Publisher's Synopsis
Welcome to the 15th edition of the US error coin guide, Variety Edition. This book is an addendum to the US Error Coin Guide 2025. New additions and error values are added on an annual basis from auctions we attend.
The information in this guide is based on 60 years of coin collecting experience, authoring articles for coin magazines, associations with numismatic organizations, and research from PCGS, NGC, the US Mint, and the US Treasury. There are some coin varieties that have significant value and others that have little or no added value. The number minted and type of variation contribute to the value of the coin, but most variations have no validated mintages, so collectors must rely on commonality and availability to determine the rarity. A variety coin is deemed to be a coin minted using different dies, altered dies, or a damaged die. Variations occur when an alternate die with different details is used accidentally or intentionally. Mint workers can create varieties by altering the details on a die. A die can become damaged, and if it produces coins with the exact same flaw, a variety is created.Variety Coins listed in this Guide
Indian Cents
1860 round and pointed bust
1865 fancy "5"
1870 pickaxe
1870 shallow "N" in ONE
1871 shallow "N" in ONE
1872 shallow "N" in ONE
1873 open and closed "3"
1886 feather pointing or not pointing between the I and C. Lincoln Cents
1909 VDB and no VDB
1922-D no D
1928-S standard and large S
1941-S large and small S
1943 steel
1946-S inverted S
1960 small and large dates
1970-S large and small date
1974 large and small dates
1982 large and small dates/zinc and bronze
Filled and clear S mintages
1988 no FG
Wide and close AM mintages Buffalo Nickels
1913 raised and flat ground
Two feathers: 27 dates and mintmarks
Three and one-half leg varieties
1937-D three-legged Jefferson Nickels
1939 reverse of 1938
1939 reverse of 1940
1939-D reverse of 1938
1939-D reverse of 1940
1939-S reverse of 1938
1939-S reverse of 1940
1941-S inverted mintmark
1941-S large and small dates
1942-45 nickel and silver issues
2004 and 2005 designs
2005-D detached leg
2005-D speared bison
2005 and 2006 design changes Mercury Dimes
1942/1
1945-S micro S Roosevelt Dimes
1946 P&D blunt nine
1968, 1970, and 1975 proof no S
1982 no P
1971 and 1979 filled and clear S Washington Quarters
1934 light, medium, and heavy motto
1934-D light, medium, and heavy motto
1934-D large D, medium motto
1941-S large and small S
1943-S Goiter
1952 super bird
1952-D large D
1953 re-engraved tail feathers
1956 through 1964 proof reverses
1964-D type C, reverse of 65
1979 and 1981 clear and filled S
2004-D WI, extra leaf high and low
2005-P & D Minnesota Extra Tree Walking Liberty Halves
1941 no "AW"
1944-D initials engraved in die
1945 no AW Franklin Halves
Bugs Bunny 1949-1963
1952 scar face
1952-D booger
1956 Type I and Type II Kennedy Halves
1964 accented hair
1966, 1972-D, and 1982-P no FG Morgan Dollars
Over 50 variations Peace Dollar
1923 Whisker Jaw Eisenhower Dollars
1971-D friendly eagle
1971-S peg leg
1971-S filled and clear S
1972 three types
1976 & 1976-D type I and II Sacagawea Dollar
2000-P Cheerios
2000-P wounded eagle Presidential Dollar
2007-P Washington, elongated ray
