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Welcome to the Northern Nevada Dollar Error Gallery.
You have found your way to our favorite
section of this website. These pages exhibit part
of our collection of Silver dollar errors using
higher resolution scans, so please be patient as
the pages may load slowly. We considered using
faster loading scans, but feel that you would not
be able to see the details that we'd like to show.
We enjoy collecting dollar errors
because with as many dollars as we buy and sell
day in and day out errors in this series are still
rarely seen. Most of these types of
errors would have never left the mint building because
at that time coins were just money and nobody wanted
a piece of money they couldn't spend. Besides
that, the coiner could be fired for shoddy work.
Quality control should have thrown them back into
the melting pot had they been caught. On larger
coins, such as these, errors were most often caught
and destroyed at the mint being as they were easier
to spot than a smaller size.
If you have a dollar error and are
considering selling it we are always looking to
expand our own gallery. For us this is our
fun. Please feel free to contact
us if you have a dollar error, or any other
neat error for that matter, that you would like
to sell. Thank you, and again these errors
are not for sale, they are here for your viewing
enjoyment.
Scroll down to start your
tour or click the link to take you directly to your
favorite piece.
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The first coin on this tour is an Uncirculated 1882-CC
Dollar that was struck 10% off center. What this
means is that the planchet being fed into the press had
not come to rest on the dies before it was struck.
Like the Broken CC, this coin has two of the same attributes
that make us excited. It is from our home
town of Carson City and it is a Morgan dollar error.
We do love CC errors! To see high quality close-up
and reverse pics, click
here!
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Our newest acquisition is an 1891-CC Dollar struck
10% offcenter. This piece is a similar error to the
1882-CC above, but with some exciting twists.
This is now our second favorite error, only because
the Broken CC Dollar simply cannot be topped. However,
this piece is not only a rare date CC Dollar, but also
extremely nice for the grade. We do love CC errors!
To see high quality close-up and reverse pics, click
here!
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Another new acquisition we have just added is an 1884-CC
Dollar graded MS-61 that was struck through grease giving
it a very interesting flat look. To see high quality
close-up and reverse pics, click
here!
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So what's so special about this coin. This Carson
City Dollar error has a rotated reverse. If you hold
a U.S. coin in your hand and turn it over top over
bottom (not side to side) the reverse should appear
right side up. With this coin the reverse was struck
with a rotated die, click
here see the detail pics to check this out.
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This coin is Uncirculated 1880-S Dollar that
was struck 15% off center. Although this error
is not a Carson City error, it is a Morgan dollar
with a dramatic striking error. An off center
is created by the coin being struck when the planchet
is not in perfect alignment with the dies. Under
normal circumstances the collar would have held the
planchet in place for the dies to strike. To
see high quality close-up and reverse pics, click
here!
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Another one our our offcenter Morgan
Dollars. This coin is an Almost Uncirculated 1889-O
Dollar that was struck 5% off center. Although
this error is not as dramatic as the 82-CC, it is
still a pretty interesting coin. To see high
quality close-up and reverse pics, click
here!
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This coin is interesting because
like our CC errors, this is a better date coin and an
error. Struck 5% offcenter like our 1889-O. To
see high quality close-up and reverse pics, click
here!
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Here is a 1921 Morgan Dollar Broadstruck out of the
collar graded MS-64 by PCGS. Even though this
error is not quite as dramatic as the previous errors,
it is a dollar error. We debated on whether or
not to buy this one when it was offered to us, but in
the end we did just because dollar errors are so rare.
To see high quality close-up and reverse pics, click
here!
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Here is a 1922-S Peace Dollar Broadstruck out of the
collar graded AU-55 by PCGS. Wow, at first
glance this error does not look as dramatic, but as
you look you get a feel for how dramatic it really is.
The coin looks much larger than a regular issue dollar
due to the fact that much of the metal was pushed outward
during the striking process, due to the collar not coming
up to meet the coin. And also, Peace dollars are
much rarer due to a shorter production run, improved
technology, and better quality control. Too bad
the Carson City Mint wasn't around to strike these beauties.
To see high quality close-up and reverse pics, click
here!
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Here is a Type 2 sliver dollar planchet graded AU58
by PCGS. When planchets were made for silver dollars
there were two steps to the process. First, the
planchet was cut from the strips of metal, what a type
1 planchet would be. Second, the edges of the
blank planchet were rolled. This rounded the sides
in preparation for the denticles and edge of the coin
to be struck up. Our planchet made it through
the cutting and rolling processes, but never to striking.
One can always wonder what year this planchet was made.
Was it intended for a Morgan dollar? A Peace dollar?
Or, could this one have even been made earlier and intended
for a Seated dollar? We will never know, but it
does add some intrigue to the piece. To
see high quality close-up and reverse pics, click
here!
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Here is a really cool piece. While this is not a "Silver
Dollar" error, it fits very well with our collection
as it was struck at the Carson City Mint.
During the 2002 Carson City Coin Show,
which is held annually in the old mint building, the
mint struck some of these Pony express medals for souveniers.
This particular piece was struck offcenter in error.
The staff at the mint decided to hold a silent auction
to benefit the Museum which is now housed in the CC
Mint building, and we won the auction.
We are very proud of this piece because
it may be the only "Modern" mint error from
the Carson City Mint.
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In 1921 then director of the Denver mint embarked on
a plan to engrave the first 100 Morgan Dollars to be
minted by his facility. It became readily apparent that
there simply was not enough time to complete the task,
engraving dollars being much more arduous than expected.
The project was stopped after only 12 coins were completed.
This coin is number 4 of the twelve and definately one
of our favorite pieces. Whilenot strictly an "error",
it is a fascinating bit of numismatic history that still
fits in well with our collection. To see larger pictures
of this great piece, click
here!
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If you have any Dollar
Errors you would like to sell, please contact us, we'd love
to buy them
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Inventory Updated:
Wed Mar 10 19:59:08 2010
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