Have I found 2 different, one of a kind, coin errors, in 2 days at the auction?

franklinresearch

In 2 days I've purchased 2 separate coins.
1. A 1826 Capped Bust Half Dollar with an error in the last S of "States".
2. Today I purchased an 1869 5 cent shield nickel with a similar error in the first S of "States".

What have I found and what are they worth? Thanks in advance.

Pictures included...

Greenstang

Also broken letters on the hub would be classified as a variety, not an error, big difference.

lcutler

@franklinresearch said:
I'm disappointed that they aren't collected. But being new to this hobby, I find these varieties simply intriquing.

Some do collect these by variety, but the number of these collectors is low so demand isn't enough to add much if any value unless a rare variety.

IkesT

Broken letters (as in your photo below) are due to coins being struck by dies that were impressed with broken hubs. If a letter is broken on the hub, every die impressed by that hub will have the broken letter, as will every coin struck by those dies.

There are a few examples of broken letter varieties that are collected (1868 rev. of 1868 nickels, for example), but most are not collected and do not add any extra value.

franklinresearch

I'm disappointed that they aren't collected. But being new to this hobby, I find these varieties simply intriquing.