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Message:: [QUOTE="John Wright, post: 6241934, member: 107782"]I specialized in US large cents (1793-1857) for over fifty years, and as such I own(ed) several 'error' large cents.  Most were striking errors.  My favorite two are shown below.  In 1817 one variety of US large cent had 15 stars instead of the usual 13 (a 'Die Error') even though there were a full  19 states at that time.  A 'Brockage' is created when a struck coin fails to leave the coining-chamber and a new blank falls onto it and is struck between the die and the just-struck coin from that die.  So my FIRST favorite error-coin is my "30-star 1817".  An 'Off-Center' strike is obvious.  An 'Overstrike' is when a coin is struck over an existing previous coin.  So my SECOND favorite error-coin is my 1826 off-center brockage overstruck normally. [ATTACH=full]1247154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1247155[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]