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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JimMayor007, post: 272986, member: 9273&quot;]I&#039;ve had a number of friends ask me what&#039;s so special about &quot;Error&quot; coins, and how to go about collecting them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Collecting Error Coins can be tricky, because although there are a number of problems that can be considered an &quot;error&quot; on a coin, there are only a select few that are really worth a good amount of money.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The Types and descriptions of Errors is listed here for you:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<b><i>Clipped Planchet</i></b> - A clipped planchet is an incomplete coin, missing 10-25% of the metal.&nbsp; To give you a mental image, picture a Lincoln Penny shaped like a half-moon.&nbsp; That would be considered a &quot;clipped planchet error.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;<b><i>Multiple Strike</i></b> - A multiple strike is a coin with at least one additional image from being struck again off-center.&nbsp; So, picture a Lincoln Penny with his head on the bottom and his bust at the top with a gap in the middle.&nbsp; This would be considered a &quot;multiple strike error.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;<b><i>Blank or Planchet</i></b> - A blank or planchet is a blank piece of metal intended for coinage but not struck with dies.&nbsp; Basically, it&#039;s just a round piece of copper, nickel, etc.&nbsp; There is no image on it at all, although it was meant to have been struck as a coin, it never was for whatever reason.&nbsp; This is a &quot;blank or planchet error.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;<b><i>Defective Die</i></b> - A coin showing raised metal from a large die crack, or small rim break.&nbsp; Picture in your mind a Jefferson Nickel with a big blob of metal covering a portion of the design.&nbsp; This would be considered a &quot;defective die error.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;<b><i>Off-Center</i></b> - A coin that has been struck out of collar and incorrectly centered with part of the design missing.&nbsp; Basically, imagine a Washington Quarter where the bottom half is blank, and the upper half shows only the date and the bust of Washington.&nbsp; This would be considered an &quot;off-center error.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;<b><i>Broadstrike </i></b>- A coin that was struck outside the retaining collar.&nbsp; Picture a Jefferson Nickel with a super-thick, wide, warped rim.&nbsp; That would be evidence of a &quot;broadstrike error.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As you&#039;ll find out, there are many, MANY different kinds of errors to be found.&nbsp; These are just a few to get you started on your way.&nbsp; So, check your pocket change!&nbsp; You never know what you might run across...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>*** OOh!&nbsp; There&#039;s a quarter with a defective die error in my laundry money!&nbsp; (^_^) ***</p><p><span style="color: Red">EDITED---Please no self-promotion</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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