U.S. Error Coins for Sale by Category
Use the links below to browse for specific types of error coins currently listed on EBay:
Broadstrike Error Coins: A coin that has been struck outside the retaining collar.
Brockage Error Coins: A coin with a mirror image of another coin’s design impressed on it.
Clipped Planchet Error Coins: A coin stamped on a planchet with 10% to 25% of the metal missing.
Die Break Error Coins: A coin imprinted by a coin die with a large piece broken off.
Die Clash Error Coins: A coin struck by a die with the image of the opposite die imprinted on it.
Die Crack Error Coins: A coin imprinted by a cracked die.
Double Die Error Coins: A coin imprinted by a die with a partial or full doubled image on it.
Doubling Error Coins: A coin struck by overused coin dies, resulting in thin or distended letters and numbers.
Die Gouges and Die Scratches Error Coins: A coin impressed by a coin die with nicks or cuts.
Indent Error Coins: A coin that has been struck with another coin blank laying on top, resulting in a depression.
Lamination Error Coins: A coin struck on a planchet with the alloy mixed improperly. This can result in a flaked or peeled appearance.
Misaligned Die Strike Error Coins: A coin struck be dies not properly aligned.
Missing Clad Error Coins: A coin struck with on of the clad layers missing.
Off Center Strike Error Coins: A coin that’s struck while misaligned, resulting in only a portion of the image appearing on the coin.
Partial Collar Error Coins: Also called railroad rim, this error occurs when the coin blank partially falls in the retaining collar, giving the rim a step lip.
Planchet Error Coins: An overall term for a coin struck on a wrong or defective planchet.
Proof Error Coins: An error appearing on a proof coin.
Repunched Mint Marks: A coin where the mint mark has a double image.
Rotated Die Error Coins: A coin with the obverse and reverse sides does not remain aligned at 180 degrees.
Sintered and Copper Wash Error Coins: A coin struck on a coin blank that was left for an extended period in the annealing furnace, resulting in a darker appearance.
Split Planchet Error Coins: A coin struck on a defective planchet that split, leaving two halves with a design on only one side.
Strike Through and Filled Die Error Coins: A coin struck by a die partially clogged with grease or foreign matter.
Wrong Planchet Error Coins: A coin struck on a planchet intended for another denomination.
