186-151008 In the Treasure Corner - Are Mutant Coins Worth Messing With?

Coin collecting has become quite sophisticated in the past fifty years. Eagle-eyed collectors with lots of time on their hands have identified thousands of "mutant" coins - coins that have blemishes or faults cause by faulty dies or stamping machines at the United States Mint. Books have been written, web sites created, and eBay auctions abound with these error coins. One of the most well-known mint errors is the 1942-over-41 Mercury dime, pictured here. This show explains how that coin came to be. It also raises the question: Should you consider expanding your collection to include these mutant coins? For several free articles on metal detecting and a look at my book, The Metal Detecting Manual, visit

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186-151008 In the Treasure Corner - Are Mutant Coins Worth Messing With? is an episode from In the Corner with Dan Hughes by Dan Hughes.

This episode is 04:20 long.

This episode was published on Oct 9, 2015.

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