Error coins currency vs. trading cards

metalmike

Looking for opinions from the coinage side of things. I used to follow the error side of collecting, and I was a Herbert mark back in the day. Why are error- not variation trading cards looked down upon vs. coins or currency?

options26

If you look back. Error trading cards have always done well if there was enough of them to collect. Billy Ripken to name one and several are listed varieties. However errors in cards are much less because of the process they are made and usually when there is an error, it was a mistake that will effect the value, I.E Off center etc.

Broadstruck

Last night on Ebay a 1967 unused Book of Food Stamps which was mis-printed in Error sold for over $280.00

This opens a whole new subject... but this took me by surprize as how is this not looked down upon?

metalmike

I have been hoarding printing errors for years. My top 3 1972 Nolan Ryan 80/20 top to bottom otherwise ex, !966 OPC Pete Rose front/ Walt Alston versio 2006 Topps 1952 Rookies Zumaya auto/no auto w/sticker hon mention 1966 15% Carlton .

savoyspecial

i think i understand what you are asking--you are wondering why an error coin gets exhaulted while an error baseball card (not a variation but rather a true "error") gets shunned

i think there are a few reasons, lets just take one of the most common errors in both fields; the off-center piece (which right from the start we see a pejorative term used for cards i.e. "miscut"

everyone uses coins in everyday transactions (even non coin collectors)......combine that with the fact that the U.S. mint has a very low rate of errors, off center or otherwise, and you have a situation where even a common off center lincoln cent (only worth a few dollars) will garner oooohhs and aaaahhs from the everyday laymen......this is not the case with an off center baseball card.....show a miscut card to anyone and they'll usually say 'whats wrong with that one?'.......in other words a proper, non error version of the baseball card would be preferred to the error.....while the lincoln cent o/c would be preferred over the normal cent (who wouldnt 'buy' an error cent for face value?)

also adding to this might be the fact that private companies make cards while the u.s. government produces our coinage.....that means to hold an error coin is evidence that 'the government made a mistake' (something that should probably go without saying in the times we live in but still has alure nonetheless).....hand in hand with this notion is the thought that hey, maybe this coin could be confiscated from me (which always adds coolness points but is alas a wive's tale)

anything anyone can add?

greg

metalmike

a common mis-strike penny is still a penny but a unusual misprint baseball card is one of a kind also. So either one has no real value except for collectors.

BigNorange

1970 DD ms60 (LOL).

Just wanted to add a picture to the topic!!!