Error coins are sought by numismatists frequently; Whether its by looking in your pocket change,� searching the� sidewalk, or just by looking anywhere, people are on constant search for rare coins, or really anything worth more than its face value . Here are five types of error coins people tend to try to find.�A clipped planchet error is an incomplete coin, which is missing some of its metal. These result accidentally when the steel rods used to punch blanks out of a metal strip overlap a portion of already punched out metal.� There is virtually many types of these errors. Coins with more than one single clip are usaully more than those with only one clip.�When an off center strike contains at least two images, it is a multiple strike error. Like the clipped planchet error,� values go higher with more images on one of these error coins. These occur when a finished coin goes back into the coin press and is struck with the dies again. Absence of the date will more often than not decrease the value of these error coins.�A planchet blank or just blank, is another cool error coin.� This is a piece of metal intended to be pressed with dies for a coin, but i stead is just left blank. Ones that contain a rim are worth less than the ones without because the weren't milled to upset the rim.�A defective die error coin is an error that has suffered a die crack or a rim break , and causes a visible piece of raised metal. Coins that have barely noticeable die cracks are worth very very little� or even nothing. For areas on which the die broke away, this produces an unstruck part of a defective die error coin� known as cud.�The last coin i will mention today is the off center error,� which features an off center strike , resulting an areas that are left blank , because thes coins have been struck out of collar and are incorrectly centered,� resulting with part of the design missing. These coin mistakes occur when the p.anchet does not enter the coining press correctly.� Coins that are slightly� ocf center and feature� no missing design are called broadstrikes, which i will talk about in part two of this blog. Going back on the subject, those coins with nearly all of the impression missing are generally worth more, but those with a readable date and mi t are more valueble.�Thank you for reading and I hope you will enjoy part two of this blog.�

Have you ever known the history of those�Indian or Native American People on US Coins, some of which honor people? Join me while I tell you their history.The Indian penny depicts Liberty, who is wearing a traditional Indian headress. The first form featured a laurel wreath and the words ONE CENT on the reverse. This design was changed the next year to an oak wreath, a small shield and the words ONE CENT. Before the issuance of five cent pieces these coins were called 'nickels ' or 'nicks'. When the nickels finally got issued, the new nickname was 'white cents'. In the Civil War, almost all gold, silver coins and eventually copper nickel cents vanished. In large cities, coins about the size of the cent started trickling out of the merchants as a replacement for the cent. The Act of April 22, 1864 made those merchant coins illegal and then the Mint issued a bronze cent. In 1864, a sharper portrait of Longacre's design was edited to include�Longacre's initial, L,� which is located on Liberty's neck. This design lasted from 1864 to 1909 when it was replaced by the Lincoln cent.The Buffalo, Bison or Indian nickel debuted in 1913, and lasted until 1938. In it's first year, there were two designs,� one with the bison on a mound, and one with the base with a straighter, thinner line. James E. Fraser, the designer of this coin, employed three different Native Americans for the Indian in this coin's obsverse design. He based the bison off of 'Black Diamond' from the Central Park Zoo. Always watch for rare Buffalo nickels because a�Buffalo nickel from 1918 from Denver sold for $287,500 because the eight in the date was over a seven. In 2001, the Mint issued a commemorative� silver dollar for the Indian nickel. This commemorative contains the original portrait in finer detail, plus it still contains�James E. Fraser's initial, F, under the date. These were only minted in Denver and in Philadelphia.�Starting in 2022, the US Mint is honoring five women a year for four years, totaling twenty women honored. Their unique designs are placed on the quarter dollar, which bears the design from a George Washington commemorative dollar in 1999.This series is set to end in 2025. Even though we are only one year into the series ,we already have an American woman who was a Native American from the Cherokee tribe. Wilma Mankiller was the first female principal chief in the history of her people, the Cherokee nation . Her title only lasted ten short years, but during her administration she revitalized the Cherokee nation with her ideas of extensive community development, education and health care programs.�Native Americans are one of the strongest backbones in American history. Some of the designs on coins, some of which I have told you about depict Native Americans. Whether it is on a penny, nickel, quarter, or even a silver commemorative dollar, it is always a great time when you collect coins with Native Americans on them, but the time is even better when you know the history behind them.

Helloooooooo numismatic country! I have an update for you. My Easter went like this : Ate at my Grandparents house,� played wiffle ball and had an egg hunt. I got mostly candy but also got some coins. I got a 1957 D and 1949 D Wheat Cent, but I only needed the 1949 D for my book. I also got a 1978 penny which had a pretty good strike on it. I hope you liked my update, even though it had nothing major and hope you had a great Easter!�

For all you YNs , if you have recently submitted a blog for YN dollars, you may receive a 2022 to 2025 holder for historic women in American history,� which� the Hobbyist has mentioned in Coin roll hunting part 3.(It is how I got mine)� It is a small coin folder for 5 new quarter designs,� with one for each year. The quarters will portray Maya Angelou,� Wilma Mankiller and many more,which is in the American Women Quarters collection. Also since this will probably be my last blog for this year,� so I want to wish every numismatists in the ANA a Merry Christmas and a Happy� New Year!��

Numismatists collect anything coin related.� They collect platinum, gold and silver coins, proof sets and regular coins put in circulation. In this article, i will talk about silver coins produced and released in 1916 to 1964 by the mint, excluding commemoratives,� Peace dollars, Barber dimes and Kennedy half dollars.1st coin: Mercury Dime 1916 to 1964Designed by sculptor and designer Adolph A. Weinman, this coin depicts a young Liberty, with a Phrygian cap with wings, was confused with Mercury, hence the nickname the Mercury dime. Weinman is said to have based the Mercury dime off of lawyer and poet Wallace Steven's wife, Elsie Stevens. The obverse shows a fasces, signifying unity and strength,� and an olive branch for peace. It was put in silver from 1916 to 1945, and gold in 2016.�2nd coin: Standing Liberty Quarter 1916 to 1930The Standing Liberty Quarter depicts the Goddess Liberty.� It was designed by Herman Atkins MacNeil, and was changed shortly after being put in circulation for showing basically a bare breast of Liberty.� After being modified to not show a bare breast, they also added chain mail and in 1925 started to make a stronger strike since the age wore off too quickly after just being� put in circulation.�3rd coin: Washington QuarterTo celebrate the 200th anniversary of Washingtons birth, the Mint decided to create a new coin for our first president.� The Mint chose the design of John Flanagan. The Washington Quarter replaced the Standing Liberty Quarter. Flanagans original reverse, which stayed for 66 years until getting changed in 1999 for the new National Park set.�4th coin : Jefferson Nickel 1942 to 1945As nickel was a much needed� metal in World War II, the Mint used the not needed or not so much needed metal silver instead . This coin was designed by Felix O. Schlag, whose design lasted 67 years until getting changed in 2005. Its mintmark is located above the Monticello, which was Jefferson's� home. It was put in some silver in the three year period.�5th coin: Roosevelt dime 1946 to 1964� Since the introduction,� this coin has been circulating since 1946, but stopped being silver in 1965. The metal that is currently used to make dimes is called base metal. When first put in circulation,� the designer John Sinnock put his initials JS, but people thought it was Joseph Stalin, which created a craze.�6th coin: Franklin half dollar 1948 to 1963This 50 cent piece depicts Founding Father, inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin.� The obverse depicts the Liberty Bell, and the coin was designed by John Sinnock. The Sesquincentennial dollar coin in 1926 was the� basis of the� idea to put the Liberty Bell on the back of the half dollar.�In 1941, the Mint had the idea of putting Franklin on the dime, and they even made a design, but was later forgotten and did not happen.