what is the most uncommon errror

what is the most uncommon errror just in case i run into it

 

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well, all errors can be called "uncommon". Thats what makes them errors!

well, if i had to pick, id say mules

 

sorry i did not explain myself i meant errors that u dont see many times

oh yeah hi chevy

 

I would say flip over strikes.

 

i agree with national dealer. i never seen flip over strikes.

 

I have owned and sold one. I have only seen a couple in my travels.

 

You want to see uncommon errors? View this website mikebyers.com where you'll see some of the wildest errors currently offered for sale today. I'd say there are many rarer errors than a flip over double strike,though that is scarce. How about the Sacagawea mule? wong planchet errors, off metal errors,ect. There's a world of wonder in error collecting! ~ Jim

 

I refuse to believe the sac mules are "errors". Unless you classify the 1913 "V" nickels as errors also.

 

I beg to differ, it is totally accurate that I refuse to believe these coins are errors. I may be 100% wrong in my belief ( happens all the time).

It's hard for me to classify something as an error, that I feel was intentionally fabricated. Maybe it was a mistake that the mismatched dies were in the press, but to me, that's a human error, not a machine error. Matter of semantics, as is so much else in life.

Thanks,

Joe

 

intentionally fabricated ...

Aye, there's the rub.

My belief holds that if the finished product is not what was meant to be produced, it is an error. There are exceptions, the Pinto and the Edsel come to mind.

I believe that the sac mules were intentional, therefore (to me) they are not errors. Has the mint classified them as errors? I'd love to see the tap dancing press release on that!

Does CONECA classify them as errors?

FWIW, I do have several errors amongst all my other junk, but I do not actively collect them. So my opinions are certainly biased.


Thanks,

Joe

 

The mint did and still does classify them as errors. Since the size of the dollar coin and the quarter are nearly the same, this error is easy to explain.

So your logic would still apply. The finished product is not as intended.

Most errors are a result of human control. Be that in design, lack of quality control, or simply not paying attention. You have to take into consideration ....to err is human....

 

In re-reading your post, you did make it clear, I just didn't pay attention. Bad lifelong habit of mine.

My collecting focuses on much older coins than current circulating issues, so I am really out of the loop. I was aware of the mules, but not the complete story. I promise to pay better attention in the future.

Thanks,

 

I will say it's a double dated coin.
In 1900, a properly struck 1899-dated Indian Head cent was channeled back into the coining process and fed into the coin press, resulting in an upside down, half off-center restrike bearing two different dates!

 

There are actually many double dated coins,even modern ones.However I'd agree that any specific year combination would be quite rare. ~ Jim

 

hi erkhes, in regard to flip over strikes, i have a plain edge, 1795 1/2c, f/o d/stk. !! 1st stk. is 15% o/c @ 5:00, & 2nd stk. is on center!! liberty's head can be seen inside the wreath, on the rev. of said coin!! i think o/c dbl. denom.'s are one of the hardest error types to find!! respectfully yours, brian quirk

 

As far as flipover strikes go, would it be reasonable to say that modern examples are harder to come by? I'm just guessing here, but to produce coins as rapidly as the mint does now, the dies don't seperate far enough for a coin to flip.

 

For a dodo can you describe what a "flip over strike" is. Sorry lack of knowledge here but wanting to learn