Walking Liberty Half 25% off-center on Steel Cent Planchet in Heritage Auction
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Just one of many U.S. major mint errors in the upcoming Heritage Auction on December 21. “The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage”, Part 2 Showcase Auction #63200.
https://coins.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=63200&ic=breadcrumb-coins-121913-interior
This is a very famous mint error and just one of 2 known. It was formerly in the Milt Cohen Error Collection.
https://minterrornews.com/features-11-14-06-milt_cohen_collection.html
The other known Walker on a Steel Cent blank was certified by PCGS. I purchased it from Fred Weinberg and sold it. It has re-sold a few times.
mikebyers.com Dealer in Major Mint Errors, Die Trials & Patterns - Author of NLG Best World Coin Book World's Greatest Mint Errors - Publisher & Editor of minterrornews.com.
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that is amazing the first circulated down to XF
on the second, how come the left field did not get flattened out and still shows remnants of upset rim. Shouldn't it be a broadstruck inside a half dollar collar?
Some more amazing coins.
These coins are super rare.
Circulated without a clear denomination? That seems unlikely.
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
‘’Just one of many U.S. major mint errors in the upcoming Heritage Auction on December 21. “The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage”, Part 2 Showcase Auction #63200.’’
Do you know the owner of this coin? Is this just “free advertising” of this coin here on this board? If this is ok to do, I can post scores of my customers’ (cool) coins coming up in auctions at Heritage, GC, etc. including more than a dozen cool/interesting errors (ex: how about not 1 but 8!! SLQ errors coming up in one auction at Heritage FUN). Just never thought it was “open season” here.
Wondercoin
Sure, just make sure the “scores of coins” are as awesome and interesting as this one.
If you post only the really good stuff, we’ll let the rules slide a bit…
Relax Wondercoin!
I am not involved in any way in this consigner’s collection being auctioned by Heritage.
I also do not have any of my inventory of mint errors consigned to this Heritage Auction.
I was just posting an amazing mint error and it’s pedigree, and letting collectors know about the auction.
So relax!
I thought this forum was about coins and learning about them.
Mike showed us some really cool and extremely rare coins.
Thanks for sharing.
In my opinion, it was a pocket piece to show off. Not ‘circulated’ in the traditional way.
Speaking for myself, I'd rather see posts about interesting coins in upcoming auctions than posts about parking lot finds and grading. And if it ever gets to the point where there are too many of these posts, easy enough to start a new forum for Upcoming Auctions. Same as with the BST.
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Here is one more amazing mint error also from Milt Cohen’s collection that is in the same auction.
An unbelievable off-center 20 Cent Piece!
https://www.omnicoin.com/collection/colind?page=1&sort=sort&sale=1&country=0
Another famous mint error in this Heritage Auction is a triple struck Ike Dollar on a Cent blank, MINT STATE not proof!
It’s pedigree dates back to my 1975 mint error catalog, where I sold it for under $2k!
https://mikebyers.com/1975catalog.html
This mint state off-center Flying Eagle Cent pedigreed to Milt Cohen is spectacular and collectors will be fighting over it:
thanks for posting these, I would not have known about their existence otherwise!
My pleasure!
It’s part 2 of “The Misfits Collection of U.S. Error Coinage” auctioned by Heritage.
Part 3 is in January 2023.
This collection is ranked in the top 3 mint error collections of all time!
If the OP's error was struck on a steel planchet wouldn't that indicate the Walker is 1943?
peacockcoins
That’s a good question.
Except that there are 1944 dated Steel Cents, a few 1944 dated Nickels on Steel Cent blanks, (5) 1944 dated Quarters on Steel Cent blanks…
In this sale is a Quarter on a Steel Cent blank…. dated 1944!
The U.S. Mint at Phili in 1944 struck Belgium 2 Franc coins on LEFTOVER 1943 steel planchets that were used to produce Lincoln Cents.
Wow - somehow I was unaware of this auction despite keeping a pretty close eye on HA. Thanks for posting - some amazing material here, though I’m sure much beyond my price range!
Good question @braddick, I’m thinking a 43 or 44 date would be appropriate for the slab label
I'm with you. An absolute stunning assortment!
I thought about it, I laughed (actually cried) about it, then I forgot about it! I'm still at the die chip mint error level. I'll be moving up to the die crack level in about five years! 😂 😉
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
I'll bet most of us don't check our change to make sure it has a clear denomination. I'll also bet that we check our change far more closely than average. I can easily see a coin about the same color, size, and weight circulating without many people looking further.
After all, there is a far bigger difference between a '70s-'80s Washington and an SBA.
These bonded mint errors with smaller planchets are extremely rare and are also in this upcoming session of the auction:
Some amazing error coins here - and others often posted as well. I believe most must be found in bags of coins, or the result of midnight minting efforts. The only error coin I have found in circulation is a blank cent planchet. Cheers, RickO
A midnight acquisition on the midnight shift at the mint?? 😂 😉
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
@OAKSTAR .... In the words of the famous Sgt. Shultz.... "I see nothinggggg."
Cheers, RickO
The rarest mint errors in this collection are the type coins, but there are some modern mint errors that are incredible too…
I cannot access any of these on my Heritage account.
Handy linky would be quite handy, please. Thank You !
LindyS-
Heritage was working on getting the images up today.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/-1971-1-eisenhower-dollar-triple-struck-on-1c-planchet-ms64-brown-ngc-31-grams-/a/63200-93229.s
https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/no-date-50c-walking-liberty-half-dollar-struck-25-off-center-on-steel-1c-planchet-xf45-ngc/a/63200-93188.s
@LindyS
All of the Heritage Auction links for the mint errors are up and have images now…
Awesome Error Collection !
I recognize a few from Steiner and Ziempher from mid 1970's MECCA Issues and their price lists and books. Items I have not seen available for decades. I'm in hunt for a couple or more, now that I see whats being offered.
Sheer quantity may bring lower hammer prices ?
Fun stuff !
Can you link me to Misfits #1, please ?
I do searches but I don't get Heritage results I seek.
https://coins.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=63200&ic=breadcrumb-coins-121913-interior
Additional link I am curious about is Part 1 Misfits which I assume has closed ?
Correct, part 1 is over.
https://coins.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=63199&ic=breadcrumb-coins-121913-interior
Awesome !!!
Good to see what errors sold for. Thank You !
This one cosigner had accumulated a vast array of rare errors over decades !
LindyS
I think that many record prices will be set in part 2 and part 3 of this collection.
This overstruck mint error certainly set a record in part 1 for a State Quarter overstruck by Cent Dies:
I opted for Fred's similar New Hampshire 26c instead of Virginia due to more appealing appearance.
I agree 26.4k was a strong hammer, but its only known Virginia 25c host.
That leak got plugged
;^)
My 2000 Cent struck on a flip over 2000 NH 25c.
I call it 26 Cents the Hard Way:
LindyS
Your flip-over NH is very cool
Thank You Very Much !!!
It's a top ten for me.
Something I had to own when it presented itself to then further round out my error coin collection.
For me lately, it's all been about what the mint machinery can produce for collector market or random mistakes that somehow escape or shenanigans struck as lucky one offs with help.
I love error coinage, more so when I need something to fill in a perceived hole in my fluid error coin collection
Dumb description, 11 cent, should be 25 cents
BHNC #203
That makes sense. > @Treashunt said:
Should be 26 cent piece
That's what I call a "half cent".
My typo, I meant to say 26 cents
BHNC #203
Bidding absolutely crazy! Did anyone win anything? Some amazing coins tonight.
Overall very strong prices!!
A few things fell through the cracks and were rips…
I like that Fugio.
@ byers Can you tell us where the "rips" were? I am very curious!
That was a crazy auction! Lots of fun to watch.
I think Heritage could have greatly increased bids by having this be a live auction with an actual auctioneer and some buzz. Many of these coins were absolute highlights and didn't even get a description!
Here is one that felt like a great deal to me:
https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/1971-s-50c-kennedy-half-dollar-obverse-retained-die-break-struck-in-a-piece-of-a-die-pr65-ngc/a/63200-93216.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
Proof error with actual die steel embedded due to a crumbling die!
But there were many others that I felt could have gone for more with more eyeballs on this auction.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/-1864-73-2c-two-cent-piece-double-struck-second-strike-off-center-au55-ngc/a/63200-93074.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
It was the most expensive lot in the auction but not close to the coolest or rarest coin unless I'm really missing something. 2 people just really wanted it.