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Errors Found in Search of Nickels (7/25/08)

Enlarged forehead, head, and hair from the understrike on this 1996-P Jefferson nickel.

Errors in some circulated nickels were found recently by a Florida coin collector. The message here is that when cherry-picking coins, not only should one look for the brilliant uncirculated but also for errors. These errors happen to be in Jefferson nickels, which are his pendchant, and fortunately for him. One good find was a 1996-P Jefferson nickel which was struck twice. More >>

Thorny Errors on Arizona State Quarter. Check your Arizona quarters for collectible errors. (7/1/08)

Easily visible die chips were found on recently released Arizona state quarters. Error coin specialists consider die chips a minor form of die stage; however, they are still collectible but rarely have significant value. The most significant error so far is a curved metal protrusion extending onto the 2008 date on the coin’s reverse. More >>

Errors in the State Quarters are Worth Lots of Money (3/23/08)

2003 Waffled Missouri State Quarter that Escaped Mint Destruction

I have always liked coin collecting. When I was a kid, there was not a lot to do in the tiny town I grew up in. I think there were 100 people in town, when everyone was home on Sunday. One of the things we would do, is get our parents to take us to the neighboring town, where there was a bank, to get rolls of coins from the tellers, to search through. More >>