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    Baltimore Coin Show Report November, 2017

    Baltimore Coin Show Report November, 2017

    Posted by JonSullivan on Nov 30th 2017

    Baltimore Coin Show Report  November, 2017The recent Baltimore Whitman expo, held in Baltimore, Maryland November 8-12, was an excellent show—one of our best of the year in fact. There were, relatives speaking, a lot of error collectors in attendance, as well as activity both buying and selling. We sold more than we usually would at a Baltimore show, and were pleased with the total sales for …
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    New Discovery: Proof Ike $1 and Kennedy 50c Struck on Shell Tokens!

    New Discovery: Proof Ike $1 and Kennedy 50c Struck on Shell Tokens!

    Posted by JonSullivan on Oct 6th 2017

    We recently made a discovery that Coin World has published in their weekly paper. Proof Ike dollars and Kennedy halves are known from the 1970's which are struck on aluminum coins or tokens. Until now, it was unknown what token or coin these proof Ike and Kennedy halves were struck on, but we did some research and were able to figure it out by clsoely examing a proof 1970-S Kennedy half and a proo …
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    The 3rd Known Two-Tailed Washington Quarter Comes to Market

    The 3rd Known Two-Tailed Washington Quarter Comes to Market

    Posted by JonSullivan on Oct 2nd 2017

    Coin World just recently reported the existence of a 3rd known example of the remarkable two-tailed Washington quarter mule. The coin has two reverses, and as such cannot be dated, but it is believed to date back to the 1960's.The full article can be found on Coin World's website: http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2017/09/pcgs-certifies-two-tailed-washington-quarter-dollar.html?utm_medium=Ema …
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    ANA Correspondence Course Mint Errors & Varieties

    ANA Correspondence Course Mint Errors & Varieties

    Posted by JonSullivan on Aug 24th 2017

    Do you feel like you know the difference between a mint error and a "damaged" coin? Do you know the difference between an error and a variety? If not, you should take the ANA's correspondence courses ""The Modern Minting Process", and "U.S. Minting Errors & Varieties." They are excellent courses which will teach you all the fundamentals (and more) about errors and varieties. You will then have a s …
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    CONECA Error & Variety Coin Club

    CONECA Error & Variety Coin Club

    Posted by JonSullivan on Aug 17th 2017

    For those of you who are not members, CONECA is the no.1 error coin club in the United States. It has approximately 650 members across the U.S. and around the world, with members participating in writing articles for the club journal "Errorscope", and with annual club meetings held in conjunction with the ANA World's Fair of Money. The club also is a excellent way to connect to the "experts" …
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    Denver Mint's Quality Control is High

    Denver Mint's Quality Control is High

    Posted by JonSullivan on Aug 14th 2017

    Above Image via Coin WorldThe Denver Mint is very concerned about catching any errors before they make it out of the Mint, as this article details. Interestingly, the Mint employs a tool for catching rotated dies, and also for checking the coin's thickness. Additionally, the article shows photos of the Mint employee visually checking coins (which is done every 15 minutes.) The odds of a cud gettin …
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    Coin Collecting vs Grade Collecting

    Coin Collecting vs Grade Collecting

    Posted by JonSullivan on Jun 2nd 2017

    There is a lot of talk in the last decade about "gradeflation", and it's effect on the coin market. Dealers and collectors are worried about changing standards, and the effect it has on their coins' value. It is this author's opinion that collectors need to go back to their roots, and stop collecting "grades" and instead start collecting "coins." What does it mean to collect a "coin" as opposed to …
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    2000 Sacagawea Dollar Mule Fetches $85,000 in Private Sale

    2000 Sacagawea Dollar Mule Fetches $85,000 in Private Sale

    Posted by JonSullivan on May 9th 2017

    One of the most well known and popular U.S. mint errors just sold: a 2000 Sacagawea dollar/statehood quarter mule. The coin is graded PCGS MS-66 and brought $85,000, and was sold to well known Sacagawea mule collector Tommy Bolack, who now owns and incredible 12 examples. Below is a link to the Coin World article.  http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2017/05/collector-now-o …
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    1943 Copper Cent $500,000 Discovery

    1943 Copper Cent $500,000 Discovery

    Posted by JonSullivan on May 3rd 2017

    A pair of the rare and popular 1943 copper cents were recently discovered, and certified by NGC. The coins are worth many hundreds of thousands of dollars each, and are a remarkable discovery! 1943 copper cents are the most valuable mint error for U.S. coins, with the 1943-D being the most valuable of them all. These are not worth as much as the 1943-D, but are still likely to bring well over $250 …
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    Error Coin Collecting Opportunities for 2017

    Error Coin Collecting Opportunities for 2017

    Posted by JonSullivan on Apr 27th 2017

    The year is off to a good start in our opinion, with our sales being brisk, major auction results looking relatively strong, and overall good activity in the market. We have been through a number of major coin shows, auctions, and have been able to get a feel for how the error coin market is doing.  There are strong areas and weak areas, with some of the more common (even if expens …
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