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<p>[QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 2105463, member: 15929"]A good Bausch and Lomb 7x - 10x loop should meet your needs. These are available at most any coin store for anywhere up to $40.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for error coins, they are classified as major and minor. Usually major error's command the highest premiums. Minor errors, not so much.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many different "types" of error coins which range from being jammed in the coining press (broad strikes) or missing the coining press by a smidge or a lot (off center strikes) to missing part of the planchet (incomplete planchet or "clip") to filled dies and die trial strikes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Usually, the larger the coin, the higher the price since errors which command premiums are typically seen without the aid of a loupe and should have been caught at the mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best advice to offer is do your studying on error coins "before" making a purchase.</p><p>Start you purchases small and DO NOT over commit to some random error coin that you have no idea what it might be.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are literally TONS of error coins out there pre-2002. After that date then things start tapering off rapidly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most error coins were pulled from mint sewn bags and/or coin wrapping equipment. The US Mint no longer sells quantities of coins in sewn bags so getting a sewn bag from the bank is pretty much out of the question. These bags would be sent to coin rolling companies and when an error was encountered, they get pulled out and set aside. When enough were accumulated, the rolling companies would then sell these in bulk to error coin dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since the early 2000's, the US Mint began shipping large quantities of coin to designating coin rolling companies intwo ton ballista bags. Those companies are private contractors and have been notified by the Treasury Department that if that catch them selling error coins to error coin dealers in any quantity, they'll pull their contracts.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you do your studies, you noticve that some years have more error coins than others. For example, 1983 was a big year for off center and clipped Washington Quarters. These are readily available and as such command small premiums. Higher grade errors, like higher grade coins, command higher premiums.</p><p><br /></p><p>Join CONECA over at <a href="http://conecaonline.org/join.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://conecaonline.org/join.html" rel="nofollow">http://conecaonline.org/join.html</a> . Its $25 a year and will pout you in touch with some of the leading error coin experts in the world. Tell them I referred you (Lee Lydston). If you're serious about collecting error's, you'll eventually join anyway so might as well get started.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Luck.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Coin Shows in SoCal? There's a big show at Long Beach in early June. Info can be found here: <a href="http://www.longbeachexpo.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.longbeachexpo.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.longbeachexpo.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Coin World Magazine usually lists out every Coin Show in the country by State. There's a show in Van Nuys on March 29th. 25 Coin Dealers and 29 Tables. No Specifics on whether any error dealers will be there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fred Weinberg, who has been dealing in Error Coins since before time has a shop in Encino California. His web page is: <a href="http://www.fredweinberg.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fredweinberg.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fredweinberg.com/</a> </p><p>and he's at most major coin shows. BUT, his stuff isn't cheap.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again Good Luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 2105463, member: 15929"]A good Bausch and Lomb 7x - 10x loop should meet your needs. These are available at most any coin store for anywhere up to $40. As for error coins, they are classified as major and minor. Usually major error's command the highest premiums. Minor errors, not so much. There are many different "types" of error coins which range from being jammed in the coining press (broad strikes) or missing the coining press by a smidge or a lot (off center strikes) to missing part of the planchet (incomplete planchet or "clip") to filled dies and die trial strikes. Usually, the larger the coin, the higher the price since errors which command premiums are typically seen without the aid of a loupe and should have been caught at the mint. Best advice to offer is do your studying on error coins "before" making a purchase. Start you purchases small and DO NOT over commit to some random error coin that you have no idea what it might be. There are literally TONS of error coins out there pre-2002. After that date then things start tapering off rapidly. Most error coins were pulled from mint sewn bags and/or coin wrapping equipment. The US Mint no longer sells quantities of coins in sewn bags so getting a sewn bag from the bank is pretty much out of the question. These bags would be sent to coin rolling companies and when an error was encountered, they get pulled out and set aside. When enough were accumulated, the rolling companies would then sell these in bulk to error coin dealers. Since the early 2000's, the US Mint began shipping large quantities of coin to designating coin rolling companies intwo ton ballista bags. Those companies are private contractors and have been notified by the Treasury Department that if that catch them selling error coins to error coin dealers in any quantity, they'll pull their contracts. As you do your studies, you noticve that some years have more error coins than others. For example, 1983 was a big year for off center and clipped Washington Quarters. These are readily available and as such command small premiums. Higher grade errors, like higher grade coins, command higher premiums. Join CONECA over at [url]http://conecaonline.org/join.html[/url] . Its $25 a year and will pout you in touch with some of the leading error coin experts in the world. Tell them I referred you (Lee Lydston). If you're serious about collecting error's, you'll eventually join anyway so might as well get started. Good Luck. As for Coin Shows in SoCal? There's a big show at Long Beach in early June. Info can be found here: [url]http://www.longbeachexpo.com/[/url] Coin World Magazine usually lists out every Coin Show in the country by State. There's a show in Van Nuys on March 29th. 25 Coin Dealers and 29 Tables. No Specifics on whether any error dealers will be there. Fred Weinberg, who has been dealing in Error Coins since before time has a shop in Encino California. His web page is: [url]http://www.fredweinberg.com/[/url] and he's at most major coin shows. BUT, his stuff isn't cheap. Again Good Luck.[/QUOTE]
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