,000
Sacagawea Dollar Transitional SBA Planchet N/A N/A $12,500 $15,000
U.S. Gold Errors
M ajor mint errors on U.S. Gold coins are the
most prized category of all mint errors.
Gold errors are very rare and a few have traded
in the $75,000 to $100,000 range. Even a broad-
struck U.S. Gold coin can easily sell for $15,000
to $30,000 compared to a broadstruck Cent,
Nickel, Dime or Quarter which all sell for well
under $10. Many serious collectors of Gold Errors
have to wait patiently for months and sometimes
even years to aquire that one special piece for
their collection.
The prices listed here are for common dates in

AU-Unc. Better dates and errors that are in gem
condition are worth considerably more.
Partial
Denomination Broadstruck Clipped Planchet 3% - 5% Off-Center 10% - 15% Off-Center
Collar
$1 Gold Type 1 $5,000 $10,000 $5,000 $12,500 $20,000
$1 Gold Type 2 $6,000 – $12,500 – –
$1 Gold Type 3 $4,000 $7,500 $5,000 $10,000 $20,000
$2½ Liberty $5,000 $7,500 $4,000 $10,000 $15,000
$2½ Indian – – $4,000 $7,500 $12,500
$3 Indian $7,500 $20,000 $7,500 – –
$5 Liberty $6,000 $12,500 $6,000 $15,000 $25,000
$5 Indian – – $6,000 $15,000 $30,000
$10 Liberty $10,000 $20,000 $7,500 $25,000 $40,000
$10 Indian – – $7,500 $25,000 $40,000
$20 Liberty $10,000 $25,000 $10,000 $30,000 $150,000
$20 St. Gaudens – – $10,000 – –
$5 American Eagle $1,000 $2,000 $750 $2,500 $3,500
$10 American Eagle $1,250 $2,500 $1,000 $3,000 $3,500
$25 American Eagle $1,500 $3,000 $1,500 $3,500 $5,000
$50 American Eagle $2.000 $4,000 $2,000 $5,000 $7,500
Indents
A n indent error occurs when two blanks are
fed inadvertently into the same collar, with
one blank partly overlaying on top of the other.
When the hammer die strikes this combination,
the upper blank will be forced into the lower
blank, creating a depression which is shaped
similar to the upper blank. A scarce type of
indent occurs when a blank intended for one
denomination lands on top of a blank from a dif-
ferent denomination.
Denomination 10% - 25% XF 30% - 50% XF 10% - 25% Unc 30% - 50% Unc
Large Cent $300 – – –
Indian Cent $250 $500 $400 $650
3 Cent Nickel $500 $1,250 $1,500 $3,000
Shield Nickel $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $3,000
Liberty Nickel $400 $1,000 $750 $1,500
Buffalo Nickel $300 $1,000 – –
Barber Dime $1,000 $2,000 $1,500 $3,000
Mercury Dime $300 $750 $500 $1,500
State Quarter N/A N/A $200 $350
IKE Dollar $350 $1,000 $500 $1,500
SBA Dollar N/A N/A $250 $500
Sac Dollar N/A N/A $400 $750
Capped Dies
A capped die is caused when a struck coin
sticks to the upper hammer die. Once the
coin is struck to the die face, the reverse of the
struck coin becomes the new die face. When the
next blank is fed into the collar and the strike oc-
curs, the reverse design of the adheared struck
coin impresses itself into the new blank. This
struck coin is a brockage strike. The coin that ad-
hered to the upper die is known as a die cap. This
process repeats itself as more coins are struck by
the cap. The greater the number of strikes, the
higher the cap metal will be pushed around the
upper die shaft. Eventually, the cap brakes away
from the die in the shape of a thimble.
Denomination Obverse Cap XF Obverse Cap Unc Reverse Cap XF Reverse Cap Unc
Large Cent $12,500 $15,000 – –
Indian Cent 1859 $10,000 $15,000 – –
Indian Cent 1860-1864 $8,500 $12,500 – –
Indian Cent 1864-1909 $6,500 $10,000 $5,000 $7,500
Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel – – – –
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $1,000 $1,500 $500 $750
Lincoln Cent Memorial $150 $200 $50 $100
2 Cent Piece $12,500 $20,000 $10,000 $15,000
3 Cent Nickel – – – –
Shield Nickel – – – –
Liberty Nickel $12,500 $20,000 – –
Buffalo Nickel (1 Known) – $30,000 – –
Jefferson Nickel War Time $10,000 – – –
Barber Dime $12,500 $15,000 $7,500 $10,000
Mercury Dime (2 Known) $6,500 $10,000 – –
Roosevelt Dime Silver $750 $1,250 $500 $750
Barber Quarter $15,000 $20,000 – –
Washington Quarter Silver $1,500 $2,500 $1,500 $2,000
State Quarter N/A $1,000 N/A $600
Kennedy Half Silver $3,000 $5,000 $2,000 $3,000
Kennedy Half Clad $2,000 $3,500 $1,500 $2,000
Kennedy Half Bicentennial $2,500 $4,000 $1,750 $2,500
IKE Dollar – $20,000 – –
SBA Dollar N/A $20,000 N/A $15,000
Sac Dollar N/A $20,000 N/A $15,000
Die Adjustment Strikes
D ie adjustment strikes are also known

as die trials. This error occurs when a
coin is struck from the press with very little
pressure. When the press is being set up and
adjusted, extremely weak strikes occur as the
strike pressure reaches its optimum level.
These die trials are destroyed after being
struck and are rarely found in circulation.

Indian Cent $3,000 $4,000
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ear $200 $300
Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $750 $1,500
Lincoln Cent Memorial $50 $75
2 Cent $5,000 –
Liberty Nickel $.3,000 $5,000
Buffalo Nickel $4,000 $7,500
Jefferson Nickel War Time $1,250 $2,000
Jefferson Nickel $75 $100
Barber Dime $4,000 $5,000
Mercury Dime $3,500 $5,000
Roosevelt Dime Silver $350 $500
Roosevelt Dime Clad $100 $125
Seated Quarter $10,000 $15,000
Washington Quarter Clad (Pre-State) $125 $150
State Quarter N/A $250 +
Kennedy Half Silver $500 $750
Kennedy Half Clad $200 $250
Proof Kennedy Half 40% Silver N/A $5,000
Proof Kennedy Half Clad N/A $4,000
Morgan Dollar $10,000 $15,000
Peace Dollar $10,000 $15,000
IKE Dollar $300 $400
IKE Dollar Bicentennial $350 $500
SBA Dollar N/A $500
Sac Dollar N/A $1,000
Double Denominations
O ne of the most expensive, popular, and
desired types of errors are the double
denominations. This error happens when a
coin is struck on a previously struck coin of a
smaller denomination. Examples are a cent on
a struck dime, and a nickel on a struck cent.
The most dramatic are those with consider-
able design visible from the original strike.
There are a few known double denominations
with different dates.
Denomination Struck On Circulated AU Unc

Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears Mercury Dime $6,000 – –
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears Roosevelt Dime $4,000 – –
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears Foreign Coin $2,000 $2,500 –
Lincoln Cent Memorial Roosevelt Dime Silver $3,000 $4,500 $6,000
Lincoln Cent Memorial Roosevelt Dime Clad N/A N/A $500
Lincoln Cent Memorial Foreign Coin N/A 600 $750
Jefferson Nickel Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $1,500 $2,000 $2,500
Jefferson Nickel Lincoln Cent Memorial $500 $600 $750
Jefferson Nickel Foreign Coin $1,000 $1,250 $1,500
Jefferson Nickel Roosevelt Dime $1,000 $1,250 $1,500
Roosevelt Dime Silver Foreign Coin $4,000 $5,000 $7,500
Roosevelt Dime Clad Foreign Coin $3,000 $4,000 $5,000
Washington Quarter Silver Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears $3,000 $4,000 $6,000
Washington Quarter Silver Lincoln Cent Memorial $2,500 $3,000 $3,500
Washington Quarter Silver Foreign Coin $2,500 $3,000 $3,500
Washington Quarter Silver Jefferson Nickel $3,000 $4,000 $6,000
Washington Quarter Silver Roosevelt Dime Silver $2,500 $3,000 $3,500
Washington Quarter Clad Lincoln Cent Memorial $2,500 $3,000 $3,500
Washington Quarter Clad Foreign Coin $2,000 $2,500 $3,000
Washington Quarter Clad Jefferson Nickel $2,500 $3,000 $3,500
Washington Quarter Clad Roosevelt Dime Clad $2,000 $2,500 $3,000
State Quarter Jefferson Nickel N/A $5,000 $6,000
State Quarter (Extremely Rare) Any Other Denomination N/A $10,000 + –
Kennedy Half (Extremely Rare) Any Denomination – – –
IKE Dollar (Extremely Rare) Any Denomination – – –
Sac Dollar Maryland State Quarter N/A $4,500 $5,500
Brockages
A brockage error can only occur when there
are two coins involved. One of the coins
involved will always be a struck coin which has
not ejected properly. That struck coin will find
its way back between the dies and will be struck
next to a blank planchet which was fed into the
collar. The image of that first struck coin will be
impressed into that side of the blank planchet.
The result will be a second coin which has im-
ages of the first coin impressed into it. Those im-
ages will be pressed into the coin and the image
will be in reverse. This incuse sunken image is
known as a brockage.
Denomination 50% Brockage XF 100% Brockage XF 50% Brockage Unc 100% Brockage Unc
Large Cent $600 $1,000 $3,000 –
Indian Cent $500 $1,250 $1,500 $4,000
Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $350 $500 $650 $1,000
3 Cent Nickel $1,250 $2,000 $3,500 $5,000
3 Cent Silver $2,000 $3,000 $3,000 $6,000
Shield Nickel $1,500 $2,500 $3,500 –
Liberty Nickel $1,250 $2,250 $2,000 –
Buffalo Nickel $2,000 – – –
Jefferson Nickel War Time $250 $750 $750 –
Barber Dime $2,500 $3,500 $5,000 $7,500
Mercury Dime $1,000 $2,000 $1,500 $4,000
Washington Quarter Silver $200 $500 $500 $1,000
State Quarter N/A N/A $750 $1,500
Kennedy Half Clad N/A N/A $650 $1,500
IKE Dollar $1,500 $2,000 $3,000 $5,000
SBA Dollar N/A N/A $500 $1,500
Sac Dollar N/A N/A $1,500 –
Double & Multiple Strikes
W hen a blank planchet is struck by the

dies, the normal procedure is for the
feeders to eject the struck coin out of the
collar and into a chute. If there is a malfunc-
tion and the struck coin isn’t ejected, it may
receive a second or third strike by the dies.
A multiple struck coin can happen in many
ways and have many combinations of errors.

Large Cent $1,000 –
Indian Cent $600 $1,000
Lincoln Cent 1930 and Earlier $850 $1,500
Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel $400 $1,000
Proof Lincoln Cent N/A $4,000
3 Cent Nickel $2,000 $3,500
Liberty Nickel $4,000 $10,000
Buffalo Nickel $6,000 $10,000
Jefferson Nickel War Time $750 $2,000
Barber Dime $4,000 $10,000
Mercury Dime $3,500 $8,500
Proof Clad Dime N/A $6,000
State Quarter N/A $350 – $750
Proof Clad Quarter N/A $7,500
Franklin Half $5,000 $10,000
Kennedy Half Silver $1,500 $2,500
Kennedy Half Clad N/A $750
Proof Kennedy Half Clad N/A $7,500
Morgan Dollar $12,500 $20,000
Peace Dollar $15,000 $25,000
IKE Dollar $2,000 $3,000
SBA Dollar N/A $1,000 – $2,500
Sac Dollar N/A $1,500 – $3,000
Off-Center Strikes
O ff-center coins are one of the most com-

mon and best known types of errors.
This happens when a blank which is sup-
posed to be fed into the press, lands in the
collar improperly. When this occurs only part
of the blank is between the upper and lower
dies. When the dies strike the blank, only that
part will be struck with a design.
Denomination 10% - 15% XF/AU 25% - 60% XF/AU 10% - 15% Unc 25% - 60% Unc
Large Cent $400 $2,500 $1,000 $7,500
Flying Eagle Cent (1857 – 1858) $2,500 $10,000 $5,000 $15,000
Indian Cent $100 $400 $200 $600
Lincoln Cent 1930 and Earlier $75 $300 $150 $750
Proof Lincoln Cent N/A N/A $1,500 $3,000
3 Cent Nickel $300 $1,500 $600 $3,500
3 Cent Silver $1,000 $5,000 $2,000 –
Shield Nickel $750 $2,500 $1,000 $7,500
Liberty Nickel $250 $1,000 $500 $2,500
Buffalo Nickel $250 $750 $400 $1,500
Jefferson Nickel War Time $100 $500 $200 $1,000
Proof Jefferson Nickel N/A N/A $2,000 $5,000
Seated Half Dime Legend $3,000 $7,500 $5,000 $15,000
Seated Dime Legend $2,000 $7,000 $3,500 $10,000
Barber Dime $300 $1,500 $500 $2,500
Mercury Dime $100 $750 $150 $1,250
Proof Clad Dime N/A N/A $2,500 $5,000
Barber Quarter $1,500 $5,000 $2,500 $10,000
Standing Liberty Quarter $5,000 – $15,000 –
State Quarter N/A N/A $75 $300
Proof Clad Quarter N/A N/A $3,000 $6,000
Barber Half $3,000 $8,500 $5,000 –
Walking Liberty Half $4,000 $12,500 $7,500 –
Franklin Half $2,500 $4,000 $3,500 $6,000
Kennedy Half Silver $100 $500 $250 $1,000
Proof Clad Half N/A N/A $4,000 $7,500
Morgan Dollar $3,000 $13,500 $7,500 $20,000
Peace Dollar $7,500 $15,000 $8,500 $30,000
IKE Dollar $125 $1,250 $150 $2,000
SBA Dollar N/A N/A $100 $500
Sac Dollar N/A N/A $1,000 $3,500
Off-Metals
O ff-metal and wrong planchet errors occur when a correctly made
blank from one denomination is accidentaly fed into a press for
another denomination. Examples are a nickel struck on a cent planchet
and a cent struck on a dime planchet. The coin struck on an incorrect
blank will weigh exactly what the denomination of that blank would
have been. An even more dramatic wrong planchet error is a coin
struck on a previously struck coin of a different metal.
Denomination Off-Metal Planchet Circulated AU Unc Choice Unc – Gem
Indian Cent Foreign Planchet $1,000 $1,500 $3,000 $5,000
Indian Cent Dime Planchet $7,500 $12,500 – –
Lincoln Cent Before 1919 Dime Planchet $4,000 $6,500 $10,000 –
Lincoln Cent Before 1919 Foreign Planchet $1,500 $3,000 $6,000 –
Lincoln Cent 1919 – 1940 Dime Planchet $2,000 $2,500 $4,000 $6,000
Lincoln Cent 1919 – 1940 Foreign Planchet $750 $1,250 $2,000 $2,500
Lincoln Cent 1943 Steel Dime Planchet $1,500 $2,500 $3,500 $4,500
Lincoln Cent 1943 Transitional Copper Cent Planchet $40,000 + $60,000 + $85,000 + $100,000 +
Lincoln Cent 1944 Transitional Steel Cent Planchet $7,500 $12,500 $17,500 $25,000
Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears (1941-1964) Dime Planchet $500 $600 $1,000 $1,500
Lincoln Cent 1965 and Later Dime Planchet $125 $150 $200 $350
Lincoln Cent 1964 Transitional Clad Dime Planchet $2,500 $4,000 $5,000 $6,500
Lincoln Cent 1965 Transitional Silver Dime Planchet $2,750 $4,500 $6,000 $7,500
Shield Nickel Foreign Planchet $7,500 $12,500 – –
Shield Nickel Cent Planchet $6,000 $12,500 $15,000 –
Liberty Nickel Foreign Planchet $400 $750 $1,250 $2,000
Liberty Nickel Cent Planchet $2,000 $3,000 $6,000 $7,500
Buffalo Nickel Foreign Planchet $2,500 $6,000 $10,000 –
Buffalo Nickel Cent Planchet $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000
Jefferson Nickel Before 1950 Cent Planchet $250 $500 $750 $1,000
Jefferson Nickel 1950 and Later Cent Planchet $125 $150 $200 $250
Jefferson Nickel 1943 Steel Cent Planchet $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $5,000
Jefferson Nickel 1964 and Earlier Silver Dime Planchet $200 $300 $350 $400
Jefferson Nickel 1965 and Later Clad Dime Planchet $150 $200 $225 $250
Roosevelt Dime Silver Foreign Planchet $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500
Roosevelt Dime Clad Foreign Planchet $1,500 $2,000 $2,250 $2,500
Roosevelt Dime 1964 Transitional Clad Dime Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500
Roosevelt Dime 1965 Transitional Silver Dime Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500
Washington Quarter Silver Cent Planchet $300 $400 $500 $750
Washington Quarter Silver Nickel Planchet $300 $400 $500 $600
Washington Quarter Clad Cent Planchet $250 $300 $400 $500
Washington Quarter Clad Nickel Planchet $100 $150 $200 $250
Washington Quarter Silver Dime Planchet $300 $400 $500 $650
Washington Quarter Clad Dime Planchet $250 $300 $350 $400
Washington Quarter 1964 Transitional Clad Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500
Washington Quarter 1965 Transitional Silver Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $8,500
State Quarter Cent Planchet N/A $6,500 $7,500 $8,000
Delaware State Quarter Nickel Planchet N/A $500 $650 $750
All Other State Quarters Nickel Planchet N/A $1,000 $1,250 $1,500
State Quarter Dime Planchet N/A $5,000 $5,500 $6,000
Walking Half Quarter Planchet $12,500 $15,000 $17,500 $22,500
Walking Half Foreign Planchet $10,000 $12,500 $17,500 $20,000
Franklin Half Cent Planchet $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000
Franklin Half Nickel Planchet $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000
Franklin Half Dime Planchet $3,500 $4,500 $5,500 $6,500
Franklin Half Quarter Planchet $600 $750 $1,000 $1,250
Kennedy Half Silver 1964 Cent Planchet $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $2,000
Kennedy Half Silver 1964 Nickel Planchet $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $2,000
Kennedy Half Silver 1964 Dime Planchet $1,000 $1,250 $2,000 $2,500
Kennedy Half Silver 1964 Quarter Planchet $400 $500 $600 $750
Kennedy Half Clad Cent Planchet $750 $850 $1,000 $1,500
Kennedy Half Clad Nickel Planchet $750 $850 $1,000 $1,250
Kennedy Half Clad Dime Planchet $750 $850 $1,000 $1,400
Kennedy Half Clad Quarter Planchet $350 $400 $450 $500
Kennedy Half 1964 Transitional Clad Half Planchet $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $9,000
Kennedy Half 1965 Transitional Silver Half Planchet $5,000 $6,500 $7,500 $10,000
Kennedy Half 1964 Transitional Clad Quarter Planchet $5,000 $6,000 $7,500 $8,500
Kennedy Half 1965 Transitional Silver Quarter Planchet $6,000 $7,500 $8,000 $9,000
Ike Dollar Cent Planchet $3,000 $3,750 $5,000 $6,000
Ike Dollar Nickel Planchet $3,000 $3,500 $5,000 $6,000
Ike Dollar Dime Planchet $3,250 $3,750 $5,500 $6,500
Ike Dollar Quarter Planchet $2,750 $3,000 $4,000 $4,500
Ike Dollar Half Planchet $1,600 $1,750 $2,000 $2,500
Ike Dollar Foreign Planchet $900 $1,000 $1,250 $1,500
Ike Dollar Transitional 40% Silver Planchet $2,750 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000
SBA Dollar Cent Planchet N/A $1,750 $2,250 $3,000
SBA Dollar Nickel Planchet N/A $6,000 $7,000 $8,000
SBA Dollar Dime Planchet N/A $6,000 $7,000 $8,000
SBA Dollar Quarter Planchet N/A $600 $850 $1,000
Sac Dollar Cent Planchet N/A $8,000 $9,000 $10,000
Sac Dollar Nickel Planchet N/A $7,500 $8,000 $9,000
Sac Dollar Dime Planchet N/A $8,000 $9,000 $10,000
Sac Dollar Quarter Planchet N/A $1,500 $2,000 $2,500
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Spectacular Off-Center
French Gold LD’OR
T his is a spectacular Major Mint

Error on a 300 year old gold
coin. Krause lists a 1697/6 LD’OR
as a rare date.
It was struck off-center on a

1649 LD’OR that is also listed in
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1963 Half Dollar
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Unique Overstruck
French Gold LD’OR
This is a unique 1701-C ½ LD’OR struck off- piece was overstruck on a 1694 ½ LD’OR. The
center on a 1694 ½ LD’OR. fact that it is off-center also indicates other
striking and logistical problems that may have
The C Mint Mark is the designation for French occurred at Caen during 1701. Unique.
coins struck in Caen. Neither Krause nor any
French reference books or catalogs show any ½
LD’OR struck in Caen in 1701. We contacted
several well known world gold experts and
none had seen or knew of any ½ LD’OR struck
in Caen in 1701.
This could be a test piece, pattern or presen-

tation strike, using the reverse die with the
C Mint Mark. Since these were not struck in
1701, it might be due to the unavailability of
blank planchets. This would explain why one
Unique Pattern Capped Die
T his is a unique Major Mint Error from

the famous Bolt Collection that was sold
thirty years ago. All major mint errors on
It is Judd #125 Original, Pollock #147 Rarity-4.
ANACS authenticated and certified this mint
error as a Capped Die and graded it Proof 60.
proof patterns are very rare. Considering that
this is also from the 3¢ Silver series makes this The obverse is uniface and the design
unique piece even more exciting. was distorted since it was struck against a
blank planchet. A fantastic and dramatic mint
It is a proof striking on a Silver planchet. error on a 3¢ Silver Pattern.
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T his is a dramatic double struck PROOF aluminum pattern. It is Judd #682
with a high R-7 rarity rating (4-6 known). There is substantial rotation
between the strikes making this dramatic double struck proof pattern visible
from a distance.
All proof errors are very rare as well as all US Pattern errors. In
addition, it is in the 3¢ Silver Series making this a unique major mint error.
The Only Known Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Off-Metal Struck on a Foreign Planchet
by Tim Bullard
T his is the only known Walking Liberty

Half Dollar struck on a Foreign Planchet
for another country. It is on a planchet that
Mint State condition and is frosty white with
blazing luster.
was produced for the El Salvador Silver 25 In 2000, Mike Byers purchased,
Centavo. certified and sold a Walking Liberty Half
struck on a Quarter Planchet to another dealer.
The 25 Centavo was struck for only He consigned it to one of the auctions at the
two years, 1943 and 1944. Since this Walking Atlanta ANA in August of 2001, where it sold
Libery Half Off-Metal is dated 1945, it is on a for over $23,000 after spirited bidding.
left-over planchet that was stuck in the bin or
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because it was struck during World War II at the
The El Salvador blank is considerably San Francisco Mint on a left-over blank. This
smaller and thinner than a blank for a Walking UNIQUE Walking Liberty Half Off-Metal is
Liberty Half. The pressure from the Walking the only reported piece for the entire Walking
Liberty Half Dies expanded the diameter of Libery Half series on a Foreign Planchet.
this coin to the Half Dollar size. It is as thin This would be the highlight of a Walking
as a Dime and weakly struck since the El Liberty Half Collection or a Type Mint Error
Salvador planchet weighs 7.65 grams instead Collection.
of 12.5 grams for a Half Dollar. It is in choice
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Wartime Nickel on a Copper Cent planchet.
Bicentennial Half on a Cent planchet.
Kennedy Half on a Sacagawea Dollar planchet - if it exists.
Ike Dollar on a Cent planchet.
Want List Bicentennial Half on a Nickel 5 Cent planchet.

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Ike Dollar on a Dime planchet.
Ike Dollar on a Quarter planchet.
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Unique Cap Bust Quarter Mint Error
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2000-P Sacagawea Dollar 1995 $5 Gold Piece
Double Denom on Maryland Quarter Double Struck Partial Collar
PCGS MS 65 ANACS MS 68
$5 Eagle Mexico 50 Pesos

5% Indent & Double Struck in Collar Struck 5% Off-Center
PCGS MS 68
2002 Turkish Gold 50 Kur Mexico Peso
100% Obverse Indent Double Struck on a Washer
ICG MS 66
Cent Struck Thru Capped Die 2000-P Sacagawea Dollar

Brockage Struck 18 Times
PCGS MS 64 BN ANACS MS 63
1999 $1 FRN 1970-S Proof Kennedy Half Dollar

Obstructed Print Error Struck on Quarter Planchet
With Retained Tape and Cardboard ANACS PF 66
1999-P SBA Dollar 1876 Great Britain Half Sovereign
Multi-Struck on Proof Planchet Full Brockage
ANACS MS 64 ANACS AU 58
1979-D SBA Dollar 1944-P Jefferson Nickel Transitional

Off-Center Brockage From Off-Center Struck on Cu-Ni Planchet
ANACS MS 65 PCGS VF 25
1944 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Double Denomination 11¢ Piece

Struck on Silver Quarter Planchet Dime Overstruck Off-Center by a Cent
PCGS MS 65
1879-O Morgan Dollar Canadian Olympic Commemmorative
Struck 20% Off-Center Overstruck by 1978 Canadian Cent
PCGS VF 30
Proof 1957 Jefferson Nickel 195- Roosevelt Dime

Struck on a Lincoln Cent Copper Plan Struck on 1951 Costa Rica 5c
(Wheat Ears) ANACS MS 63
1998 Roosevelt Dime 1976-D Ike Dollar

Struck on Cent Stock Var 2 Double Struck
ANACS MS 63 RD ANACS MS 64
F A Qrequently sked uestions
What is a Brockage?
A brockage error can only occur when there are two coins involved. One of
the coins involved will always be a struck coin which has not ejected properly.
That struck coin will find its way back between the dies and will be struck next
to a blank planchet which was fed into the collar. The image of that first struck
coin will be impressed into that side of the blank planchet. The result will be a
second coin which has images of the first coin impressed into it. Those images
will be pressed into the coin and the image will be in reverse. This incuse
sunken image is known as a brockage.
F A Q
requently sked uestions
What is a Counterbrockage?
A counterbrockage error involves a cap die and a previously struck coin. When
a cap die strikes a previously struck coin, the obverse design from that struck
coin will be impressed into the cap. The result will be a design where the cap
face will be an incuse brockage. When a new blank is struck by this cap die
with an incuse brockage image, the obverse will have a raised and spread im-
age from that incuse design of the cap. This brockage impression is known as
a counterbrockage.
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Large laminations, straight clips, curved
Baltimore clips, off centers, broadstrikes or cuds on
Dec. 2-5
Coin and Currency Convention any of the following dates: 1925-D, 1926,
1926-D, 1927-S, 1928-D, 1935-D, 1937-S.
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Off centers 55% & 70%
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Reverse cuds K-3, K-8, K-10
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A very small group of Proof errors recently came

Double/Triple Off-Center Partial Collar

A broadstruck error occurs when a coin is

Denomination (Small) XF/AU (Small) Unc (Large) XF/AU (Large) Unc

Denomination 2 Planchets 3-4 Planchets

Denomination Small Medium Large

Denomination Uniface Die Struck Both Sides

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There are also transitionals struck on blanks for

The prices listed here are for common dates in

D ie adjustment strikes are also known

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