Errors and Varieties List

This is a comprehensive list of business strike errors and varieties across popular denominations. Each entry has a unique PCGS CoinFacts number meaning it is valuable and often required for set registries. These are sought after by collectors with distinct retail, wholesale and auction prices.

In addition to the major types listed below, PCGS for an additional fee will also slab off-center strikes, rotated dies, struck-through, double-struck, mules, brockage, broadstrikes, wrong planchet, clipped planchets, and multiple strikes. To view examples of these, go to Proxiblog’s comprehensive illustrative glossary.

LINCOLN WHEAT CENT

LINCOLN MEMORIAL CENT

BUFFALO NICKEL

JEFFERSON NICKEL

MERCURY DIME

ROOSEVELT DIME

WASHINGTON QUARTER

WALKING HALF DOLLAR

KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR

MORGAN DOLLAR

PEACE DOLLAR

EISENHOWER DOLLAR

SUSAN B. ANTHONY DOLLAR

SACAGAWEA DOLLAR

LINCOLN WHEAT CENTS

1909 VDB Doubled Die Obverse

1909-S VDB

1909-S/S S/Horizontal S

1917 Doubled Die Obverse

1922 No D Strong Reverse

1936 DDO, Type 1-3

1941 Doubled Die Obverse

1942-S/S RPM FS-512

1943 Copper Cent (40 known)

1943-D Copper Cent (1 known)

1943-S Copper Cent (5 known)

1944 Steel Cent (25-30 known

1944-D Steel Cent (7 known)

1944-D/S

1944-S Steel Cent (2 known)

1954-D/D/D RPM FS-501

1955 Doubled Die Obverse

1958 Doubled Die Obverse

LINCOLN MODERN CENTS

1960 Large Date          

1960 Small Date          

1960-D/D Small/Large Date 

1969-S DDO (30 known)

1970-S Small Date      

1970-S Large Date     

1970-S Large Date DDO

1971 Doubled Die Obverse

1971 DDO FS-101

1972 DDO FS-101-109  

1974 Aluminum (1 known)

1982 Bronze Large Date

1982 Bronze Small Date

1982 Zinc Large Date

1982-D Zinc Large Date

1983/83-D Copper Cent

1983 DDR

1984 DDO Double Ear

1992 Close AM

1992-D Close AM (15 Known)

1995 Doubled Die Obverse

1997 Double Ear FS-101

1998 Wide AM

2004 DDR FS-801

2006 DDO FS-101

2023 VDB-V

BUFFALO NICKEL

1913 Type 1, 2

1913-D Type 1, 2

1914/3

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

1918/7-D

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

1937-D 3 Legs

1938-D/S

1938-D/D

JEFFERSON NICKEL

1939 Reverse of 1940

1939 Doubled Monticello

1939-D Reverse of 1938

1939-D Reverse of 1940

1939-S Reverse of 1940

1942 Type 1

1942-D/D D/Horizontal D

1942-P Type 2

1943-P Doubled Die Obverse

1945-P Doubled Die Reverse

1949-D/S

1954-S/D

1955-D/S

MERCURY DIME

1942/1

1942/1-D

1945-S Micro S

ROOSEVELT DIME

1946 DDO FS-101

1946 DDO FS-102

1982 No Mintmark – Weak

1982 No Mintmark – Strong

WASHINGTON QUARTER

1934 Light/Medium/Heavy

1934 Doubled Die Obverse

1934-D Regular/Heavy

1937 Doubled Die Obverse

1942-D Doubled Die Obverse

1943 Doubled Die Obverse

1943-S Doubled Die Obverse

1950-D/S

1950-S/D

2004-D Wisconsin Extra Leaf Low

2004-D Wisconsin Extra Leaf High

2005-P Minnesota Extra Tree

WALKING HALF DOLLAR

1917-D Obverse

1917-D Reverse

1917-S Obverse

1917-S Reverse

1946 Doubled Die Reverse

KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR

1972-D No “FG”

1974-D Doubled Die Obverse

1964-D DDO

1964-D Quadrupled Die Obverse

1964-D/D RPM FS-501/504

MORGAN DOLLAR (All VAMS not listed)

1878 8TF

1878 7/8TF Strong

1878 7/8TF Weak

1878 7TF Reverse of 1878

1878 7TF Reverse of 1879

1879-CC Capped Die

1879-S Reverse of 1878

1880/79-CC Reverse of 1878

1880-CC 8/High 7

1880-CC 8/Low 7

1880-CC 8/7 Reverse of 1878

1880/79-O

1880/79-S

1880 VAM 6 8/7 Spikes

1880 VAM 7 8/7 Crossbar

1880 VAM 11 Checkmark

1880 VAM 8 8/7 Ears

1880 VAM 9 8/7 Stem

1880/9-S

1882-O/S Strong

1882-O/S Weak

1887/6

1887/6-O

1888-O Scarface

1888-O Hot Lips

1890-CC Tailbar

1899-O Micro O

1900-O/CC

1901 Shifted Eagle Reverse

1903-S Micro S

PEACE DOLLAR (VAMS not listed)

1921 High Relief

1922 Medium Relief

1922 Regular Relief

EISENHOWER DOLLAR

1972 Type 1

1972 Type 2

1972 Type 3

1976 Type 1

1976 Type 2

1976-D Type 1

1976-D Type 2

SUSAN B. ANTHONY DOLLAR

1979-P Wide Rim

SACAGAWEA DOLLAR

Note: All years have Position A and Position B (Also: Partial/Weak)

(2000)-P Mule w/ State 25C Obverse

2000-P “Cheerios” Prototype Reverse

2000-P Wounded Eagle

2009-P Native American – Position B Partial/Weak

2009 Native American Missing Edge Lettering

2010-P Native American Missing Edge Lettering

2011-P Dbld Edge Let., Overlap, Pos. A

2012-P Native American, Pos. A Weak Lettering

2013-P Native American, Pos. B Dbld Edge Overlap