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Coin Errors and Varieties  To view examples of Canadian coin errors use this link. (Click picture above.) Errors can be difficult to determine, and often when a coin is referred to as an error, it turns out to be coin wear and tear, or something manually created to appear as an error. Consult an expert before deciding a coin is an error. There are many coins sold on-line by non-dealers as errors, when they are not. Be careful if purchasing an errors on-line, unless it's certified by a credible coin certification services company. Canadian coins contain many errors and varieties. Sometimes, it increases the value of the coin with one of the type below. These errors and varieties are caused by several factors during the production process. Through images and descriptions, the link at the top of this page, allows you to identify and classify several types of errors and varieties. Coins Canada lists these errors and varieties for Canadian coins: Die Crack Retained Broken Die Cuds Die Chip Accumulations Dots Extra Metal Filling Mortar Set Die Clash Deteriorated Die Die Polishing Guitar Die Shift Spacing of Numbers Shapes of Numbers Repunched Die Incomplete Letters Filled Die Weak Strike Mule Deficient Plating Die Damage Die Damage by Hub Rotated Die Misaligned Die Clipped Planchet Flaw Planchet Blank Retarded Coin Rippled Coin Partial Brockage Full Brockage Doubled Die Struck through Grease Partial Collar Uncentered Broadstrike Wrong Planchet Incomplete Clip Double Struck (obverse on reverse) Double Struck (reverse on obverse) Die Cap Indented Strike
U.S. Coin Errors include: Die Caps Wrong Planchet Off-Centers Broadstrikes Partial Collars Uniface Strikes Brockages Double and Triple Struck Indents Die Adjustment Bonded Coins Double Denominations Coins Struck on Feeder Finger Tips Struck Fragments Mated Pairs Counter-brockages Transitional Errors
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