Baby Boomer Pocket Change

10 Very Valuable Coin Errors to Look For in Your Pocket Change

I found a really good article that summarizes 10 valuable coin errors. It also indicates the estimated value. So, join me in this adventure. Note, that if you go to the bank for half-dollar coins do not be surprised if there are not that many. Many folks know about the spot value of silver and if silver is high will flip the coins for the price of the silver.

Read the article about 10 coin errors to be on the lookout for in your pocket change.

Please let me know if you are successful.

Tags: coin errors, pocket change

I Brought A John Tyler Presidential Dollar Coin Roll

I just got a roll of the Presidential John Tyler Dollar Coin.  The coin was was designed and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill.

A total of 87,080,000 John Tyler Presidential Dollars  were produced by the United States Mint. This amount was divided equally between the Philadelphia and Denver facilities. This is a very low mintage. I am finding out that when there is a lower mintage it can mean increased value in the future for collectors.

I plan to share some of them in a workshop as a bonus prize. Here is an article about this really nice coin which is 10th in the Presidential series.

Now, I confess, I am looking for errors. Most of the errors are being reported on the edges where there is lettering. Allow me to explain. The Presidential coins have writing on the edge. When some of the writing is missing or there are spacing differences or NO WRITING at all they are considered coin errors.

For example, on some of the coins the motto “In God We Trust, the date and the words “E Pluribus Unum should appear. A small number of the Washington Presidential coins are missing the writing. In some cases, some coins are missing other words.

I have found a great site that focuses on Presidential coins. They have a category for Presidential coin errors.

I think I just might open my roll. Don’t yell at me you seasoned collectors out there. I am discovering that I am half collector and half error coin adventurer.

Tags: coin errors, john tyler, Presidential Dollars