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Error Coins, Rare Coins, And Varieties – Interested in rare U.S. coins? Here, our coin experts are sharing their best tips for finding rare coins, error coins, and mistakes! See how to tell a rare coin from a fake one, current rare coin values, which rare coins can be found in circulation, and how many rare coins actually exist. Plus, how to tell a damaged coin that’s worth very little apart from an error coin that’s worth a lot of money! Everything you want to know about rare pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars, and dollar coins.

Have a coin with a flat, raised blob near the rim? It's a die cud error coin! Cuds on coins are neat. Here's info about rare & valuable die cud error coins.

Off-Metal Error Coins

Off-metal coins (or wrong planchet coins) are rare coin errors created by the US Mint. See photos of wrong planchet error coins & how much coin planchet errors are worth.

How much is a 1999 Pennsylvania quarter worth? If it has errors, it's worth hundreds (or thousands) of dollars! See the value of your Pennsylvania quarter

Repunched Mintmark

Repunched mint marks are error coins. See how repunched mintmarks are different from doubled dies & overmintmarks and how much repunched mintmarks are worth

Are you looking for BIE Lincoln pennies in your loose change? You should be! These scarce and valuable error coins can be found in circulation. What to look for...

Some 2009 Washington DC quarters are worth $1,000 or more! See how to spot a valuable 2009 District of Columbia quarter error + The value of all 2009 DC quarters

Some die break coins are worth $100 or more. If you have a die crack coin, cud coin, or other die break error coins, here's how to determine their value.

Off-center coins are rare... but not impossible to find! See photo examples of off-center error coins + The value of off-center coins, based on percent off-center.

Indian Head Penny Error

Have an Oregon state quarter? Some Oregon quarters have errors worth lots of money! Here's what to look for & how much Oregon state quarter errors are worth.