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Free Error-Variety Coin Exams ...
February 21, 2016 -
10:00-4:00 PM
Noted error-variety coin columnist and author, Ken Potter, will be attending the Polish American Numismatic Society Coin Show February 21, 2016 - 10:00-4:00 PM American Polish Cultural Center in Troy, MI where he and other CONECA Michigan State Representatives along with the aid of CONECA member Richard Stachowski will be offering free error-variety coin examination services. Ken will be there the for the entire show and the others will attend as scheduling permits.
On display will be coinage dies, hubs, collars, punches and other tooling used in the minting process for a hands-on examination. Many of the dies will show errors such as clashed dies, cuds, shattered dies, doubled dies, etc.
Application forms for membership in the Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America along with sample copies of their journal will be available.
Potter asks persons who intend to bring coins for an opinion to limit themselves to about five coins per person. He stated, "We may be able to fudge a bit on the five-coin rule but we cannot render opinions on boxes containing hundreds of coins.”
Potter to
Speak: An Introduction To Error-Variety Coins
Flying Eagle Coin Club is located Kettering University Room I-819, Flint, Michigan. The meeting starts are 7:00 PM. Visitors are always welcome. For more information on the Flying Eagle Coin Club meetings and it's shows contact Jim Daenzer at 989-723-8369.
Ken Potter &
"Michigan Consortium" Offer
Free Error-Variety Coin Exams ...
Noted error-variety coin columnist and author, Ken Potter, will be attending the Michigan State Numismatic Society Spring Convention on Friday April 8th through Sunday April 10th where he and other CONECA Michigan State Representatives, James Motley, Al Raddi and Michael Howard along with the aid of CONECA member Richard Stachowski will be offering free error-variety coin examination services. Ken will be there the for the entire show and the others will be there according to their schedules.
On display will be coinage dies, hubs, collars, punches and other tooling used in the minting process for a hands-on examination. Many of the dies will show errors such as clashed dies, cuds, shattered dies, doubled dies, etc.
Application forms for membership in the Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America along with sample copies of their journal will be available.
Potter asks persons who intend to bring coins for an opinion to limit themselves to about five coins per person. He stated, "We may be able to fudge a bit on the five-coin rule but we cannot render opinions on boxes containing hundreds of coins.”
The Michigan State Numismatic Society Spring Convention will be held at the Macomb County Community College.
The feature attraction of this show is the wide variety of dealers including most from outside the metro area from all around the country. This offers an opportunity for local dealers and collectors to pick through fresh inventories.
Early-Bird passes are available and recommended to those who plan to attend with an aim at cherrypicking. Early-Bird passes are $50 and allow anybody entry on to the floor a day early during dealer set-up on Thursday between 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM and on Friday starting at 8:00 AM. Early-Bird entry is at the front door on Thursday and at the back (left side) door on Friday. MSNS Spring 2016 Convention & Coin Show
Macomb Community College - South Campus
1926 Double Die 10c
Reported by Michigan Collector!
1926 Double Die 10c reported by Michigan collector at the Michigan State Numismatic Society Convention! Read the details and see more photos here: Read Full Story.
Strong 2015
Doubled Die Obv 1c Reported!
December 20, 2015 -- First
reported to John Wexler, news of a strong 2015 Lincoln cent doubled die obverse
variety quickly spread to at least one of the error-variety coin related
Facebook pages, but it is still little known to most others and just missed
getting into the newly released Cherrypickers’ Guide To Rare Die Varieties 6th
Edition, Volume II by Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton (edited by Michael Ellis).
See the rest of this story at:
http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/doubled-die-2015-cent-identified#sthash.OPvxlDO5.dpuf 1964 Roosevelt "Hot Lips" Dime
It has been proposed by CONECA's 20th/21st Century Attributer of US Die Varieties, James Wiles that the coin listed by him earlier as a doubled die is actually the result of clashed dies. Ken Potter, John Wexler and many others disagree. Potter's analysis is presented below. The problem with the die
clash theory is that any design elements from the reverse that could have caused
it are so far removed from the areas where clash normally occurs that it's
impossible for it to repeat over and over again as suggested by Dr. Wiles even
if rotated dies were involved.  Notice that the areas of strongest doubling, the lower lip and below through the upper chin, and the forehead above the eye socket, aren't even remotely close to any design from the opposing side of the coin.
Recent Finds ... Steve Atwood
of Florida managed to nab five new doubled-die reverse varieties of the recently
released 2015-P Homestead (Nebraska) America the Beautiful quarters. At least
one of the varieties falls into the category of what I’d consider major while a
second variety is what I’d classify as borderline-major, perhaps strong enough
to find its way into the Cherrypickers’ Guide To Rare Die Varieties by Bill
Fivaz and J.T. Stanton.
I now have a supply of these for
sale. Click here: CONECA in Chicago at the ANA
Convention ...
CONECA Member Robert "Bob" Mills at the CONECA table showing young numismatists
how an Off Center Struck coin is made (behind the light shade he's holding two
dies together as if to strike a coin). This was one group of scores that
participated in the ANA Treasure Trivia Quiz at the ANA August 11-15. Before
coming to our table, the kids visited the United States Mint booth where
Education Coordinator, Kim Jenkins (and others) gave them a brief description of
how America The Beautiful quarters were struck showing them a planchet and a
struck coin in a two pocket cello-pack of which each youngster got one to take
with them.
CONECA Celebrates
The 60th Anniversary
Artist's Rendition
In The News ...
Still only one known as of 2/11/16!
A Giant Amongst Giants ...
In 2002 Alan Herbert asked me to write the Foreword to his 6th edition of The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors (a honor that he asked me to repeat for his 7th edition). As a memorial to him I'd like to present what I said about him then for all to read now as every bit of it still holds true.
Foreword (To Alan Herbert's 2002 6th Edition of The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors)
In the face of decades of ignorance on the true causes of minting variety coins and intense ridicule from fellow hobbyists who perceived the collecting of these "curiosities" as a bit odd, the hobby continued to thrive and enjoy steady growth. In recent years its popularity has even surpassed the phase of being "trendy" and the hobby has become "respectable" in virtually all quarters. Today professional grading services what wouldn't touch a mint variety [error] in the past have jumped on the bandwagon and vie with each other to offer "variety and error coin attribution services," while promoters of major conventions woo the Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America for the presence of their annual Errorama celebrations! Major auction houses that just a few decades ago essentially shunned error coins now solicit their presence and highlight them in their sales, while major dealers who previously regarded error and variety coins with scorn now enshrine them in professional certification holders and tout their attributes of grade, rarity, value, and desirability. There is no doubt that a larger part of the error and variety hobby's growth and acceptance can be directly attributed to the landmark works of Alan Herbert. In 1979 I discovered a variety on the obverse of a Canadian dollar coin. This variety made headlines in the numismatic press and catapulted me right into the midst of an area of specialization to which I was virtually ignorant but to which I'd become hopelessly hooked forever. Eager to learn more as quickly as possible, I obtained a used copy of Alan Herbert's 1974 first edition of The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors and quickly graduated to a new copy of the 1978 second edition. These books opened up a new world of collecting possibilities that for me eased the boredom of mainstream date-and-mintmark collecting. From that point on I eagerly read everything I could possibly put my hands on that offered me a greater understanding of my newly discovered, wonderful world of numismatic errors and varieties. Herbert's name was seemingly everywhere; he could be found penning columns and/or feature articles in Numismatic News, Error-Variety News, Coins Magazine, Coin Prices Magazine, World Coin News, Banknote Reporter, the CONE/CONECA ErrorScope, and others. In 1979 this giant amongst giants seemed to me to be unapproachable. After all, how could a man this busy possibly have the time to talk to me? To my surprise he made the time, and throughout the years has offered his advice and expertise in all areas ranging from the error/variety coins themselves to the how-to's of coin photography. Today I regard him as the most influential individual who has helped me with my writing and research in this area. Due to his persistent efforts to continually update, refine, and correct hobby information throughout all the previous editions of all his books and his other works, Alan Herbert continues to stand tall as a giant in this hobby, and this book will undoubtedly educate and delight new generations of collectors well into the 21st century. #
In closing I'd like to say that the last time I saw Alan Herbert was at the 2011 ANA Summer Convention in Chicago. He spent a lot of time at the CONECA table and we spent hours chatting about the good old days and current events. When he reached into his pocket to purchase a ticket for the CONECA Banquet (as he had always done in previous years) I insisted on paying for it myself. It was my honor - a very small way of saying thank you for all he had done for me. Since I was the CONECA officer that manned the CONECA table the majority of the time, dealers and grading services often sent folks over to me to get an opinion on a suspect coin . Time after time when somebody came to the table and asked for "Ken Potter" I often told them that he was "out to lunch" but that his mentor, the man that tutored him from the very start up to and including the how-to's of the photography set up that was sitting on the club table was there to answer their questions. I introduced them to Alan and had him take the reigns. I could see he was enjoying examining coins and expressing his opinions. After he was done I always told the visitors "by the way -- I'm Ken Potter." Alan and I got a big kick out of this and it was a lot of fun (and some might argue that I'm "out to lunch" most of the time anyway). While there is no doubt that I felt honored standing within the shadow of this giant I did not realize just how much the tiny things we did and said at that table would mean to me today as I wiped the tears from my eyes. To me, Alan Herbert is and will always be my hero in this hobby. I and CONECA will miss him dearly and cherish the time we had with him. RIP Alan! Whitman Publishing Releases New September 28, 2011 -- Whitman Publishing is releasing a new, expanded, and updated volume of the award-winning
Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins. The fifth edition, volume II, covers half dimes to silver and modern dollars, plus gold dollars through double eagles, commemoratives, and bullion. It will be available in November 2011, online (including at www.Whitman.com), and from booksellers, hobby shops, and coin dealers nationwide, for $39.95. Both volumes of the Cherrypickers' Guide are available from us
here: Commercial News ...
March 31, 2011 -- Have you ever knowingly spent $100 on a candy bar or $50 on a soft drink? As ludicrous as the concept sounds,
the authors, Brian Allen and Ken Potter suggest that there is no doubt you have unintentionally done this numerous times without
even knowing it, contending that there are just as many valuable coins in circulation today as there
were 50 years ago. As more collectors and general coin enthusiasts are drawn to the treasure-hunt appeal of error and variety coins, interest in everyday coins is increasing as people take a closer look at the change in their pocket. Ken Potter
September 26, 2010 -- Error-Variety coin specialist, Ken Potter, was inducted into the Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America's Hall Of Fame at the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair Of Money this year in August. He is the ninth individual to receive this honor since CONECA was founded in 1983. In The News ...
September 23, 2010 -- The only known
1943-dated Lincoln cent mistakenly struck at the Denver Mint on a bronze
planchet has been sold for a record $1.7 million by Legend Numismatics of
Lincroft, New Jersey. The unique coin, not publicly known to exist until 1979,
is graded PCGS MS64BN. For More Stories
Visit Our Article Index At: Discolored Sac & Prez Dollars June 27, 2009 -- Starting in 2000 when the Sacagawea dollars were first released to the public, collectors began finding coins with surface discoloration that ranged from light to dark and spotty to relatively uniform. Colors ranged from all shades of brown to olive-green to gray or nearly black with a touch of iridescence thrown in for good measure. Nobody knew what the discoloration represented and after the hobby made several inquires to the Mint, the prevailing answer seemed to be that they were the result of incompletely or improperly washed planchets. To some it seemed a dubious answer but it was all we had. Additionally, it seemed that fewer were being found on later-date issues. This was probably because, like its predecessor, the Susan B. Anthony dollar, it flopped with the public and far fewer were minted after 2000 with those that were produced restricted to numismatic sales. In time the subject just fizzed out and was forgotten. For More Stories
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June 27, 2009 -- According to a story in the
May 12 issue of Numismatic
News, A 2009-D District of Columbia quarter has turned out to be one of the
most prominent of the centralized doubled dies seen in recent years. It boasts
very strong doubling of ELL of Duke Ellington's last name, some doubling of the
piano keys and panel below. All these elements were shifted diagonally to the
southeast of the normal design with very wide separation. See More DC Quarter Doubled Die Listings Here For More Stories
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June 02, 2009 -- This month's lead coin in Ken Potter's World Coin News column, Visiting Varieites, is a very interesting doubled die shown on a Canadian 1978 proof-like nickel dollar. According to Potter, "Steve Olter of Michigan sent it in asking what I though of the raised area found on the reverse Voyageur design. The area in question is found on the island fairly well centered between the Indian and fur trader that the Mint refers to a “voyageur.” At first glance it was clear that it did not exhibit the usual characteristics of a die dent, die gouge or die break. It was smooth and rounded as if it has been hubbed there as a part of the design. Since it certainly did not belong there and had to be a displaced area of “extra design” from an early hubbing I determined that it was just a matter of examining the coin to find out were the point of origin of the secondary design was. In short order I found the most probable answer. The extra design appears to fit well within the confines and shape of the lowermost left branch of the left evergreen tree." Other coins featured included repunched date on a Canadian 1899 cent sent in by Olter and a 1965 Canadian Small Beads nickel with an interesting die gouge sent in by Jerry Kennison. For More Stories
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Commercial News ...
May 15, 2009 -- World's Greatest Mint Errors
is an enjoyable resource packed full of some of the most dramatic, rare and
extraordinary mint errors and die trials ever assembled in one publication.
Hundreds of spectacular mint errors are
pictured. Each error coin photo is presented in full color, and enlarged to
enhance the smallest details. Some of the error coins featured in this book have
never been seen by the public before, and each is described in great detail as
to the type of error, the assigned grade, rarity and estimated value. Read More About The Book & Mike Byers Collectors Share ...
June 08, 2009 -- I had to pass on my
latest coin finds! A few months ago on my trucking travels, I stopped at a small
town bank here in Minnesota ...one I had never stopped at before. In five rolls
of half dollars, I found 31 silver and silver clads, including two 1964's. Not
bad! So I badly wanted to stop at that very same bank as soon as possible again
and did so a bit over a month ago. This time I plunked down $160 for sixteen
rolls. I figured this time I would score maybe 80-90 silver halves, but ended up
with only 28. However, this time the keepers included a 1954-D Franklin, a 1942
Walker, two 1964's, and the rest were 40% silver-clads. But that doesn't compare
with what I came up with on Saturday morning 4-25-2009. For More Stories
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September 29, 2008 -- Back in September of last year I wrote a story for Numismatic News about several different edge variations that had been observed by various collectors over the country on 2007-P John Adams dollars. One of the most important is what was being referred to as a Matte Finish edge on the 2007-P Adams dollars. Another was the so-called Small and Large Font Edge Lettering dollars. You can read more about them here: Edge Varieties. You can find them offered for sale here: https://koinpro.tripod.com/ErrorVarietyList.htm. In The News ...
October 25, 2007 -- Yes, you can still find valuable
coins! Professional Coin Grading Service has certified a recently discovered modern rarity, a 1969 San Francisco Mint doubled die obverse Lincoln Cent. It's graded PCGS Mint State 64 Red and tied for the finest known! "I was totally amazed that this coin could turn up out of nowhere. The coin is completely original and full mint red. It's a beautiful near-Gem example," said David Hall, PCGS co-founder and president of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT). "What an incredible find! This could be a six-figure coin." Including this latest discovery piece, the PCGS Population Report indicates only 23 1969-S doubled die cents from Very Fine to MS-64, and only two are graded Mint State Red. The coin discovered by Tremonti has strong doubling on the obverse in the date, 1969, and the words, LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. It's described by Potter as "a Class I Rotated Hub with counter-clockwise doubling." A1969-S doubled die cent, graded PCGS MS-64 Red Brown was sold for $85,100 in the Bowers and Merena Auctions sale in August. The Tremonti coin is full red, tied for finest known with one other MS-64 Red, and with no higher grade examples in the PCGS Population Report. PCGS is a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. For additional information about PCGS, call Customer Service at (800) 447-8848 or visit online at www.PCGS.com. 1969-S Doubled Die 1c Roll Find May Hit $100,000 "Fresh" 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent Found In Roll PCGS Certifies 1969-S Doubled Die Cent by PCGS For More Stories
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October 20, 2007 -- Authors Brian Allen and Ken Potter received an Extraordinary Merit Award from the Numismatic Literary Guild for their book Strike It Rich With Pocket Change. It was accepted for us by our publisher's representative Dave Harper at the NLG Bash held at the American Numismatic Association Convention in Milwaukee this August. Both of us would like to say "Thank You" to the NLG for the honor! We'd also like to thank Krause for making it possible! More information on the book can be found here: Books & Supplies Collector Finds ...
October 17, 2007 -- Professional Coin Grading Service of Newport Beach, CA has certified and graded the first Thomas Jefferson dollar to be found with a plain edge or what others call a smooth edge or missing the inscription. The coin was originally reported by Bruce Countryman of Iowa who eventually sold it to Ken Potter. The coin is still thought to be unique and is graded MS65. See PCGS Cert Verification Here Read The Numismatic News Story Here October 20, 2007 -- It has come to our attention that "several hundred" possible "smooth edge" errors have been found. According to a story appearing in Coin World, Fred Weinberg purchased the lot and sent it to PCGS for grading. While Coin World crawled out on the limb and stated that they were "smooth edge" errors in their headline and opening paragraphs to the article, they also say further down in the article: "Weinberg said until he was able to physically examine all of the coins in the hoard, he believed the possibility existed that the coins might have exhibited the weak edge lettering for which thousands of pieces have been reported." As such, at this point in time, we have no confirmation that any quantities exist but leave the door open that the possibility exists. We will report on it further as we learn more. October 25, 2005 -- It has been confirmed that several hundred "Smooth Edge" Jefferson dollars were found and certified. According the the official population report for the variety, exactly 301 pieces have been certified by PCGS with grades ranging from a single MS64 to a single MS68 and all the others with grades obviously falling in between. These coins came to light three weeks after the original find reported by Bruce Countryman of Iowa and are said to have come from the Midwest. Other details have been sketchy but we will report further as we learn more. For More Stories
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October 17, 2007 -- Error-variety coin dealer, Ken Potter of Michigan announces that a “fresh” 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse #1 Lincoln cent has been discovered. He said that a “local collector” cherrypicked a specimen from out of an uncirculated roll on October 6. The coin was consigned to Potter to handle its sale and is currently at Professional Coin Grading Service of Newport Beach, CA for certification and grading. He feels that it may very well tie for the finest piece graded or exceed it. He says that it appears to be just one of two mint state specimens known that is full red. See The Rest Of The Story & Images For More Stories
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August 24, 2007 -- On August 16, the day the new Thomas Jefferson Presidential dollars were released to the public, Chuck Chichinski of Bellefontaine, Ohio went to his bank to obtain his two rolls of the dollars. Having read a report on the www.coins.about.com website that doubled dies existed on the Adams dollars, he quickly went to work to see if any of the new Jeffersons he had obtained had a similar affliction. By the third or fourth coin in his first roll, he discovered that he had found his first Jefferson dollar doubled die reverse! For More Stories
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Breaking News ...
Collectors in Florida and Michigan are finding quantities of the new
2007 P John Adams Presidential dollars with edge inscriptions applied twice to the edges. See The Rest Of My Numismatic News Story Here
New Die Study Released
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The first study published on the possible number of reverse dies involved in the production of the rare 1999 Lincoln cent variety with a proof-style "Wide AM" reverse was by G. J. Lawson in February of 2006 in his "List #96." He identified four reverse dies as being used for the issue. I found it hard to believe that a variety could be this rare could have been struck by this many dies. As such, I asked to examine the coins used in Lawson's study and walked away with different results. I determined that two of the four dies that Lawson had identified as distinct reverse varieties may have in fact been stages of what I was able to attribute as being two distinct dies used for the issue. For More Stories
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March 03, 2007 -- Wendell
Carper of PA found the first strong doubled die obverse reported for the 2006
Lincoln cent!
The coin boasts a Lincoln portrait with a strongly doubled earlobe with
the secondary lobe fully displaced from its point of origin to the southwest on
Lincoln’s upper neck. Significant
doubling can also be seen in the lower areas of Lincoln’s beard.
Wendell, found this one while looking through a handful of cents back in
August of last year and reported it on January
27 of this year. It is the only example he found of this variety so
far. For More Stories
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October 13, 2006 -- Three new doubled-die Oregon quarters join the initial find reported in Coin World and Numismatic News last month. Like the first variety, all were found in mint sets issued by the U.S. Mint, and all are Philadelphia issues. News of the latest finds appeared in the October 16, 2006 issue of Coin World and on the Numismatic New website. See The Illustrated Oregon Listings For More Stories
Visit Our Article Index At: Please Note: I suffered a
series of setbacks in keeping up with the new doubled die listings due to ongoing
computer problems over a two month period of time last Fall that was followed by very
strong holiday sales and then a period of illness (a dragged out knock-out cold
or flu?) right through the holidays and into the New Year. This is really
an oversimplification of the problems that are all now behind me. I am just
now starting to catch up with piles of orders and will soon start up again with
the Minnesota, Oregon and Westward Journey doubled die listings that are piled
up here. Hang in
there please. Collector Finds ...
October 09, 2006 -- The discovery of a doubled-die obverse may in fact be the beginning of a new string of discoveries as folks start to check both sides of the coin for doubled dies. David Serbonich of New York sent in the first and only one to be reported thus far that is now listed as doubled-die obverse #1 (DDO#1) for this date, mint, denomination and type. See The Minnesota Doubled Die Listings For More Stories
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September 16, 2006 -- Troy Watkins of Garrett, Ky., who was first to report a Minnesota doubled die, has now found a very significant doubled die reverse on an Oregon quarter! The variety shows best as strongly doubled branches shifted to the south of the stronger primary design on the tall evergreen tree in the foreground to the right of the coin design. It also shows some doubling at the base of the highest relief areas of the rocky shoreline of the north-northeast rim of Crater Lake. Stories on the variety can be found in the September 25 issue of Coin World and in the September 26 issue of Numismatic News. For More Stories
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September 16, 2006 -- Since the last update on doubled dies found on Minnesota quarters, 15 more varieties have been added to the list! Fourteen of the newest finds are on the Philadelphia issue (bringing it to a total of 39) while our 15th variety added to this week’s list is the very first find on a 2005-S proof coin. Stories on the Proof quarter can be found in the September 18, 2006 issue of Coin World and in the September 26 issue of Numismatic News. See The Minnesota Doubled Die Listings For More Stories
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August 20, 2006 -- Whenever folks start looking more closely at an issue for a new discovery like a doubled die, they tend to find other thing too. The search for 2005-P&D Minnesota quarters with the "Extra Tree" doubled dies is no different. Lots of minor variety types and strike doubling damage is being found and submitted. Perhaps one of the more interesting that came in is a leaf-shaped die dent that appears in the field over the second evergreen tree from the right of the state outline. One can see evidence of metal displacement that surrounds the dent as a sort of trench all around its perimeter. When a die is dented metal is of course pushed down. In reaction, metal may be displaced upwards outside the perimeters of the dent. When the die is used to strike a coin the recessed dent is evidenced on the coin as raised metal while the raised area of metal displacement on the die shows as a shallow trench around the dent. We often see this effect around Mintmarks that were punched into the dies. So far at least three persons searching for the Minnesota doubled dies have found examples of these die dents with the first one reported to me by Colleen Prebish on July 28 and another one coming in from Dave Serbonich on August 6. Both specimens are shown above. For More Stories
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August 14, 2006 -- The Professional Coin Grading Service of Newport Beach, Calif., has announced that it will begin grading and attributing the 2005-P Minnesota state quarter doubled dies that have been found in recent weeks. These varieties were reported in front-page stories in the July 18 and Aug. 8 issues of Numismatic News. Additionally, since the Aug. 8 story was published, three new doubled die varieties have been found, including one in a government-issued mint set. See The Rest Of The Numismatic News Story Here See The Minnesota Doubled Die Listings For More Stories
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Finding Doubled Dies!
July 11, 2006 -- According to a story in the July 18 issue of Numismatic News, (mailed out to subscribers on July 7), Troy Watkins of Garrett, Ky., has reported what specialists have now determined to be the first known doubled-die state quarter! His find, on the reverse of a 2005-P Minnesota quarter, shows what is best described as a possible section of an evergreen tree floating free in the field within a stand of trees to the right of the state outline. This area of "design" represents the virtual dead center of the coin’s design. This is an important key to its possible attribution because specialists who feel the coin has possibilities of being a doubled die believe it could be the result of a tilted hub that was seated into proper position during hubbing. See The Rest Of The Story Here August 12, 2006 -- At least seven more doubled die varieties have been found on the Philadelphia issue while another has been reported on the Denver issue of the Minnesota quarter. The first six varieties can be viewed now while the balance of varieties will be posted next week. For More Stories
Visit Our Article Index At: What Is A Major Die Break (or
Cud)?
Collectors more often than not refer to a major die break under the slang term "Cud." The term has it roots in the early error-variety hobby when the use of nicknames was more prevalent than today. This is one of the few slang terms that has stuck. No matter what you want to call it, a Major Die Break or "Cud" always involves a breakage of the die that includes a portion of its shank and field and or design areas. For More Stories
Visit Our Article Index At: Matte Unc 2005-P Bison Five-Cents
Collectors who believed that the Mint stopped making doubled dies in the
late 1990s are in for an eye-opener! Long-time collector, Lonnie
Helton of Ohio found a new doubled die obverse variety when he opened his
2005 Westward Journey Nickel Series Coin Sets on the day they arrived!
He ordered three sets in the last week of September and received them on
October 11th; all contained the doubled die on the Philadelphia issue
Bison coin. This is an error
type that the Philadelphia Mint has repeatedly denied can be made with the
current single-squeeze hubbing presses in use there since the late 1990s. See the rest of the story here For More Stories
Visit Our Article Index At: Bahamas 1975-1973 Dual Dated 5-Cent
Variety Discovered
Perhaps one of the more enigmatic modern coins to come down the pike in recent years is the dual-dated 1975-1973 Bahamas five-cent piece sent in by error-variety specialist Joe Rizdy of Chicago. It's a coin that hints at the possibility that it may have just opened up the door for many more varieties of its kind be discovered! It’s a coin that comes from a series that along with its other fractional cousins has been largely ignored over the years. That's about to change! There is finally something to look for! For More Stories
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Cent ...
Without question, one of the more frequent questions we field in reference to doubled dies revolves around the 1958 Lincoln Cent. There is one key reasons for this -- it is an extremely valuable coin. In fact, we think it could exceed $100,000 the next time one of the two examples known goes up for sale! For More Stories
Visit Our Article Index At: 2005-S
Kansas Silver Proof Quarter
Some time ago I sent images of a 2005-S Kansas Silver Proof quarter with a hoof-shaped die dent to specialist to review. Although this dent is many times larger than others previewed as of late, some of those specialist began to draw comparisons of it to these other die dents suggestive that it was about the same in size. However, this was not accurate! For More Stories
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Small Date & Large Date
The scarce 1970-S Small Date Variety shown above is characterized by a more delicate date (as compared to the Large Date variety) and will exhibit a "7" that is relatively level with the rest of the date. The word LIBERTY is weak and indistinct (particularly on the E and TY) on all specimens of this variety including proofs. Caution: The LIBERTY may also be weak on a Large Date so this is a poor indicator of the type but a strong LIBERTY does indicate that it is NOT the scarce Small Date variety. For More Stories
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Ken Potter
P.O. Box 33
Pinckney, MI 48169
Cell Phone: 313-268-3280
(Best)
Office Phone: 313-255-8907
Numismatist Since 1959 ~ Serving The Collector
Since 1973
CONECA's Longest Serving Doubled Die Attributer
Member of:
ANA-LM, CONECA-HLM, NLG, NCADD-FM,
IASAC, MSNS-HLM
NWDCC, RCC, WBCC, CSNS, Fly-In
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We will leave this counter up in spite of the fact it ran out of room
for more digits years ago.
As of April 2013 we have nearly 30-Million hits!
Notice to Mints and Their Agents: Please note
that we are always interested in purchasing unusual items that were not previously
released or widely distributed that are of low mintage such as: Presentation Pieces,
Trial Strikes, Set Up Coins, Salesman's Samples, Error Coins, Pattern Coins, Lead Trials,
Off Metals (deliberate or in error), Mules, Overruns, Plasters, Significant Art, Working
Dies and/or Master Tools. If you have anything unusual with a low mintage and wish
to clear your vaults it will pay you to contact us.
Unless otherwise stated, all Photographic Images
are by Ken Potter. Copyright Ken Potter, 1991-2013. Use of images in any
manner is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of the copyright
holder.
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