JKN58 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Still sorting through my fathers collection that I inherited about 15 years ago, and have finally been going through in the last few months. I have this 1894 E 1 pfennig which catalog values at around $70 for normal coin. Wondering what kind of value this error adds? Can’t locate any similar coins in my research. Any thought? Thanks Lem E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Major off center strike. I would assume that it has some value. Other denominations that have this are usually worth something. What that value is, I’m not sure. Nice piece though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 5:09 PM, JKN said: Still sorting through my fathers collection that I inherited about 15 years ago, and have finally been going through in the last few months. I have this 1894 E 1 pfennig which catalog values at around $70 for normal coin. Wondering what kind of value this error adds? Can’t locate any similar coins in my research. Any thought? Thanks That is a very cool find. Great condition to. There are error collectors who would love to get hold of that. I dont know what kind of value to put on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKN58 Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 Thanks for the responses! Any recommendations on people or dealers that specialize in mint errors? Hoghead515 and Lem E 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKN58 Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 I have another coin I’m curious about. It’s a 1821 R Brazil 40 Reis with about 20% missing with a straight cut. I’ll post in a new thread. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 4:23 PM, JKN said: Thanks for the responses! Any recommendations on people or dealers that specialize in mint errors? I’m not much of a world coin or error guy, but I’m sure someone with a little more knowledge on this subject will chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 You might contact the CONECA people. I am not sure to what degree they deal with non-US coins, but that'd be the place I'd start. How you have determined the date would be interesting to learn. Mohawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKN58 Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 It’s an 1894E pfennig, according to my fathers notes. Suppose it could be a 1904 as the 4 is the only number in the date that is visible, and that coin was minted for those two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 2:49 PM, JKN said: It’s an 1894E pfennig, according to my fathers notes. Suppose it could be a 1904 as the 4 is the only number in the date that is visible, and that coin was minted for those two years. Your father's notes could be correct. Or not. Seems to me it could also be a 1914-E. In any case, the notes will not suffice for positive authentication of date, so there is likely to be some uncertainly regarding value. Mohawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKN58 Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 JKK, true! I forgot they minted them through 1916. Any idea of what kind of premium the error could bring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 3:30 PM, JKN said: JKK, true! I forgot they minted them through 1916. Any idea of what kind of premium the error could bring? No. I don't collect errors. You should ask CONECA. Mohawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohawk Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) On 12/7/2021 at 6:30 PM, JKN said: JKK, true! I forgot they minted them through 1916. Any idea of what kind of premium the error could bring? Well....I'm with JKK and I don't collect errors, but I do know the German/European market somewhat and I wouldn't get my hopes up too high on this. Errors aren't as hot with European collectors as they are with American collectors. Most European collectors would rather have an error free version of a given coin than an error and there are very, very few European collectors that specialize in error coins. Your best hope is that an this will catch the eye of an American collector that's into errors from around the world, but this is a small market, as well. I collect German and I can honestly say that I wouldn't be interested in your coin....certainly not at a premium. Ask CONECA to be sure, but I think you're likely in a situation where your coin is worth whatever a buyer will pay for it, if you can locate a buyer. Most errors that carry large premiums are U.S. errors because that's the area of the market that most error collectors are active in. Just because a coin has an error does not mean that it's valuable. Edited December 8, 2021 by Mohawk Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKN58 Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Thanks to all for your input! Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 The error market is thin in itself. But the non-U.S. coin error market among U.S. collectors is really REALLY thin, like sheets of graphene thin. Mohawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
