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This Whole Box of 1,000 Washington Dollars Had 1 Error, But it Was Big!

999 Normal Dollars and 1 Error

From Susan Headley, About.com

999 normal dollars and 1 error

Three and a half rows of rejects, and one BIG error coin!

Photo courtesy of M.S.B. in Southport, FL.
M.S.B. of Southport, Florida (who wishes to remain anonymous aside from his initials,) had an experience quite a bit different than many in Florida. In his box of 1,000 Washington Dollars, he only found one error coin, but it was a doozie! It had nothing on it at all! The blank coin, called an "unstruck planchet" by the experts, completely missed the coin presses entirely! It missed the edge lettering machine, too, coming out of the mint with nothing but the upraised rim to prove it was from the Mint. Blank planchets like M.S.B.'s sold for as much as $1,000 each on eBay!
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