So I am new to this. I would really like to find some error coins I have some pennies and change but how do I know which are errors? Is there a basic list anyone can give me? I hope that this will be a fun hobby
if you get a redbook in the back it has a section for error coins which includes most errors to guve you an idea
Link below is for kenpotters.com and they have some but not all. Good place to start though. Sorry thats all the insight i can offer as i am learning as well. http://koinpro.tripod.com/ErrorVarietyList.htm
there arent a ton of error quarters they are bigger so its easier for them to tell if the die is damaged or if its a clipped planchet and so on and so forth. the best thing i believe you could do is buy a cherry picker guide.. it will show you a ton of different die varietys. the error coins are pretty basic. broadstrikes, cuds, clipped planchets, lamination errors, brockages, the list goes on lol
heres another list of types of errors http://www.coinnews.net/tools/error-coin-price-guide-with-mint-error-photo-descriptions/ and don't give up just because you think something is hard, give it a shot, it may not be as hard as you thought, you may even find it fun!
the reward is too great to give up! i found a 18984 doubled ear lincoln, a 1999 wide am and 2 1969d no fgs last year.
To be able to distinguish a true error coin from a damaged coin you must have a good understanding of how coins are made. Appendix B of the CPG ("The Minting Process") does a pretty good job. A book available from ANA ('The Modern Minting Process & US Minting Errors & Varieties' by Dr. James Wiles does an even better job. Once you understand how coins are made you should have a good understanding of how errors occur (and how other coins are damaged because the anomaly simply could not have occurred during the minting process). You will also understand how varieties occur and you will have a better understanding of the difference between a variety and an error.
