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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2051441, member: 36230&quot;]Cherrypickers, while fine books, will likely be of little help searching pocket change if only for the facts that most varieties listed cannot/no longer be found in change, and those of more recent types that can are few and far between, at least when compared to the number of known genuine varieties that are not listed. For a purpose such as yours, the cost of the books may be prohibitive (from a return from finds standpoint), plus more useful information, including for proper attribution, can easily be found for free online.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for varieties and &quot;errors&quot; that can be discovered in change, yes... there are many, but most are fairly minor and carry at best very modest premiums if salable at all. As an example: there are well over 100 documented DDRs for the LP2-P alone in the 2009 Lincoln &quot;bicentennial&quot; cent series, but again most are very minor. The same can be said for, as another example, late 50&#039;s and early 60&#039;s Memorial cent RPMs; there are plenty still out there to be found, but if looking to cash in, don&#039;t count on it. Probably the most common and easily discovered true varieties out there would come from late 90&#039;s and early 2000&#039;s Memorial cents in the form of (very minor) doubling that shows on the columns around the statue or involving the statue itself. Such coins may be fun to find and/or collect for one so inclined, but if searching for a payday, are almost certainly one of the worst wastes of time possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for &quot;errors&quot;, at least any of significance or reasonable value, the chances of finding them is likely worse than with varieties. Sure... there arecountless, ahem, &quot;errors&quot; out there such as those listed in the OP, but putting such coins in the &quot;error&quot; catagory is debatable, and attempting to sell them for any sort of premium above face is rather questionable (IMO); while there is nothing wrong with enjoying, searching for, or collecting such coins, the fact is that they are common for a reason, and the fluffed up sales as being anything &quot;special&quot; or valuable could be viewed as a black eye on this hobby. Those who buy such &quot;errors&quot;, often for ridiculous premiums (2x is far too much) don&#039;t truly understand what it is they&#039;re buying,and when they learn, it is not usually a positive experience; certainly not one that makes them want to branch out into other areas of the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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