To Error is Human

As a kid, I collected US mint errors. I still have the collection today packed away someplace in storage. I remember asking my dad, who collected ancients, if there were ancient mint errors. He said "they all have errors".

My 8th grade science project was on coin production and mint errors, with the title "To Error is Human". I think I won 3rd place somewhere around the time I won a suspension from school for a cafeteria "incident"...but I digress.

I saw some cool errors in the final liquidation of RBW stragglers in CNG earlier this year. I bid on a few of them but was heartily outbid. I just bought this one last weekend and am still waiting to get it. Note the interesting ligature of L and P on the reverse of this issue.

C. Sulpicius C.f. Galba. AR serrate Denarius (18-21 mm, 3.83 g), 106 BC. Obv. D P P, Jugate, laureate heads of Dei Penates to left.Rev. C SVLPICI C F, two soldiers standing facing each other, holding spears and pointing at sow which lies between them. Babelon Sulpicia 1. Sydenham 572. RBW 1155. Crawford 312/1.

A particularly bold flip-over double strike: the flan was struck twice but flipped over in between, resulting in an interesting mint error.




Please feel free to post any interesting mint errors you might have.

 

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Holy Cannoli, that's cool.

 

That's a COOL 'error coin' !!!

I guess the only obvious error coin I have is my brockage example. Among others, I'm sure there are numerous 'double strikes' out there and I'd love to see them as well.

 

That is one interesting coin.

 

It's fantastic!

 

Very interesting coin

 

Sweet!

 

Very sweet error that I would welcome anytime.

 

Roman Republic
AR Denarius - DOUBLE STRIKE
M Furius L F Philus 119 BCE
19.5mm, 3.9g
OBV: M FOVRI L F, laurael head of Janus
REV: Roma standing l, crowning trophy with carnyx and shield on each side, star above Roma, ROMA to r, PHILI (PHI) in monogram in ex.
Crawford 281/1; Sear 156

Side-by-side with a similar issue...

 

I've never seen an error that was so erroneous that it made the design look intentional! What a fantastic coin.

 

Where does your essential spirit, your GENIVS, reside? Your heart? Your gut? Your head?

Apparently the Romans considered it to be in the back of your head, as this piece of Claudius II (268-270) shows:

GENIVS EXERCI (Genius of the Army).
The figure is nicely labeled GENIVS behind the head and
"VDIVS" of "CLAVDIVS" is still there, along with the full face.

 

Great coins!

I love errors. I make a lot of, so I've grown to embrace them.

Erin

 

I'd love to have all three of the coins shown here! @Valentinian, that is such a remarkable and fun Claudius II!

 

Reverse looks like the big head is the soul of the sow going to Iupiter!

 

That is GREAT Warren!

 

Yes, brilliant!

 

Those are fantastic error coins guys!!! I LOVE them !!!!!

 

To error is human, but that result is divine!

 

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julius-caesar-flip-over-double-strike.275224/

Those interested in this thread may also like the one above from last Wednesday with different examples of the same error.

 

Wow, fantastic errors guys, making me drool on my keyboard a little...

Didn't notice that thread, thanks or sharin' Doug!