A manufacturing error on the 1999 Georgia state quarter has increased the coin’s value, and some collectors are paying as much as $10,000 for the affected 25-cent pieces.
Sometimes planchets for one coin denomination are fed into a coin-stamping press equipped with dies of another denomination. This results in a coin that has been stamped with a design intended for a ...
Minting coins isn't exactly an exact science. Even though most coins are perfect and uniform, small mistakes can result in error coins that are super valuable and ...
If you’ve ever run across a blank coin, chances are you thought a metal token got mixed in with your change by mistake. In fact, blank coins are not uncommon due to errors during the minting process.
People are encouraged to scrutinise their loose change for a rare £2 coin that could be worth significantly more than its face value. An expert has suggested that ...