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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...
Foreigners in the Mint
The United States Mint struck coins for foreign countries starting in 1833...
Exotic and Intentional U.S. Error Coins In The Marketplace
One of the most controversial categories of U.S. coins are mint errors...
New Discovery: Unique Proof 1973-S Kennedy Half Dollar Die Piece and Die Break Error Mated Pair
This unique mated pair is a new discovery and fresh to the market from an old time collection...
The "Libertas Americana" Metallurgical Trial Pieces
These pieces are fascinating pieces of history and this article attempts to list a complete census of the known specimens...
Unique Mated Pair of Proof Ike Dollars Struck Off-Center on 1¢ Planchets
This unique proof mated pair of Eisenhower Dollars was sitting in an old-time collection for decades...
Unique Proof Kennedy Half Bonded Pair With Struck In Copper Planchet
This bonded pair of a Proof Kennedy Half and a 1.6 gram Copper planchet is unique and visually breathtaking...
Prototype Eisenhower Dollars - Considering the Chatham Specimen as the First Prototype Variety
The working prototype 1971-S Eisenhower Dollars are one of the most interesting and important discoveries in numismatics in recent years...
1973-S Proof Eisenhower Dollar Unique Mated Pair
This unique Proof Eisenhower Dollar mated pair is the first known of this type of error...
Mint Errors Sold in the Upcoming December 2022 Heritage Auction of The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage, Part 2
Here are some of the exciting and rare mint errors that brought strong prices in The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage, Part 2 Showcase Auction...
Mint Errors Featured in the Upcoming December 2022 Heritage Auction of The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage, Part 2
The following mint errors are featured in The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage, Part 2 Showcase Auction...
A Dramatic Struck Thru Error - The "1861 Buffalo" Quarter
This "1861 Buffalo" Quarter is an especially appealing struck-thru grease Quarter, both for its eye appeal and subject matter...
Unique Proof Ike Dollar Struck on Silver Clad Layer
This 1976-S Proof Type 1 Eisenhower Dollar is unique among Ikes, and all U.S. Dollars, of all years and types...
Prices Realized for the November 2022 Heritage Auction of The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage, Part 1
The following mint errors sold in The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage, Part 1 Showcase Auction...
Two Mint Errors with Famous Pedigrees Featured in Heritage Auctions December 2022 Sale of The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage
The following mint errors are featured in The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage, Part 2 Showcase Auction...
Unique 1972-S Lincoln Cent on Struck Silver Dime
Although this was an intentionally struck mint error, it is unique and very dramatic...
1974-S Lincoln Cent Struck in Aluminum to be Auctioned by GreatCollections
It is believed unique and is likely one of only two Aluminum 1974 Cents legal to own (the other being a uniface reverse on Philippines planchet)...
UNIQUE GOLD QUARTER
This U.S. GOLD QUARTER is far and beyond the most incredible modern U.S. mint error ever to be discovered...
1943 Lincoln Cent Bronze/Copper PCGS AU-50 BN CAC Offered by GreatCollections
It is the second of only five known examples of the ultra-rare 1913 Liberty Head Nickel purchased by GreatCollections within 12 months...
Walton 1913 Liberty Head Nickel Acquired by GreatCollections for $4.2 million
It is the second of only five known examples of the ultra-rare 1913 Liberty Head Nickel purchased by GreatCollections within 12 months...
Unique 1972 Ike Dollar Overstruck Twice With 1972 Cent Dies
One of our readers wanted to share his amazing Eisenhower Dollar mint error...
Two Incredible Kennedy Half Mint Errors
A reader of Mint Error News who collects rare proof U.S. mint errors wanted to share two special Kennedy Half mint errors from his collection...
Error Coin Collection
One of our readers wanted to share his collection of error coins and numismatic rarities...
Frosted Freedom $100 Platinum Trial to be Auctioned by GreatCollections
Just 12 examples minted as production proofs. The first and only to be certified by PCGS...
A Cosmic Error You Have To Look To The Stars For!
To this day, not very many people are even aware of this error...
New Off-Metal Discovery: 2018-P Roosevelt Dime on Steel Planchet
This is a fascinating new discovery. U.S. Roosevelt Dime off-metals are very rare...
Bicentennial Ike Dollar Struck on 40% Silver Planchet
This is an amazing and extremely rare Eisenhower Dollar off-metal...
Top Mint Errors For 2021
Here are a few of the highest prices realized for Major Mint Errors auctioned during 2021...
Prices Realized for Mint Errors & Patterns in the August 2022 ANA Heritage Auction
The following mint errors & patterns sold in the August 2022 US Coins Signature® Auction...
NGC-certified Sovereigns with Mint Errors Offered in Heritage Sale
The British gold coins are each expected to sell for tens of thousands of dollars in the August auction...
Struck Thru Error Coins
Major struck thru error coins are very interesting and extremely collectable...
1973-S Blue Ike Struck on Clad Planchet
This is an amazing and extremely rare Eisenhower Dollar off-metal...
Unique Broadstruck 1906-D $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle
This is the only known United States $20 Gold Piece that was broadstruck out of the collar...
Unique Proof 1971-S Eisenhower Dollar Overstruck on a San Francisco Assay Office Medal
This unique Proof 1971-S Eisenhower Dollar Overstruck on a San Francisco Assay Office Medal is featured in the Platinum Session of the August 2022 Heritage US Coins Signature® Auction...
Modern Jefferson Nickel On Bowtie Scrap
This discovery piece is the only known bowtie clip on a modern Jefferson Nickel struck between 2006-2022...
Mint Errors & Patterns Featured in the August 2022 ANA Heritage Auction
The following mint errors and patterns are featured in the upcoming August 2022 US Coins Signature® Auction...
NGC Certifies 1906 Indian Head Cent Struck on a Mexican Gold 5 Pesos Planchet Offered in GreatCollections Auction
Here are some Mint Error News Exclusive Images courtesy of Dave Camire...
Collecting Carson City Errors
My Journey started as a young man where I collected coins and enjoyed the hunt more than anything...
A Closer Look: The GSA 1882 Carson City Morgan Dollar Off Center
There is more than meets the eye when looking at the 1882-CC off-center GSA Morgan dollar...
Prices Realized in the July 2022 Error Coinage Showcase Heritage Auction
The following mint errors sold in the July 2022 Error Coinage US Coins Showcase Auction...
Prices Realized for Mint Errors in the July 2022 Long Beach Expo/Summer FUN Heritage Auction
The following mint errors sold in the July 2022 Long Beach Expo/Summer FUN US Coins Signature Auction...
GreatCollections Offers "The Edgemont Collection of Lincoln Cents" Including 1943-D/D
GreatCollections is proud to present "The Edgemont Collection of Lincoln Cents" in our auctions...
Unique 1795 Draped Bust Dollar Struck on a Copper Planchet Certified by PCGS Sells For Mid Six-Figures
This is one of the most spectacular and amazing United States numismatic rarities of all time...
Unique GOLD Buffalo Sells For $400,000
As amazing as it sounds, this is a 1913 Buffalo Nickel struck on a U.S. $5 Gold planchet...
Mint Errors Featured in the July 2022 Error Coinage Showcase Heritage Auction
The following mint errors are featured in the upcoming July 2022 Error Coinage US Coins Showcase Auction...
NGC Certifies Unique Off-Center 'Grand Snake' 1882-CC Morgan Dollar in GSA Holder
The coin's whereabouts have been a mystery since 1973, when it made history as an error sold by the Mint...
Prices Realized for Mint Errors Featured in the May 2022 Central States Heritage Auction
The following mint errors sold in the May 2022 Central States US Coins Signature Auction...
Highlights From The Fred Weinberg Collection Sold By Heritage Auctions
The following mint errors sold in the May 2022 Central States US Coins Signature Auction...
Unique Double Eagle Reverse Hub Trial in Lead
This is a unique $20 Double Eagle reverse hub trial attributed to 1857...
1944 Off-Metal Lincoln Cents: Experimental or on Foreign Planchets??
Although the PCGS insert designates these as Struck on Experimental Planchets, they very likely were struck on foreign planchets...
GreatCollections to Auction PCGS Certified 3 Piece "Clover Leaf" Proof Ike Dollars on 10¢ Planchets
As incredible as it seems, PCGS has just certified the second known "Clover Leaf" of 3 Proof Ike Dollars struck on dime planchets...
Lincoln Dime Mule Census
These are particularly eye appealing and generally it appears that the smaller dime size die does not have any cupping effect on the struck coin...
Mint Errors Featured in Upcoming May 2022 Central States Heritage Auction
The following mint errors are featured in the upcoming May 2022 Central States US Coins Signature Auction...
Prices Realized for Proof Errors Featured in March 2022 Error Coinage Showcase Heritage Auction
The following proof errors were featured in the March 28, 2022 Don Bonser Collection of United States Error Coins Part 5 US Coins Showcase Auction...
Unique GOLD Buffalo Certified by NGC AU53
As amazing as it sounds, this is a 1913 Buffalo Nickel struck on a U.S. $5 Gold planchet...
Ask Dave
Dave Camire, NCS President, NGC Finalizer and NGC Mint Error Expert answers your numismatic questions...
Exciting Patterns From the Heritage FUN 2022 Auction
The Heritage FUN 2022 sale was exciting for patterns, being led by the Virgil Brand 1874 gold Bickford $10 Eagle selling for nearly $2 million...
Eye Appeal And Error Coins
Error coin collectors look at eye appeal as the most important factor in evaluating a coin, even more so than the grade...
Proof Errors Featured in Upcoming March 2022 Error Coinage Showcase Heritage Auction
The following proof errors are featured in the upcoming March 28, 2022 Don Bonser Collection of United States Error Coins Part 5 US Coins Showcase Auction...
Prices Realized in The February 2022 Long Beach Expo Heritage US Coins Signature Auction
The following coins sold in the February 2022 Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction...
Analyzing A Fake Die Cap
The following is an interaction that I had with one of my customers who thought they had a genuine mint error...
Dave Camire and NGC Conserve Coins From The S.S. Pulaski Shipwreck
Mint Error News conducted an exclusive interview with Dave Camire regarding his appearance on the Discovery Channel...
Unique Triple Struck Flipover Peru Gold 8 Escudos
This 1741 Peru Gold 8 Escudos is a very rare South American gold coin...
Lincoln Cent Muled With a Roosevelt Dime Reverse Featured in Upcoming February 2022 Long Beach Heritage Auction
The following Cent/Dime Mule is featured in the February 2022 Long Beach US Coins Signature Auction...
America's First Silver Dollar Acquired for $12 Million by GreatCollections
World's Most Valuable Silver Coin and Second Highest Price Ever Paid for a Rare Coin...
Extremely Rare Lincoln Cent Wheat Ears Struck Off-Center on Silver Dime Planchet
This is an extremely rare off-center Silver Cent...
NGC Certifies $20 Liberty Head Double Struck With Partial Collar
All major mint errors on U.S. gold coins are extremely rare...
GreatCollections Offers Proof Error Coins in Upcoming Auction
GreatCollections is offering an exciting group of U.S. Major Mint Errors including the following proof errors...
Strong Prices Realized for Mint Errors in January 2022 Heritage Auction
The following mint errors sold in the January 2022 Error Coinage Showcase Heritage Auction...
Highest Prices Realized For U.S. Mint Errors & Die Trials In Heritage Auctions - Part 3
Here is a continuation of the highest prices realized for U.S. Mint Errors and Die Trials in Heritage Auctions as of December 2021...
Highest Prices Realized For U.S. Mint Errors & Die Trials In Heritage Auctions - Part 2
Here is a continuation of the highest prices realized for U.S. Mint Errors and Die Trials in Heritage Auctions as of December 2021...
Highest Prices Realized For U.S. Mint Errors & Die Trials In Heritage Auctions - Part 1
Here is a compilation of the highest prices realized for U.S. Mint Errors and Die Trials in Heritage Auctions as of June 2021...
1943 Lincoln Cent Bronze/Copper PCGS AU-50 BN Offered in GreatCollections Auction
A "1943 Copper Penny" is one of the most famous coin errors in the world, with less than 20 examples believed to have survived...
Pattern "Struck-Overs"
Pattern coins, by definition, are experimental pieces created to test new designs, different metal alloys...
The Errors All Around Us
In coin collecting circles we often see a lot of emphasis placed on searching for coins of certain dates...
Eisenhower Dollar Prototype Sells For Record Price of $264,000 in January 2022 FUN Heritage Auction
This prototype is one of the rarest of all silver dollars struck since 1794...
Finest 1913 Nickel Acquired by GreatCollections in $13 Million "Big Three" Thanksgiving Transaction
The "Big Three" Includes the 1913 Nickel, 1894-S Dime & 1804 Silver Dollar...
U.S. Mint Releases the Mintage of the $10 ¼ oz American Gold Eagle Error
The U.S. Mint stated that 7,924 of the Gold Eagle error coins were released...
Proof Errors Featured in Upcoming January 2022 Error Coinage Showcase Heritage Auction
The following coins are featured in the upcoming Proof Errors Featured in Upcoming January 2022 Error Coinage Showcase Heritage Auction...
"King of Errors" Dallas $20/$10 Double Denomination Federal Reserve Note Featured in the January 2022 FUN Heritage Auction
The only double denomination to escape into the wild from the confines of the BEP since the 1950s...
Spectacular 1886 Morgan Dollar Die Cap Error Auctioned by GreatCollections
The famous coin was one of Amon Carter's personal favorites...
World Error Coins and the PDS Error System
The (Planchet, Die, Striking) PDS error classification system is simple and easy to remember for collectors..
A Collection of Romanian Error Coins
This is a journey through the modern Romanian history illustrated by my error coins from this nation...
Prices Realized For Proof Errors in January 2022 FUN Heritage Auction
The following coins are featured in the upcoming January 2022 FUN U.S. Coins Signature Auction...
1875-S 20 Cent with Reeded Edge
It is possible that it was a mint error and somehow was struck with a reeded edge at the San Francisco Mint...
NGC Certifies Unique Wartime Discovery 2.5 Gram Bronze Cent Struck at the San Francisco Mint
The consensus is that it was struck on a 1942 Curacao cent planchet that had been coated or plated with zinc before being struck...
Undated PCGS Holder With Cricket Remains (From the Fred Weinberg Collection)
And so the legend goes, back in the 1990s, there was a cricket disturbing the coin graders at PCGS...
NGC-Certified INCO and Gould Patterns Offered in Heritage Sale
The fascinating numismatic collectibles were created amid the upheaval in U.S. coinage that occurred during the 1960s and 1970s...
GreatCollections Reveals Discovery of 2021 - $10 Type 2 Gold Eagles with "W" Mint Mark
These discovery coins show how full of surprises our industry can be...
Detecting Alterations to Coins to Appear as Errors
There are many signs illustrating why this coin is yet another altered coin meant to fool collectors...
The Subjectivity of Pricing
The pricing of patterns is very subjective...
Collecting Clipped Planchet Error Coins
Error collectors usually end up collecting different types of clip error coins...
PCGS Certifies a Cent Bonded to a Magnetic Screw
This is one of only two known Lincoln cents that were bonded with a magnetic screw...
U.S. Proof Error Coins Realize Strong Prices in October 2021 Long Beach Heritage Auction
The following coins sold in the October 2021 Long Beach Expo U.S. Coins Signature Auction...
Prices Realized in the October 2021 Error Coinage U.S. Coins Showcase Heritage Auction
The following coins sold in the October 2021 Error Coinage U.S. Coins Showcase Heritage Auction...
NGC Certifies Unique Proof Ike $1 Broadstruck on a 26g Bronze Planchet
This is a unique and amazing 1973-S Proof Eisenhower Dollar struck on a bronze planchet...
1792 Quarter Obverse & Reverse Die Trials Featured in the August 2021 ANA Heritage Auction
The following coin was featured the August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Signature Auction...
Second Martha Washington Half Dollar Obverse Die Discovered
A collector and reader of Mint Error News just purchased the second known Martha Washington Obverse Die from Mike Byers Inc...
Mint Error Coin Chronicles: Broadstrikes
Coins that lose their collars end up running loose beyond their boundaries...
Proof Ike Dollar Double Struck on Kennedy Half Dollar Planchet
This is one of the most spectacular Proof Ike Dollar Mint Errors available today...
Unique Proof 1973-S Kennedy Half Dollar Double Struck on Washington Quarter Double Denomination
It is a unique double struck double denomination and belongs in a world-class mint error collection...
Proof Ike Dollar Struck on Clad Dime Planchet
These are very rare and highly prized by Ike Dollar collectors and mint error collectors...
Fred Weinberg's Personal Error Coin Rarities on Display in Heritage Auctions' ANA Booth
1880-S Major Off-Center Morgan dollar and Sacagawea Quarter Mule offer collectors a once-in-a-generation opportunity...
U.S. Proof Error Coins Offered in ANA Heritage Auction
The following coins are featured in the upcoming August 2021 ANA World's Fair Of Money U.S. Coins Signature Auction...
Cent/Dime Mule Featured in June 2021 Long Beach Heritage Auction
In the long history of the U.S. Mint, mules are extremely rare...
Unique Octagonal Pan-Pac Fifty Hubs Trial Sells in April 2021 Heritage Central States Auction
The present piece is a unique hubs trial of these dies struck on an oversized copper planchet...
Seeing Double! Rare Doubled Die Cent Could Sell For Six Figures
The 1969-S Doubled Die is the key coin to the Lincoln Memorial Cent series that began in 1959...
Counterfeit Detection: Spark-Erosion 1874 Three Cent Nickel Die Trial
Three Cent nickels were struck in 75% copper and 25% nickel with a silver-gray color, but the coin submitted to NGC appeared to be made entirely out of copper...
Mushroom Error Coins
These coins are larger than a normal size coin with some examples that have expanded to a huge size...
Prices Realized in the May 2021 Don Bonser Error Collection, Part 3 U.S. Coins Special Monthly Auction
The following coins sold in the May 2021 Don Bonser Error Collection, Part 3 U.S. Coins Special Monthly Auction...
Mint Error Coin Chronicles: Partial Collars
A Partial Collar error occurs when there is a malfunction of the striking press...
1968-D Penny Struck on a Silver Dime Planchet
This is the rarest type of U.S. transitional off metal mint error...
PCGS Certifies Unique Proof 40% Silver Kennedy Half Dollar Elliptical Strike Clip With Brockage Reverse
It is also considered struck scrap but it is actually an elliptical strike clip...
1873 Closed 3 $5 Unique Specimen with Experimental Finish
This unique 1873 $5 Closed 3 Specimen strike has an experimental finish and is a hybrid between a proof and a mint state coin...
Proof 197X-S Ike Dollar Double Struck on 2 gram Aluminum Shell Gas Token
This is an amazing and spectacular proof major mint error...
Mint Errors Featured in July 2021 Error Coinage Showcase Heritage Auction
The following coins are featured in the July 2021 Error Coinage Showcase Heritage Auction...
Marc One Numismatics GRAND OPENING!!!
Marc One Numismatics is now open in Rancho Mirage, California...
Famous 1944 Cent Error Will Make Headlines
Whenever a 1943 Bronze Cent or a 1944 Steel Cent are sold, headlines are made...
Previously Unknown Sac/Presidential Dollar Mule Sells In Heritage Auction
The following coin sold for $84,000 in the April 2021 Central States U.S. Coins Signature Auction...
Mint Error Coin Chronicles: Transitional Errors
Errors where a previous year's planchet was used are some of the most exciting in all numismatics...
Struck Thru Cloth Error Coins
Coins have been struck thru all different types of materials and objects leaving an impression of the item in the coin...
Hawaiian Mint King Kalakua 1883-1983 Kala Dala Proof Struck on Scrap
The proof error coins shown here were broadstruck on an off metal piece of scrap...
U.S.Patterns.com - Mint Errors Mistaken For Patterns
In many cases, the error pieces listed are rarer and more valuable than the die trials they are confused with...
Prices Realized in the April 2021 U.S. Error Coinage Special Online Heritage Auction
The following coins sold in the April 2021 Error Coinage U.S. Coins Special Monthly Auction...
PCGS Certifies Unique Pair of Proof Ike Dollars Struck on the End of the Planchet Strip
This unique discovery is the only known pair of proof Ike dollars that were struck on the end of the planchet strip...
Here Is A Complete List Of Over 1,300 Articles From Mint Error News
