1878 7 over 8 tail feathers Morgan Dollar, a VAM-38 This 1878 7 over 8 tail feathers Morgan Dollar not only has a tailfeather issue, but wait until you see other portions of this 1878 7 over 8 tail feathers Morgan Dollar drama coin. At a local coin show, I had a coin collector approach […]
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Amazing Lamination error coins – Educational Series
What is a Lamination error coin? How are lamination error coins made? What is the value of a Lamination error coin? We will answer these questions on Lamination error coins and show some dramatic examples. What is a lamination error coin? Lamination issues occur well before the coin is struck. Let us go all the […]
Coin Specifications for coin attribution
Coin specifications can be hard to find. We’ve found coin specifications that we would like to share. These will help with error coin attribution and may solve a coin mystery or two. How coin specifications can help you identify a major error coin Believe me, this information helped me find a match for the 1976-S […]
Microscope for Coin attribution and photos
Microscope for coin attribution allows us to take some amazing photos. Microscope for coin attribution – I have done this for the last several decades or so. I was getting tired of the eye strain and bright light combo of a loupe. Do not get me wrong, in a pinch, I can use a loupe […]
What is an OMM (over mint mark): Educational Series
A mint error produced by the mint that is working die related The over mint mark (OMM) series in the Lincoln Cents is special. Two over mint mark error coins occurred in the 1940’s, in close proximity to the 1943 copper cent and the 1944 steel cent. Today we are going to look at the […]
More major mint error coins from India
Wide variety of mint error coins have been purchased I have a little time to offer a few attributions from a lot of three major mint error coins that I purchased from a source in India. One of the harder things to do is find a good source to obtain some error coins that are […]
The Mission of MintErrors.org
Providing the Coin Collecting Community quality merchandise and educational posts. While COVID-19 has had its affect on many people, it has given me the time to assess the direction and the mission in which my U.S. Veteran owned, home business was headed. My mind is often assessing the trends and when I find the right […]