2025 US Error Coin Guide - New Collector Edition: Unsurpassed and Comprehensive (Error Coin Guides by Stan McDonald)

By: Stan McDonald

US Error Coin Guide 2025 - New Collector Edition This book was written for new collectors who want to learn about coin collecting and the fastest-growing area of collecting error coins. Everything in this book is validated by authoring magazine articles and contributions to ANA. This guide has over thousands of listings for all types of errors, with more than 50,000 coins reviewed since 2009. The values provided give a collector the advantage of buying and selling error coins. Books are available in color, large print, and for advanced collectors. Contact: An email address is provided for collectors to ask questions and provide help for identifying error coins. Accreditations: 60 years of numismatic expertise Authored articles for coin magazines ANA contributions Error coin submissions The Basics Coin collecting basics such as coin details, coin specifications, mintmarks, mint locations, coin mintages, and coins in circulation are all musts for new collectors. Understanding how dies are made and how coins are minted helps understand error coins and how errors occur. Major Categories The three major error categories, planchet, die, and striking errors, are described in detail with descriptions and photos. Viewing and Handling Coins Handling, and preserving coins are critical to becoming a successful collector and getting the most profit for error coins. Obtaining the best equipment for error detection can help the collector find error coins still in circulation. Coin Organizations The importance of coin-collecting organizations and detecting counterfeit coins. DDO and RPM Coins Doubled die and RPM error detection using the information in this guide will help a new collector become successful. Finding major and minor error coins and which error coins are not of added value. Recognizing the difference between a machine-doubled coin and an authentic error coin will help new collectors avoid making mistakes with identification.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D21PQWWC
• ISBN13: 9798323174492
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"