Coin ERRORS you may not know about... Whether or not you collect error coins, you know what some of them are: Missing mint mark like the 1922 no D Cent and the proof 1971 no S Cent Double Die like the 1955 or 1969-S Double Die Cents Missing parts like the 1937-D 3-legged Buffalo Nickel Then there are the blanks (2-side or one side), broadstrikes, brockages, clipped planchettes, cuds, laminations, mules, multiple strikes, off center strikes, and wrong planchets. If you own any coin guide, catalog or subscribe to a coin publication, you've seen photos of these errors. If you own a Red Book, you know that the concept of a United States Dollar denomination was based on the The Spanish Milled Dollar (aka Pillar Dollar, Piece of 8 and 8 Reales) which was given Legal Tender status throughout the new nation and remained so until the Coinage Act of 1857 ended its Legal Tender status. Because of the Spanish Milled Dollar's influence on America's coinage, I would like the pleasure of introducing you to a few of those early coins which bear the imperfections of haste in the business of coin production. The first error coin you are to see meeting this article's subject matter is an 1824-Mo (Mexico Mint) JM (assayer's initials). Following are two photos of which the first is an 1824-Mo regular business strike silver 8 Reales, while the second photo presents the error coin. Photo courtesy of Coinfactswiki.com MEXICO CITY MINT 1824 SILVER 8 REALES - NON ERROR MEXICO CITY MINT 1824 SILVER 8 REALES - ERROR Now I present to you another spelling error worthy of the error classification. This one was struck 1 year earlier in the 19th century during Augustin ler Iturbide's Providentia rulership of Mexico: 1823 gold 8 Escudos (Non Error): Both coin photos courtesy of Coin Archives : MEXICO CITY MINT 1823 GOLD 8 ESCUDOS - AUGUSTINUS NON ERROR 8 ESCUDOS 1823 gold Escudos (error) MEXICO CITY MINT 1823 GOLD 8 ESCUDOS - AUGSTINUS ERROR You may be wondering, "Are there other Spanish Milled Dollar errors?" The answer is, "Yes!" Would you like to see a TRIPLE error Silver 8 Reales? This coin is Double Struck with the second strike being a whopping 60% off center resulting in a missing date: MEXICO - TRIPLE ERROR 8 REALES This Mexican 8 Reales was struck 40% Off Center by the mint at Chihuahua: MEXICO'S CHIHUAHUA MINT SILVER 8 REALES - STRUCK 40% OFF CENTER Here's an interesting error Mexican 8 Reales that was struck at the Guadalajara Mint. Though the production of Mexico's Spanish Milled silver Dollars didn't begin at the Guadalajra Mint until 1812 this one bears a 1287 date. Take a gander: Coin Archives photo: MEXICO'S GUADALAJARA MINT SILVER 8 REALES - 1287 DATE ERROR Going back in time to the Mexico City Mint's 1783 numismatic history we discover the mint produced a silver 8 Reales bearing a Die Break on the obverse: Coin Archives photo: MEXICO CITY MINT 1783 SILVER 8 REALES - OBVERSE DIE BREAK Here's a bonus rarity you may enjoy seeing. It is a very unusual muling in the way the muling occurred and because it is a silver 8 Reales Cob that was struck at Mexico City in 1701 bearing Charles II on its obverse. It is a <b>posthumus issue<b> since Charles II died in 1700: Coin Archives photo: MEXICO 1701 SILVER 8 REALES COB - MULED ERROR Here's another Mexican muled error silver 8 Reales. However this one was struck at Guadalupe in 1846. Coin Archives photo: MEXICO 1846 8 REALES - GUADALUPE MINTED MULE Let you and I close this category with this 1740 Mexico City Mint silver 8 Reales bearing a Flan (Planchet) crack at 12:25 (just past the E at 12:00): Coin Archives photo: MEXICO CITY MINT 1740-MO SILVER 8 ESCUDOS - PLANCHET CRACK OBVERSE Hope you enjoyed this posting. To be continued... Clinker
Hello randygeky: Depends on what was used to strike (hammer, screw press, pressure press, etc.) the coins, but usually the pressure of volume output. The more per minute you strike, the greater the chance of error. It all goes to that old adage, "Haste makes waste." Clinker
clinker you are a genius, i loved reading this thread and the coins are superb..............don't ever stop buddy.
Hi my friend: With comments like yours, this 75 year old numismatist will keep plugging away to find something I think will interest other coin collectors! Clinker
