I have 3 Jefferson Dollar errors, at least I think there errors. I have several coins with the same error on each.. this is the first, is this an error, and even if it's not error, what's something like this called?
Is this an Error? or what? I went thru 36 rolls of dollar coins, and out of all of them , I found a few of the extra spike errors, a few filled S errors and These 3 coins I put on here today, and I didn't find but a few of each error..if they are errors. I think the eye error one looks way different from the other coins, Im not sure what it is, but it's something... and this one with the error on the reverse in the spikes, it's different then the others too.. I really think this one is an error, but not sure..and no ideal what it would be called.. and the really odd one, is the one with the marks on the obverse, when you just hold it, it looks like it's been stuck or struck with something, but I found several that have the same marks in the same places I mean exactly the same marks in exactly the same places.. and I don't have a clue as to what it is, could some one please help me understand about these 3 coins??? errors or not, I would still like to understand what it is/what happened to make them look different. Thank You for any and all help..
Not all errors are considered errors as I found out. There has to be many errors of the same kind to be worth collection. A oNE OF A KIND won't be considered a collectable error. Even the major error dealers don't want 'em. I found that out when I ran across a Silver Proof that had a piece of gold embedded about 3/4's of the way into the proof coin. I sent it in to NCG for certification and it was certified as a mint error. That coin itself was estimated at $300 to $500 (A ONE OF A KIND). tHE MAJOR DEALER OF ERROR COINS DIDN'T WANT IT EITHER. so much for single error coins.
Yes, I'd like to see it too... please do post a photo of it. I don't think this one is that great, but.. I found what Im pretty sure is a split planchet error on a Jefferson Dollar.. I do think it was a great find. I've only seen one other. I think they called it a clam shell? something like that.. The site it was on didn't tell what it was worth or if it had been graded..
Have you contacted Mike Byer and/or Fred Weinberg? They are the top two Error Coin Dealers in the U.S. and I can't believe that they would not be interested in the coin! Frank
1999 Error Proof Sae NGC Certified Fred Weinberg was his name. Thats how I found out about what the coin could be worth. The story I was told was that there was a die change from minting the Gold Proof to the Silver Proof, in the process a shrafnel of gold was imbedded into the coin at about 10 Oclock. NGC certified it as as proof68. Looks more like a 69 as I was told, but downgraded due to the error. I haven't heard of any more errors like this one so far. I bought this in a proof RUN FROM 86 TO 05. i DIDN'T WANT THE COIN AND NOTIFIED THE SELLER TO EXCHANGED IT FOR ANOTHER. He didn't have another and paid me $50 to keep it!. Don't know how to post this picture on this forum. If someone could help me, I'd be glad to do it
Despite the fact that many one of a kind errors can be priceless, one of the reasons that dealers will not want to pay top dollar for them is the time and effort it may take to find the right buyer for it. One thing that may help drive up the price of a one of a kind error is to write an article about it and get it published. This will at least increase awareness about your coin and make it easier to sell for more (especially if you include a copy of the paper with the article).
