Does the Mint Make Error Coins on Purpose?
Does the Mint Make Error Coins on Purpose?People often ask if the U.S. Mint is making errors on the coins on purpose, in order to entice people into removing them from circulation and collecting them. On the State Quarter series, especially, error coins seem to be turning up all the time. Now the new Presidential Dollars are coming out with large numbers of “Godless Dollars.” Is the U.S. Mint doing this intentionally?Answer: No, the U.S. Mint does not make the error coins on purpose. Experts in the minting process and the causes of coin errors are pretty much in agreement about this. Although the number of errors seems to have increased since the State Quarters started coming out, the fact is that many more people are looking for little errors than ever before, too. More people looking for error coins means that more minor coin errors are going to be found. In addition, Mint quality control has changed over the years, and far less emphasis has been placed on searching through finished
