US Currency Errors
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Pennies
- 1909 s penny - V.D.B on the back bottom
- 1923 - missing mint mark
- 1943 - copper wheat penny (should be steel)
- 1946-S Copper Cent
- 1955 no mint mark doubled die
- 1958 doubled die - Liberty and in god we trust
- 1960 D double die date
- 1969 D Penny - missing FG to right IFTTT stairs
- 1969 S double die obverse
- 1970 S small date
- 1972 doubled die obverse
**** Keep all 1981 and earlier - these are 95% copper ****
- 1982 - mix of copper and zinc pennies - use Lentz Law sorter to separate the copper.
- 1982 D small date, weighs over 3g
- 1983 DDR double ear
- 1983 no mint mark double one cent doubling
- 1984 double ear
- 1985 D repunched line in mint mark
- 1985 obverse die clash columns
- 1988 D thick FG
- 1992 close / touching AM
- 1995 no mint mark date double die
- 1997 - double ear
- 1998 min 1999, 2000 - wide AM
- 1999 - lettering outlines to left of United
- 2009 extra thumb
- 2021 major obverse die crack
- 2022 lines on obverse.
Quarters
- 1932 S rare date
- 1937 S rare date
- 1937 double die
- 1943 double die in liberty and trust
- 1950 D over S mint mark error
**** Keep all 1964 and earlier - these are 90% silver ****
- 1965 transition error - check the rim for silver
- 1965 double die
- 1974 spitting eagle
- 1976 bicentennial drummer - double stamp liberty
- 1982 P or D Spitting Eagle die crack from beak to rim
- 1983 D spitting eagle die crack from beak to rim
- 1982 / 1983 P & D - Keep all in good condition
- 1995 P - greased out eye
- 1999 Delaware - spitting horse, die chips belly, poop
- 2000 P - New Hampshire greased out mint mark
- 2001 Kentucky - die chip on building
- 2003 In God We Trust errors
- 2004 D Wisconsin - extra leaf on corn cob
- 2005 Kansas quarter - in god we rust / spitting bison / bison hump back
- 2005 P Oregon - doubling on tree and shoreline
- 2005 P Minnesota - extra tree 4th from Minn
- 2006 Nevada Pooping horse
- 2006 - 3 legged bison
- 2006 P Colorado reverse die cut error around rim
- 2006 Nebraska - die chip on sun or Chimney rock
- 2007 P Wyoming - doubling saddle horn / mint mark
- 2007 P - error on bird
- 2007 8 stamped over the T in Utah
- 2008 Colorado anything covering the JFE or the 2008
- 2008 Hawaii quarter - T next to mint mark
- 2008 Alaska quarter - six claws
- 2009 to 2013 - low mintage years
- 2009 DC Duke Ellington - ELL double stamp
- 2012 Denali - obverse mountain top die chips
- 2013 - booger die chip on nose
- 2015 homestead quarter - leaking bucket, snowy roof, window die chips
- 2015 - Die chip in turkey wing
- 2016 Virginia Extra windows error
- 2017 D - Frederick Douglas - die chip on roof
- 2017 Ellis Island - fangs on woman, floating bottle
- 2018 Block Island - die chip under top feather
- 2019 San Antonio - waves or tower die chip
- 2019 - W mint mark
- 2020 - W mint mark
- 2020 Samoa - greased out / crying bat / whiskers left side of face
- 2020 error on butterfly
- 2020 Vermont - die chip under trowel / die chip on elbow
- 2021 airmen quarter- Burning building / open cockpit, cracked goggles
- 2021 Delaware - die chip on hat / broken sword / as[
- 2022 Maya Angelo quarter - drooling Washington, Pearl in hand, Bird holding twig
Dimes
- 1916D - Mercury Dime
- 1918 D - Full Band Mercury Dime
- 1921 and 1921-D Mercury Dimes
- 1926-S Mercury dime
- 1942/1 and 1942/1-D Overdate Mercury Dimes
- 1945 S - Micro S Full Band Mercury Dime
- 1946 S
- 1949 Saw - rare date
- 1949 - semi rare
- 1950 S
- 1950 P
- 1951S - semi rare
- 1952S - semi rare
- 1954 dime - missing designer initials left of date
- 1964 D - Double Die Reverse Error
**** Keep all 1964 - these are 90% silver ****
- 1982 - Missing P Mintmark Roosevelt Dime
- 1996 W - Westpoint Roosevelt dime
- 2022 - something on your chin error
Nickels
- 1913-S Type 2
- 1916/16 Date Doubled Die
- 1918/7 Buffalo Nickel date over-punched 8 over 7
- 1921 S
- 1924 S
- 1926 S
- 1935 Doubled Die Reverse - Five Cents
- 1937 D - Three Legged Buffalo
- 1942 - silver war nickel - keep all - 35% silver
- 1943 - silver war nickel - keep all - 35% silver
- 1944 - silver war nickel - keep all - 35% silver
- 1945 - silver war nickel - keep all - 35% silver
- 1971 double struck
- 2005 speared bison
- 2020 West Point W mint mark
Other Coins
Half Dollar
- 1955 BU Bugs Bunny Error on mouth
- 1964 doubled die on WE TRUST or RTY
- 1965 - 1970 40% silver
- 1971-D 40 Percent Silver Clad
- 1972 Denver half dollar - no FG under right leg (check all Kennedy years) / weak FG
- 1974-D Doubled Die Obverse on TRUST
- 1977-D 40 Percent Silver Clad
- 1987 low mintage year
- 1998-S Matte Special Mint Strike - matte finish on coin - silver
- 2002 and newer NIFC
Dollar coins
- 2000 dollar coin - wounded eagle line
- 2007 Presidential Dollar - missing edge inscriptions
Bills
Fancy Serial Numbers
- Look up all star notes to determine how rare they are.
- Low / high serial numbers - 00000XXX or 99999XXX
- Ladders - 00234567 or 00112233
- Binary - containing only two numbers - 74774774 or 22332323
- True binary - zeros and ones only - 01101011
- Solid - all the same number - 22222222 or 77777777
- Quad double - 55553333 or 11118888
One Dollar Bills
- 1988 - Webb note, number above the E in ONE
- 1993 - Webb note, number above the E in ONE
- 1995 - Webb note, number above the E in ONE
- 1963 - Joseph Barr signature
- 2013 - B serial number star note - may be duplicate
Notes
- Star note lookup and info about cool serial numbers.
- Collect all 2019 and 2020 W minted quarters
- Collect all S mint quarters - see here for info.