Commemorative errors and varieties

So I just recently got more interested in american commemorative coins and I was wondering if there were any good sites that have a lot of know errors / varieties.

 

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Hear tell that Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties, 5th edition, volume II is gonna have some stuff related to commem's. Got a pre-order in at Whitman.......

 

Kevin Flynn's book, The Authoritative Reference on Commemorative Coins: 1892-1954 lists varieties for the classic commems.

Chris

 

i think errors are relatively rare in commemoratives.

 

From what I've heard, yes indeed. Many times the same die pairing would be used through out the run. Makes for no varieties. Still, I'm waitin' on the "Cherry Pickers".

 

I might have to check out the cherrypicker's guide when it comes out, I've never seen a copy of that book.

 

I collect both early and modern types, have never seen an error, the only variety I am aware of are the 4 duvall types for Lafayette dollar, and some proof like varietys. I haven't read the book though.

 

Be aware that the newest release that is expected any time now is Volume II of a 2-volume set. Volume I was released in 2008. You can see the write-up on both volumes on the Whitman Books site.

Chris

 

Don't forget the 1915 S/S Pan Pac. There are others, too.

 

There are five varieties of the Lafayette dollar now. An interesting coin, the only one since the 1830 where the dies were not hubbed. Instead the lettering was punched into each die by hand and I suspect the olive branch above the date was either hand engraved of the leaves hand punched.