Wheat Penny Error Coins

Wheat penny error coins are wheat pennies that appear different than what was originally intended by the U.S. Mint, due to minting errors - not due to tampering or defacing.

Perhaps the coin was struck off-center, it was struck twice, struck with the wrong die, struck with a defective die, or any one of a number of error varieties.

Billions of coins are produced by the U.S. mint each year. When you include both human and mechanical factors, it's no surprise that mistakes happen. Coins are produced at such a high rate of speed that if the mistakes are not caught immediately, the error coins end up in the hopper, along with a bunch of other coins, to be circulated. Even with quality control measures in place, some error coins are bound to make it into circulation, and they do.

Wheat penny error coins are highly collectible and they fetch a premium due to their uniqueness and scarcity. Error coin collecting has become so popular, there are now both collectors and dealers who deal exclusively in error coins.


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