An error coin is a coin that was manufactured incorrectly by a mint. Many times called mint errors, error coins come in scores of “shapes, sizes and types.”
Collecting mint errors is intriguing, but it’s hard to find centralized resources, let alone price charts for the coins.
There is one location, minterrornews.com that has amassed excellent error coin information, prices and photos.
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The latest edition of Mint Error News Magazine is now available. The free magazine, published by Mike Byers, is an excellence resource for any collector - new or or experienced - who would like to know more about the very latest in minted error coins.
Aside from the magazine’s library of information, the latest edition provides an extensive 22-page price guide (put together by Al Levy of alscoins.com).
As a small example of the guide, if you’re curious about recent sales of error presidential dollar coins, the Mint Error News Magazine is the place to look.
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