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Check your pockets: From pennies to quarters, these ‘error’ coins could be worth over $25,000

Nbcwashington · · 572 words · By Gerardo Pons
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“coin collectors are willing to pay up to $25,000 for coins minted with errors such as missing letters, double printing, etc.”
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The claim is directly supported by a web search result citing The Spruce Crafts, which explicitly mentions collectors paying up to $25,000 for coins with errors like missing letters and double printing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — COIN or COINS may refer to: Coin (band) (often stylized COIN), an American indie pop band COIN (board game), a series of asymmetric board games Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN), a company which operates a cry…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COIN
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A challenge coin, also known as military coin, unit coin, memorial coin, or commander's coin, is a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia or emblem and carried by the organization…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A coin is a small object, usually round and flat, used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin
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“A coin with a doubled die means it has a duplication of design elements due to a misalignment of the die (or hub) used to press designs into the coin.”
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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, Daily Mail, Grand Rapids Coins) confirm that a doubled die is caused by misalignment of the die or hub during the hubbing process, resulting in duplicated design elements.
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web search NEUTRAL — Doubled die (also known as hub doubling) is a term in numismatics used to refer to a duplication of design elements on a working die created due to a misalignment of the die or hub during the hubbing …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubled_die
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web search NEUTRAL — A doubled die coin contains duplicated design elements that are caused by a misalignment of the die during the hubbing process (press design). A TikTok user (@coin.crew) showed off a video and photos …
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13396385/coins-mist…
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web search NEUTRAL — Doubled die (not “double die”) is a numismatic term referring to doubling or repeating in the design elements of the die which creates the coins.If a doubled die is used, the resulting coin will have …
https://www.grandrapidscoins.com/what-are-doubled-die-coins/…
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“a mint mark is a letter that identifies where a coin was made.”
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Multiple sources (Bullion Shark, Guide To Mintmarks, Vocabulary term) confirm that a mint mark is a letter used to identify the location where a coin was produced.
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web search NEUTRAL — A mint mark on a penny is a small letter that indicates the U.S. Mint location where the coin was produced.The New Orleans Mint branch used an “O” mark to identify all the coins minted here. It minted…
https://bullionsharks.com/blog/what-is-a-mint-mark-on-a-penn…
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web search NEUTRAL — They’re called mintmarks. A mintmark is used as a means of identifying which mint struck that coin.
https://coinvalues.com/library/mintmarks
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web search NEUTRAL — Both national mints and private mints have mintmarks. Usually national mintmarks are derived from the city name; private mintmarks are usually some abbreviated form of their company name. These are ex…
https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n08a13.html
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“if a coin was minted in Philadelphia, it would display a "P," while if it was minted in New Orleans it would display an "O."”
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Multiple sources, including the U.S. Coins Guide and Grand Collector, confirm that 'P' stands for Philadelphia and 'O' stands for New Orleans.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coins of the United States dollar – aside from those of the earlier Continental currency – were first minted in 1792. New coins have been produced annually and they comprise a significant aspect of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_United_States_dol…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar. In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_dollar_(United_States_coi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Orleans Mint (French: Monnaie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. During its years o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Mint
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“The planchets are the round blanks used to make coins.”
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APMEX and CoinNews both describe planchets as the rounded metal blanks used in the minting process, distinguishing them from initial 'blanks' by the presence of a raised rim.
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web search NEUTRAL — How blanks and planchets are made. Coin blanks used for striking coins can be purchased from coin blank suppliers, or be produced by the mint itself.
https://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/blanks-planchets
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web search NEUTRAL — In the case of coins, the metal planchet has a rounded shape and raised rim. (Before the rim is raised, the metal disc is usually referred to as a “blank”.) Planchets are struck and pressed at US Mint…
https://www.coinnews.net/2007/07/02/what-are-coin-planchets-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Coin blanks are flat, round metal discs that serve as the blank canvas for coins. The United States Mint produces blanks in-house for nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars but buys blank…
https://learn.apmex.com/answers/whats-the-difference-between…
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“Planchet errors include planchets that are the wrong shape, wrong thickness and even ones that are left blank after the minting process.”
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Centennial Auctions and other numismatic guides confirm that planchet errors include incorrect thickness, wrong shape/weight, and blank planchets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Incorrect Thickness. The sheets that we talked about earlier, (13 inches wide and 1,500 feet long), well they are created by rolling out metal into the sheets. Sometimes mistakes are made, and the res…
https://centennialauctions.com/planchet-errors/
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web search NEUTRAL — An error coin can have the right diameter and the proper metallic composition but the wrong weight and thickness. This might happen, for instance, if metal strip for dimes was run through a blanking p…
https://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/planchet-errors
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web search NEUTRAL — These include: Blank Planchets.Another error can occur when the wrong thickness metal is fed into the blanking punch—a dime sheet into a quarter punch, for instance. The resulting planchet will be the…
https://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/blogs/news/collecti…
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“Striking is the step in the minting process where the design is impressed onto the coin.”
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Three independent sources (Change Checker, GovMint.com, CV Coins & Collectables) define striking as the process of impressing the design onto a planchet/blank using dies.
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web search NEUTRAL — It is used to impress the design onto a coin blank. Strike. This is the final stage of the coin making process where an image is pressed (using huge force created by two dies) onto both sides of a coi…
https://blog.changechecker.org/2017/05/24/change-checker-enc…
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web search NEUTRAL — strike The process of impressing a design into a planchet by force of the dies to create a coin. strike doubling Another term for machine doubling. back to top. T. tetradrachm An ancient Greek silver …
https://www.govmint.com/glossary
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web search NEUTRAL — Planchet. A blank metal disc prepared for striking into a coin.Strike. The process of impressing a design onto a planchet to create a coin.
https://chulavistacoins.com/terminology/
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“Strike errors include misaligned or off-center designs and even designs struck on the wrong coin.”
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Multiple sources (NBC, Price Guide With Pictures) confirm that strike errors include off-center/misaligned designs and designs struck on the wrong coin or wrong size planchet.
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web search NEUTRAL — Strike errors include off-center or misaligned strikes, or designs struck on the wrong size planchet. Errors tend to happen in batches at the mint, so when you see an error on a particular coin, you c…
https://www.aol.com/3-errors-coins-worth-much-165432842.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Strike errors include misaligned or off-center designs and even designs struck on the wrong coin.Double die Abraham Lincoln penny : This penny has a doubled die on the words "In God We Trust and Liber…
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Strike errors include off-center or misaligned strikes, designs struck on the wrong size planchet, and other oddities.Including the nub and the top left mark on the third 8. The penny was struck on ce…
https://www.gainesvillecoins.com/blog/error-coins-worth-mone…
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“1969 Abraham Lincoln penny: These coins are very rare to find, although a woman in Texas found one in her house that was worth $24,000.”
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The provided Wikipedia results for 'Abraham Lincoln' and 'Lincoln cent' provide general history but do not mention a specific woman in Texas finding a 1969 penny worth $24,000. No web search results were provided for this specific claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lincoln cent (sometimes called the Lincoln penny) is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint every year since 1909. The obverse, or heads, side was designed by Victor David …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_cent
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abraham Lincoln's tenure as the 16th president of the United States began on March 4, 1861, and ended upon his death on April 15, 1865, 42 days into his second term. Lincoln, the first Republican pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Abraham_Lincoln
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“1970 Abraham Lincoln penny: This coin has a doubled die seen in the word "Liberty," as well as a bump in the number 7. This penny could fetch about $3,500.”
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The provided Wikipedia results are irrelevant (discussing a film and a businessman) and do not mention a 1970 penny with a doubled die in 'Liberty' or its value. No web search results were provided for this specific claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abraham Lincoln, also released under the title D. W. Griffith's "Abraham Lincoln", is a 1930 pre-Code American biographical film about Abraham Lincoln directed by D. W. Griffith. It stars Walter Hust…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_(1930_film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abraham Lincoln "Al" Neiman (July 4, 1875 – October 21, 1970) was an American businessman, who was a co-founder of department store chain Neiman Marcus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_Neiman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., one month into his second term and towards the conclusion of the American C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Linco…
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“Double die Abraham Lincoln penny: This penny has a doubled die on the words "In God We Trust and Liberty." This coin can be worth $500, and has a numismatic value of EF-40”
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“2004 Wisconsin State Fair quarter: This special edition quarter has a doubled die leaf hanging from an ear of corn”
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“1999 Abraham Lincoln penny: This specific coin has an error in the letters "A" and "M" within the word "America." These coins could be worth between $5 and $600.”
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“1982 Theodore Roosevelt dime: This specific dime is missing the mint marking. For example, those minted in Philadelphia must have the letter "P" while those printed in Denver the letter "D." These coins could be worth between $30 and $50.”
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“2007 one dollar coin: Known as a Presidential coin, this specific coin is missing the letters on the edges. These could sell between $50 and $3,000.”
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“1) 1944 Steel Wheat Penny - $408,000”
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“2) 1943 Copper Wheat Penny - $250,000”
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“3) 1856 Flying Eagle Penny - $25,000”
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“4) 1873 Indian Head Penny - $10,000”
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“5) 1858 Flying Eagle Penny - $10,000”
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“6) 1857 Flying Eagle Penny - $7,000”
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“7) 1914 D Wheat Penny - $5,500”
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“8) 1922 D Wheat Penny - $5,000”
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“9) 1909 S VDB Wheat Penny - $4,150”
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“10) 1877 Indian Head Penny - $3,200”
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