So-Called Dollar Errors!

Zoins

Given how often So-Called Dollars are struck on exposition fair grounds and not in controlled Mint facilities, I find it fascinating that there seem to be so few errors.

Post any errors you have or have run across here.

Here's a U.S. Mint off-center error of mine

HK-154 Columbian Exposition Official Medal - Engraved by George T. Morgan - Struck by U.S. Mint

gumby1234

Probably fewer errors because they were made slower. Most mint errors occur due to the high speed machinery.

MWallace

I found different die orientations for HK-479a. I didn't know about this thread so posted them in a new thread.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1112831/question-for-the-so-called-dollar-guys

braddick

@gumby1234 said:
Probably fewer errors because they were made slower. Most mint errors occur due to the high speed machinery.

High speed machinery is generally associated with coins minted in the hundreds of millions or even billions (in the case of Lincoln cents).
When you consider the much lower mintage of early classic coinage and couple in the number of errors produced I'd bet error to mintage ratio is higher among the earlier dated coins.

Maywood

Zoins

Great errors @MWallace and @Maywood!

It's hard to find So-Called Dollar errors so every one is a treasure to me!

MWallace

@Zoins said:
Great errors @MWallace and @Maywood!

It's hard to find So-Called Dollar errors so every one is a treasure to me!

I sent Jeff Shevlin an email about the HK-479a orientations. He responded "it is cataloged in my book "So-Called Dollars from the United States Expositions: Volume I" as found in both a coin and medal orientation."

Zoins

@MWallace said:

@Zoins said:
Great errors @MWallace and @Maywood!

It's hard to find So-Called Dollar errors so every one is a treasure to me!

I sent Jeff Shevlin an email about the HK-479a orientations. He responded "it is cataloged in my book "So-Called Dollars from the United States Expositions: Volume I" as found in both a coin and medal orientation."

Does this mean it's common and not an error then?

MWallace

@Zoins said:

@MWallace said:

@Zoins said:
Great errors @MWallace and @Maywood!

It's hard to find So-Called Dollar errors so every one is a treasure to me!

I sent Jeff Shevlin an email about the HK-479a orientations. He responded "it is cataloged in my book "So-Called Dollars from the United States Expositions: Volume I" as found in both a coin and medal orientation."

Does this mean it's common and not an error then?

I haven't heard back yet but I asked him if one was more common than the other. I'm also going to look at each of mine and see if I can tell if they're from the same die.

MWallace

@MWallace said:

@Zoins said:

@MWallace said:

@Zoins said:
Great errors @MWallace and @Maywood!

It's hard to find So-Called Dollar errors so every one is a treasure to me!

I sent Jeff Shevlin an email about the HK-479a orientations. He responded "it is cataloged in my book "So-Called Dollars from the United States Expositions: Volume I" as found in both a coin and medal orientation."

Does this mean it's common and not an error then?

I haven't heard back yet but I asked him if one was more common than the other. I'm also going to look at each of mine and see if I can tell if they're from the same die.

Jeff said they are about even in quantity.

gumby1234

@braddick said:

@gumby1234 said:
Probably fewer errors because they were made slower. Most mint errors occur due to the high speed machinery.

High speed machinery is generally associated with coins minted in the hundreds of millions or even billions (in the case of Lincoln cents).
When you consider the much lower mintage of early classic coinage and couple in the number of errors produced I'd bet error to mintage ratio is higher among the earlier dated coins.

The ratio is higher correct, that is also due to the fact that coins with errors would be put into circulation. They try to contain the errors and destroy them at the mint in modern times. With the exception of "moonlight minters" coins.

JRaymond

Here is an off center HK-245 that I picked up a few years ago. As stated above, so called dollar errors are few and far between, but my guess is that most will be US Mint.

1patwick

Beautiful!!!

Zoins

@JRaymond said:
Here is an off center HK-245 that I picked up a few years ago. As stated above, so called dollar errors are few and far between, but my guess is that most will be US Mint.

100% amazing John! Just love seeing that piece!