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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 667841, member: 112"]As a general rule kanga you are correct. With older world coinage errors were so common that they are not even considered by most. There are those who do look at them as a detraction however and they prefer the coins without the errors. It is the error free coins that are scarce.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the more modern stuff that changes a bit. chris is correct, there are some Europeans and others who collect world coin errors. Some here in the US even. But typically only the exceptional errors like mules and double headed/tailed examples capture the limelight and big dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most are not aware even that genuine double headed or double tailed examples of US coins exist, far fewer are aware that genuine examples of the world coinage exist. But the fact is that there are far, far more examples of genuine double headed or double tailed world coinage. Byers especially and Potter sometimes have them for sale. Those can bring huge prices at sale. But like I said, most have not even heard of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 667841, member: 112"]As a general rule kanga you are correct. With older world coinage errors were so common that they are not even considered by most. There are those who do look at them as a detraction however and they prefer the coins without the errors. It is the error free coins that are scarce. With the more modern stuff that changes a bit. chris is correct, there are some Europeans and others who collect world coin errors. Some here in the US even. But typically only the exceptional errors like mules and double headed/tailed examples capture the limelight and big dollars. Most are not aware even that genuine double headed or double tailed examples of US coins exist, far fewer are aware that genuine examples of the world coinage exist. But the fact is that there are far, far more examples of genuine double headed or double tailed world coinage. Byers especially and Potter sometimes have them for sale. Those can bring huge prices at sale. But like I said, most have not even heard of them.[/QUOTE]
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