2024 Lincoln Cent Error Searching Guide

By: Stan McDonald

2024 Lincoln Cent Error Searching Guide This is the only Searching Guide that is based on actual results from searching over 300,000 coins from circulation. " I don''t like seeing new collectors purchase coin guides that are filled with inaccuracies, ambiguities, and misleading information. Some guides present eBay auctions, many of which are not correct. They teach young collectors'' false information. One such book presented a 2002-D closed AM Lincoln cent as an error coin. This is not an error coin. It is hard to believe that a best seller on Amazon is exactly that book," Stan McDonald Contact: errorcoinexpert@aol.com The results are more than $3,000 in valuable coins. The most valuable errors located by roll searching are listed in a chapter with photos and descriptions, including our NGC-graded MS66 2019 DDO and 1988 wide AM Lincoln cents. Accreditations: 60 years of numismatic expertise Authored articles for coin magazines ANA contributions Error coin submissions to NGC On-line Coin Presentations There are many catchy internet coin presentations enticing collectors about finding rare and valuable coins in circulation. If you come across a book that claims a collector can find error coins such as a 1969-S or 1972 doubled die cent in circulation, they are not dealing with the facts. In both cases the authors are not being forthright. What can really be found in circulation? Most of the errors in circulation are minor; however, there are errors that are overlooked because detection requires an error reference or experience with error detection. A chapter for common errors found in circulation is presented along with a chapter with interesting error discoveries. The rule of thumb for us not to send any error coin for third party grading unless the coin will exceed the cost of encapsulation. Misinformation Misinformation about error coins is commonly found on the internet. This guide references all error coin types with descriptions and photos validated with associate numismatists. Included are photos of doubled die and RPM coins since 1909. Included in this guide: Three major error categories: die, planchet, and striking errors Realized error coin values. Error coin descriptions and photos DDO, DDR, and RPM error photos Glossary of numismatic terms Common Errors Located in Circulation with Photos and Descriptions BIE Die Break Counter Stamped Die Abrasions Cracked Planchet Defective Rim Die Chips Die Cracks Die Deterioration Double Rim Lamination Misaligned Dies Missing Details Interesting Error Coin Finds Photos of error coins located from circulation with descriptions of the error. Tools for Error Detection There are thousands of error coins and varieties in circulation worth hundreds of dollars. Errors on coins are not always apparent, and others are difficult to see without magnification. A hand-held microscope, a weigh scale, PowerPoint, and a large screen monitor provide the collector with the best tools for error coin searching. Collectors can identify transitional error coins with a weighing scale. The mint standard for the weight of a copper-coated zinc Lincoln cent is 2.54 grams. The standard weight of a copper cent is 3.11 grams. The valuable transitional error coins that could still be circulating are the 1982-D and 1983 copper cents. Error Coin Photos The photos in this book will help identify the modern-day error coins in circulation. Doubled die and RPM errors can be challenging to identify when the doubling is minor. Additional Information Included is an appendix describing the types of doubled die errors with photographs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C12B7ZQL
• ISBN13: 9798389881808
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"