Rare Coin Stories

 
What makes a coin an "Error Coin"? Is it a coin which has faulty preparation or suffers from faulty production or could it have "help"? You have all heard rumors about certain coins such as the 1964 Peace Dollar, the 1974 aluminum cent and others. This is EW's attempt to bring you the real story from sources which are believed to be accurate.  Sit back, relax and read about those coins that you dream about... and the ones that only Mike Byers could own.

1869 Indian Cent on Silver Planchet
1792 Fusion Alloy Cent
1792 SILVER-CENTER CENT
1859 Dual Obverse Mule Cent
1910 VDB Lincoln Cent
1915 Copper-Nickel Lincoln Cent
1974 Aluminum Cent
1955 DDO Lincoln Cent
2 Tailed 1980 Canadian Cents

1875 Proof - 3¢ Nickel - Double Struck in Collar 
1875 - 3¢ Nickel - Struck Fragment

1866 Shield Nickel with RAYS - Struck on Indian Head Cent Blank Planchet
1867 Shield Nickel  with "RAYS"  Struck on Wrong Planchet
Liberty Head Nickel - Double Struck - 2nd Strike 70% off-Center
1913 Liberty Nickel
1920 Copper Buffalo Nickel
1937-D 3 Legged Buffalo 5¢
1944  Nickel on Nickel Planchet
1957 PROOF Jefferson Nickel Struck on a Lincoln Cent Copper Planchet

HALF DIMES
1870-S Half Dime

1873-CC Liberty Seated Dime
1894-S Barber Dime
2 Tailed Roosevelt Dime
1964-D 10¢ - Struck on US 1¢ Alloy Planchet - PCGS MS 64

TWENTY CENTS
1876-CC

2 Tailed Washington Quarter
1805 Draped Bust Quarter Double Struck  PCGS AU 50 
1827/3/2 Capped Bust Quarter
1866   Liberty Seated   No Motto  Quarter

1866   Liberty Seated   No Motto  Half Dollar
1842 Half Dollar 

1804 Silver Dollar
1885 Trade Dollar
1922 High Relief Peace Dollar 
1964 Peace Dollar
SBA Dollar  Struck on Experimental Planchet 

1797 $5 Gold
Brasher Dubloon
1846 PROOF $2½ Overstruck by  1846 PROOF $5 
1822 Half Eagle
1844-O  $10 Gold  Proof 
1848 "CAL." $2-1/2 DOLLARS  OR QUARTER EAGLE
1870-S GOLD DOLLAR
1870-S $3 Gold Piece
1879-1880  $4 Gold Stella Flowing Hair & Coiled Hair 

1919 $100 FRN Star
1886 $5 Territory Of Wyoming National Bank Note

ODDS AND ENDS
Martha Washington Test Pieces

AUCTIONS
Heritage Numismatic Auction At Long Beach June 17th, 2002

 
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