Is Error Coinage.....

BLUEJAYWAY

Valued more for it's appearance,how it looks,(Type) or by how hard it was(Process) to be made?

JBK

Both?

ricko

The value of error coins can be due to one or several factors. Type of error, type of coin, degree of error, rarity.... Cheers, RickO

BaronVonBaugh

If you like it buy it if it’s a price you can live with. That’s what I do when it comes to errors. I find that many errors are liked better by someone else (they are willing to pay more for it than me).

TurtleCat

It's my observation that it has more to do with appearance but some with difficulty, too. In some ways errors right now remind me of toning. If it's dramatic and rarely seen it's worth more. Dramatic always means what it looks like and eye appeal.

BLUEJAYWAY

My first attraction for error coinage, and still is my main error coin interest, has resided in laminations. Don't know why the appeal. I knew of other types way back when, but this type just stuck. Maybe due to no two are exactly the same. Ever. Unique they are. Unlike off centers. Even "cuds" are very similar to one another being from a die related cause. What degree of difficulty lamination creation is based on is an unknown. Might be interesting if there was a 1-10 scale difficulty rating denoting such with each type of error that is created. Off metals a 10, 55/55 Doubled die a 9 and so on. At any rate this is what prompted my thread creation. Determining value based on appeal vs. based on degree of creation difficulty. P.S. While mentioning Doubled Die, in particular the 55/55, the fact it is such an impressive example, the appeal factor would over ride any description of it based on a low number in the above mentioned scale example, if in fact such a scale existed. Appreciate anyone's input.

ctf_error_coins

I am almost finished with my 25 page article titled "Eye Appeal and Error Coins" for the upcoming 20th anniversary special issue of Mint Error News Magazine so I want to save my thoughts on the subject.

That, said I choose eye appeal.

291fifth

WOW! factor.

BaronVonBaugh

@BLUEJAYWAY said:
My first attraction for error coinage, and still is my main error coin interest, has resided in laminations. Don't know why the appeal. I knew of other types way back when, but this type just stuck. Maybe due to no two are exactly the same. Ever. Unique they are. Unlike off centers. Even "cuds" are very similar to one another being from a die related cause. What degree of difficulty lamination creation is based on is an unknown. Might be interesting if there was a 1-10 scale difficulty rating denoting such with each type of error that is created. Off metals a 10, 55/55 Doubled die a 9 and so on. At any rate this is what prompted my thread creation. Determining value based on appeal vs. based on degree of creation difficulty. P.S. While mentioning Doubled Die, in particular the 55/55, the fact it is such an impressive example, the appeal factor would over ride any description of it based on a low number in the above mentioned scale example, if in fact such a scale existed. Appreciate anyone's input.

Double Dies are considered varieties not errors.