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World's Greatest Mint Errors Published

An enjoyable resource packed full of some of the most dramatic, rare and extraordinary mint errors...

Mike Byers' Catalog

Featuring a premier inventory with hundreds of rarities....

Mint Errors Featured In September 2009 Long Beach Heritage Auction

The following coins were featured in the 2009 September Long Beach, CA Signature US Coin Auction 1129...

Prices Realized in July 2009 Summer FUN Heritage Auction

The following coins were featured in the 2009 July West Palm Beach, FL (Summer FUN) Signature US Coin Auction #1127...

Highest Prices Realized for Die Trials & Splashers in Heritage Auctions

Here is a compilation of the highest prices realized for Die Trials & Splashers in Heritage Auctions...

Mid-Summer 2009 & the ANA Convention

How the error market is doing...

Jim’s Coins Error Auctions

MAIL BID SALE #31 CLOSES SEPTEMBER 30, 2009...

"World’s Greatest Mint Errors" Wins NLG Award For Best World Coin Book Of 2009

Mike Byers, author of World’s Greatest Mint Errors, was presented with the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) award...

Off Center Mint Error Sales

Some recent sales of off-center mint errors on eBay from 4/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Double Denomination & Off Metal Mint Error Sales

Some recent sales of double denomination & off-metal mint errors on eBay from 4/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Clad Layer Split-Off Mint Error Sales

Some recent sales of clad layer split-off mint errors on eBay from 4/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Buffalo Nickel "Speared Bison" & Wisconsin Quarter "Extra Leaves"

Some recent sales of Buffalo Nickel "Speared Bison" and Wisconsin Quarter "Extra Leaves" mint errors on eBay from 4/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Waffle Coin Sales

Some recent sales of Waffle Coins on eBay from 4/1/09 to 6/30/09...

2 Feather Buffalo Nickel Sales

Some recent sales of 2 Feather Buffalo Nickels on eBay from 1/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Blank Planchet Sales

Some recent sales of Blank Planchets on eBay from 1/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Rotated Reverse Sales

Some recent sales of Rotated Reverses on eBay from 1/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Double Struck Double Dated Sales

Some recent sales of Double Struck Double Dated mint errors on eBay from 1/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Counterfeit & Questionable Mint Error Sales

Some recent sales of counterfeit & questionable mint errors on eBay from 1/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Presidential Dollar Mint Error Sales

Some recent sales of Presidential Dollar mint errors on eBay from 4/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Other Sales Worth Mentioning

Some recent sales on eBay from 1/1/09 to 6/30/09...

Prices Realized in August 2009 Los Angeles Heritage Auction

The following coins were featured in the 2009 August Los Angeles, CA US Coin Auction #1128...

Historical Test Strike From Sweden

This object is a part of my collection of Swedish pattern coins...

1971 Swedish Bonded One Kronas

To this day, this is the only known bonded Swedish coin...

Canadian Mint Errors

I collect major Canadian mint errors and would like the readers of Mint Error News Magazine to enjoy them too...

Great Britain 20P Mule

Here is a new and exciting major mint error to come from the Royal Mint in London...

Monroe Dollar Missing Edge Lettering Discovered In 2008 Philadelphia Mint Set

Recently a few mint sets were discovered that contained the Monroe Presidential Dollars without the edge lettering...

Incredible Error Note

This is the second error note that I have handled...

Hayes/Grant Mule Medal

So far only two have been identified since it’s 2003 release...

From the Grading Room: 1948 Obverse Die Trial for the Franklin Half Dollar

An unusual and likely unique Franklin Half Dollar die trial...

Presenting The World’s Most Valuable Major Mint Error!

PCGS Certifies the Finest Known Indian Head Cent Struck in Gold...

Curved Clip Coins

Learn the Diagnostics of Authentic Mint Made Curved Clips...

Pattern Overstrike Certified by NGC

Previously Unreported and Believed to be Unique...

Rare Russian Swedish Overstriking

It was first struck as a Swedish 1 öre SM 1746 and then overstruck in Russia as a 1 Kopek 1758...

Story of the Bolivia 1942 50 Centavos Struck at the Philadelphia Mint on US Wartime Nickel Planchet

It stands as the only, and therefore finest known example...

2000-P “Cheerios” Dollar

Nearly all known examples were originally found in occasional boxes of Cheerios cereal...

Adams First Spouse Bronze Medal Mule Discovered

A new mule has been recently discovered on the U.S. First Spouse Medal...

PCGS Grades First Native American $1 Coin Missing Edge Lettering

On March 6, 2009, PCGS received the first reported and only-known Native American dollar with the edge lettering missing...

Bolivia 10 Centavos Mint Error Set

Here is an incredible set of Bolivia 10 Centavos mint errors...

The FUN Convention: The error coin market as it looks today...

The FUN convention was much better than expected, especially for error coins...

1915 Panama-Pacific Half Dollar Struck in Gold Sells for $345,000 In Heritage Auction

These extremely rare patterns were clearly clandestine strikes, produced at the Philadelphia Mint before mintmark punches were applied to the working dies...

Sacagawea Mated Pair

Here is one of the most exciting mated pairs of U.S. coins that I have ever handled...

The United States Department of the Treasury $100 Specimen Note

The specimen featured here included information from the United States Department of the Treasury regarding new security features...

What Is A Variety?

There seems to be some confusion as to exactly what constitutes a variety...

2007 Denver Errors

Even though the U.S. Mint has drastically reduced the inadvertent release of major mint errors in the last few years, a few mint errors struck by the Denver Mint in 2007 recently surfaced...

1984 Mint Error Catalog

Here is another in a series of Mint Error Catalogs from Fred Weinberg...

PCGS Certifies Unique Set of SPECIMEN Silver Certificates

Specimen notes are extremely rare and very few are known to exist today...

A Serendipitous Mint Set Find: (2007) SMS James Madison Missing Edge Lettering Dollars

They were not regular currency issue strikes but instead were found in Mint Sets and therefore have the satin finish...

Feeder Fingers Discovered From Several South American Countries

The first coin struck on an actual feeder finger was headline news in the numismatic community...

NGC Certifies Proof John Q. Adams $1 Struck On An Elliptical Planchet

As incredible as it sounds, another proof Presidential Dollar was just discovered struck on an elliptical planchet...

From the Grading Room: 1973-S Dollar on a Copper-Nickel Planchet

This superb gem Eisenhower Dollar was struck at the San Francisco Mint for inclusion in the series of “blue pack” silver-clad dollars...

1903 Louisiana Purchase Three-Piece Cardboard Die Trial Certified By NGC

The cardboard has a rich, deep gold color, obviously meant to suggest the gold dollars that were soon to be struck...

PCGS Certifies Walking Lib 50¢ Double Struck 50% Off-Center On A Silver Quarter Planchet

This unique and spectacular Walking Liberty Half Dollar major mint error is among the rarest and most valuable U.S. mint errors known...

NGC Certifies Proof Jefferson Presidential Dollar Struck on Elliptical Planchet

Unbelievably, a second known U.S. proof coin struck on an elliptical planchet has been discovered...

1983 China Mint Tour

I have had the opportunity to take numerous tours of the official government-run Shanghai Mint through the years...

New 2007 Mint Errors

There have only been a few major mint errors discovered in 2007...

Presidential $1 Error Coins: James Monroe

NGC has certified a few James Monroe $1 edge lettered planchets...

NGC Certifies 2008 Monroe Dollar Edge Lettered Planchet

This is the second one known dated 2008...

The Only Known Certified Gold Die Cap

This is the only known obverse or reverse die cap struck in gold...

1969-S Lincoln Cent Doubled Die Sells For $126,500

From the Heritage Auction Listing...

What Are Die Caps?

A die cap is caused when a struck coin sticks to the upper hammer die...

Presidential $1 Error Coins: 2007 Proofs

As a general rule, modern proof error coins are scarce...

PCGS Certifies Jefferson Dollars With Missing Edge Lettering

PCGS just certified a small group of Jefferson Dollars that are Missing the Edge Lettering...

Presidential $1 Error Coins: John Adams

Just like the Washington $1 coins, the Adams coins show an abundance of edge lettering errors...

Washington Dollar Mint Error Special Section

The Washington Dollar Missing Edge Lettering is one of the most exciting mint errors to surface in the last ten years...

Director of U.S. Mint Autographs NGC Certified “Missing Edge Lettering” Presidential Dollar Mint Error

The Washington Dollar Missing Edge Lettering is one of the most exciting mint errors to surface in the last ten years...

Al's Coins 2007 Mint Error Price List

Specializing in Mint and Currency Errors for 25 years...

Unique 1866 $2½ Struck on 3 Cent Nickel Planchet Certified by NGC

It is one of two known U.S. Liberty gold coins struck on wrong planchets and certified by either NGC or PCGS as a mint error...

1851 3¢ Obverse & Reverse Die Trial Struck on Cardboard

It is clearly embossed with lettering and design elements raised...

A Study of World Mis-Struck Coins

This chart covers India striking errors through 1994...

Fred Weinberg’s Price List of Major Mint Errors & Currency

We proudly offer many dramatic & very Rare Type coins, and more current Errors (1960’s + 1970’s) that have not been on the market for 20-30 years...

The Milt Cohen Collection

It is fascinating to not only view all of the rarities that were in his collection, but also to remember where some of them have gone over the years...

Sacagawea Dollars with an Experimental Finish

Mike Byers discovered the original hoard of these Sacagawea Dollars with experimental finishes...

NGC Certifies 1804 $2½ Capped Bust Double Struck First Strike Off-Center

All major mint errors on U.S. Gold coins are very rare...

1865 2¢ Obverse Die Cap & Brockage

This is a spectacular 2¢ Die Cap...

Spectacular Ike Dollar Off-Metal Collection

These are the ultimate off-metals that are coveted by serious collectors of major mint errors....

1806 $5 Capped Bust Struck Four Times

This discovery coin is a significant numismatic rarity...

Cent/Dime Mule Sold for $138,000 in Heritage Auction at Central States

This incredible error somehow escaped the scrutiny of Mint employees...

Unique 1920 Standing Liberty Quarter Struck on Peru 20C Planchet Certified by NGC

This is the only known Standing Liberty Quarter struck on a foreign planchet for the entire series...

NGC Certifies Set of Two-Headed and Two-Tailed Great Britain Half Pence

There are approximately thirty genuine two-headed or two-tailed coins that have been authenticated by ANACS, PCGS or NGC...

Unique 1999-P Lincoln Cent Struck on 1980-D Dime

It is one of the most intriguing and rare mint errors that I’ve ever handled...

The Bolt Collection

It is incredible to see how inexpensive these mint errors were priced at over 30 years ago...

Martha Washington Test Piece Struck on SBA Dollar Blank Planchet With Experimental Edge

The Martha Washington design has been used by the Mint as an all-purpose test piece since 1965...

1880/9-S Morgan Dollar Struck 10% Off-Center PCGS MS 63

This is the only known Morgan Dollar struck off-center that is also an overdate...

3 Decade Old Catalog Found

A 26 page catalog containing the finest major mint errors with photographs, descriptions and prices...

Foreign Coinage Production Figures

An expansive document detailing mintages of foreign coinage struck by the US Mint...

1975 Catalog & Price List

A 3 decade old mint error catalog and price list have been found...

Rare Pattern Mint Errors

A selection of rare pattern mint errors...

Unique NGC Set of Paraguay Overstrikes

Nineteenth century Paraguay patterns that were overstruck on previously struck gold, silver and copper coins...

Double Struck $2 ½ Indian Sells for $66,125 at FUN in Heritage Galleries Auction

This dramatic and unique double struck $2 ½ Indian set a record price for a $2 ½ Indian Gold mint error...

1795 Flowing Hair Dollar Overstruck on 1794 Dollar

To the best of our knowledge, no similar specimen has ever been located or identified...

The Only Known Walking Liberty Half Dollar Off-Metal

This is the only known Walking Liberty Half Dollar struck on a Foreign Planchet for another country...

1904 $20 Liberty Triple Struck Sells For Over $100,000

This unique U.S. Gold major mint error recently sold for a record price of $102,500...

A New Book By Mike Byers

Coming Soon: Mint Error Guide...

Triple Struck $3 Sells for $41,400 in Superior Auction

Mike Byers of Byers Numismatic Corp. purchased an extremely rare major mint error...

Foreigners in the Mint

The United States Mint struck coins for foreign countries starting in 1833...