Lincoln cents have the most error type coins available than any other coin series. This guide contains a listing of error coins sold at major auctions around the country. In this guide:* Doubled dies * Mint striking errors * RPM's of all types * Error terms with photographs * A chapter with hundreds of off-center cents* Photographs of cent errors
The Lincoln Cent Error Coin Guide for 2021 includes more validated errors, more photographs, and more information regarding all types of minting errors. No other guide contains as many errors ranging from $20 to millions-all known error types described in numismatic terminology with accompanying photographs. Three main categories of coin errors, planchet, die, and striking, contribute to valuable coins.
Generations of coin collectors have grown up with the Lincoln cent. Now, as the coin nears its 100th anniversary (and the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth), Q. David Bowers provides a detailed study of this great American classic. "Lincoln cents are among the most fascinating coins in the entire American series," writes Bowers. "Believe it or not, they also offer some of the greatest challenges." In this single volume you'll absorb the history of the coin's two classic reverse designs, take an inside look at the minting process, and learn how to grade your collection, including Proofs. Bowers shares tips on becoming a smarter buyer. He even gives a sneak preview of what the U.S. Mint has in store with a 2009 redesign. The book includes a thorough market analysis for each date and mintmark, and a special appendix on error coins. Read and enjoy, as you gain a better appreciation of America's most popular cent. Book jacket.
The 2022 Lincoln Cent Error Coin Guide includes minor error types not usually encapsulated and additional variations not found in other coin guides. No other guide has over 2,000 validated error listings, which give the collector the edge in buying and selling coins. Presented in this guide: - Complete error descriptions and photos- A detailed description of mint error classifications with photographs. - Modern-day photographs of error coins. Listings in this book include: - Die errors - Errors created from broken dies, collars, misaligned dies, cuds, die cracks, DDO, DDR, off-center, and more. - Planchet errors - cracked, clips, defective, wrong stock, lamination, unplated, wrong metal, etc. - Striking errors - Errors caused in the minting process - bonded, broadstruck, brockage, clashed dies, double struck, indent, flip over, uniface, and more. The Lincoln cent error guide is one of the fastest-growing sellers on the market as collectors benefit from the most extensive listings available. The number of listings with a wide price range makes this book number one in its class. The author provides a response email address for quick answers to all collecting questions which no other book author provides.
No other coin series supplies more error types than the Lincoln cent. From the first date of 1909, the S mintage contained coins with horizontal S mintage. Almost every year minted contains a doubling error, some more pronounced than others. Lincoln cent error coins are valued by the extent of the doubling on the coin. The most valuable error cents have doubling on the obverse that is pronounced with lettering or numbering clearly separated. Examples of very pronounced double die cents are the 1955, 1969-S, and 1972 coins.
This guide contains a listing of Lincoln cent errors confirmed by the leading encapsulated services and with actual auction sales. There is a dedicated chapter of hundreds of off-center Lincoln cents. Only PCGS, NGC, and ANACS coins are included in this guide. There are three basic types of error classifications which are described in detail in this guide. * Double dies * Repunched mint marks * Striking errors
In the authors' own words, this new edition of Strike It Rich with Pocket Change, dispels the myths of error coins and assists you in discovering, marketing, and researching rare coins that you can find in your pocket change. More than 350 close-up illustrations, key identifying details and current market values help you decipher the difference between proper and error issues and varying types of coins. In addition, this unique must-have how-to also includes: • Coverage of Lincoln Memorial Cents, Roosevelt Dimes, Washington Quarters, John F. Kennedy Half Dollars, State Quarters • Expert insight and advice about tools of the trade, preserving coins, buying and selling error-variety coins • Terms and definitions associated with error coins Whether it's a Jefferson Presidential dollar missing edge lettering, that's worth $2,000 - $10,000 plus or a Lincoln cent with trail marks that make it an error worth $1 - $3 there are hidden treasures to be found in your pocket change, if you know what to look for.
