In the year 2002, the US Mint put in measures and machinery at all branches to sort out odd size and shaped error coins. The mint also started requiring the coin rolling companies to return misshaped errors the machines kick out while rolling coins for commerce. As a result, major mint error coins dated 2002 and beyond are extremely rare.

Many of the ultra modern major mint error coins are of normal size. The year 2007 was an exception as many large mint errors somehow got out of the Denver Mint. I have seen many oversized cent, nickel, dime, and quarter errors all dated 2007 D. I have owned late dated errors from other years that are larger than normal, but those are extremely rare. There are very few examples of major off center and multi stuck late dated coins.

The vast majority of major error coins today that go through sorting and rolling machines and still get out are of normal size. We are looking for major strike thrus, major struck in material, missing clad layer, large clips, die adjustment strikes, struck on defective planchet errors, off metal errors, double denomination, struck on improperly annealed planchets among other major error types. There are many other types of less dramatic errors on these issues that just don't have the eye appeal of the major error coins. Most of the ultra modern error coins are in mint state which is what modern error coin collectors prefer.

What I really like about the new issues are all of the different designs that have come out. The Statehood Quarter series, America The Beautiful Quarter series, 2004 and 2005 nickels, Sacagawea Dollars, and Presidential Dollars. A fun way to collect is to try to get a major mint error from each state of the Statehood Quarters. Do the same with the America The Beautiful Quarters, Presidential Dollars, or different Sacagawea Dollar reverses.

Major errors on Shield Cents are very hard to find, almost non existent. I have handled a few multi struck, a die adjustment strike, and a few extreme die fill Shield Cent Error Coins. I do not think it would be possible to put together a date set of major errors on Shield Cents as there are no known major errors on many of the dates.

Many collectors look to the older issues for rare major mint errors because it's a series that they collect and perceived rarity. Many of the classic error coins are circulated as they were not keep in mint state when found. In reality, major error coinage from 2002 until present are much rarer than pre 2002 issues.

Collecting ultra modern mint error coins is fascinating because there are so many different designs and error types possible. It is even possible to find some of these error types in unsearched rolls and bags or even proof and mint sets. Collecting ultra modern major mint error coins is open ended since you can search new designs and dates as they come out for unique error coinage.

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2020 Major Struck Thru Shield Cent






2002 NGC MS67 Cent Struck On Struck Dime Mint Error
Rare Double Denomination








2003 PCGS MS66 Lincoln Cent Struck On Struck Dime Mint Error
Rare Double Denomination






2007 D PCGS MS67 Cent Struck On Struck Dime Mint Error
Rare Double Denomination






2007 D PCGS MS63RD Reverse Die Cap Multiple Struck Cent Mint Error








2007 D PCGS MS66 Super Deep Die Cap Wyoming Mint Error Obverse

Statehood Quarter Errors Cladding Issues

2004 D PCGS MS65 Defective Clad Layer
Iowa Quarter Mint Error






2006 PCGS MS64 Missing Clad Layer
South Dakota Quarter Major Mint Error






2005 NGC MS64 Struck On 4.2g Defective Planchet
West Virginia Quarter Mint Error






2008 D NGC MS62 Missing Partial Clad Layer
Alaska Quarter Mint Error

Various Major Statehood Quarter Error Coins

2007 D PCGS MS66 Double Struck Broadstruck On Type 1 Blank
Utah Quarter Mint Error






2007 PCGS MS64 Struck In Retained Steel Wire Bristle
Washington State Quarter Mint Error






2007 NGC Uncirculated Die Adjustment Strike
Montana Quarter Mint Error Rare Date






2007 D PCGS MS64 Multi Struck Broadstruck Partial Planchet
Wyoming Quarter Error

Major Errors On The 2004-2005 Westward Journey Nickel Series

2004 PCGS MS65 Improperly Annealed Planchet Keel Boat
Nickel Mint Error






2004 NGC MS66 16% Straight End Clip
Peace Medal Nickel Mint Error






2005 PCGS MS63 Off Center Bison Nickel Error
Great Extremely Rare






2005 NGC MS64 Double Clips Ocean In View
Nickel Mint Error Rainbow Toned Colors

Major Errors On Presidential Dollars

2007 S NGC PF 68 Struck In Scrap Metal
Proof Jefferson Dollar Mint Error






2014 NCG MS67 Retained Struck Thru Huge Blue Plastic
Coolidge Dollar Mint Error






2010 PCGS SP64 Struck Thru Object (Wood)
Buchanan Satin Finish Dollar Mint Error






2016 NGC Major Struck Thru
Ronald Reagan Dollar Error

Major Clipped Planchet Errors On
America The Beautiful Quarter Series

2016 PCGS MS64 4.3 Gram Elliptical Clip
Theodore Roosevelt Quarter Mint Error






2019 Huge Clip American Memorial Park
N. Mariana Islands Quarter Mint Error






2015 NGC MS62 30% Huge Curved Clip
Saratoga Quarter Mint Error






2013 NGC MS65 15% Ragged Clip
Peace Memorial Quarter Mint Error

Ultra Modern Major Dime Errors

2019 PCGS AU55 Large Broadstruck Out Of Collar
Dime Mint Error Only Known Reverse






2019 PCGS AU55 Large Broadstruck Out Of Collar
Dime Mint Error Only Known Obverse






2006 NGC MS66 Defective Cladding
Dime Mint Error






2006 ANACS MS63 Large Straight Slight
Dime Mint Error

Major Errors On Shield Cents

2019 W NGC PF69RD Major Struck Thru
Shield Cent Mint Error






Die Adjustment Strike On A Shield Cent
Mint Error






2015 D NGC MS66RD Struck On Defective Copper Plating
Shield Cent Mint Error






2018 PCGS MS64RD 12% Double Clipped Planchet
Shield Cent Mint Error