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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3212914, member: 78244&quot;]Very early US coins were struck from hand-made dies, so imperfections and variations are to be expected. In addition, there was a limited number of dies used, so it is possible to keep tabs on each pair used. Some die varieties have significant imperfections that cause them to be more desirable (1796 LIHERTY large cent comes to mind, as well as overdates), but minor doubling is not seen as anything special.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mid-date coins (seated liberty and IHCs) were made from many more dies with far less variation, meaning dies with more variation are special. However, series with higher premiums (seated halves and gold, for example) have fewer collectors and thus fewer varieties with strong premiums. Those that do have high premiums are generally quite spectacular (1857 quarter clashed with FEC or 1846/6 half with a sideways 6, for example). Indian cents are generally low-cost for the common dates, so FAR more people collect them, so varieties are more studied and have higher premiums.</p><p><br /></p><p>This trend holds true for modern coins as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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