Lamination Errors

Lamination errors, as most of you know, are due to a coin being struck when one of the layers of the metal planchets has fallen off before entering the die. This usually results in the struck coin having a red or yellow side and a silver looking side. These types of errors became more prevalent after 1965 when the US Mint switched from it's standard of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. At this point the mint adopted what is known as a metal clad sandwich which is composed of an outer layer of copper and nicked that is bonded to an inner core of pure copper.

What happens is simple. During the process when the blanks are cut, one or more layers fall off. These reach the dies and voila! You have lamination errors! Just so you know, coinage that is completely missing one or more layers are considered highly collectible and will usually bring a premium price. On the downside, small lamination errors may actually reduce the coin's collector appeal.

1924 $1 Silver Peace Dollar Anacs Au53 Lamination Error    US $119.99

Indian Cent Error 1866 Vg F Missing Lamination Rev    US $75.00

1920 D Buffalo Nickel 5c Fine Lamination Error Obverse    US $23.99

1943 Walking Liberty 50c Half Lamination Planchet Error    US $28.99

1861 1c Nova Scotia Large Penny Lamination Error Coin    US $45.00

1909 1c Canadian Large Penny Lamination Error Coin    US $17.50

1911 V Nickel Error Large Lamination    US $35.00

1879 S Morgan Silver Dollar Ch Gem Bu Lamination Error    US $74.95

Lqqk 1973 D Lincoln With Possible Lamination Error Lqqk    US $.99

Error 1848 Large Cent Missing Lamination Rev Xf    US $52.50

1893 Pcgs Ms64rd Indian Cent Lamination Error    US $425.00

★ 1924 P Peace Dollar Pcgs Ogh Mint Error Lamination ★    US $150.00

1838 Coronet Head Large Cent Fine Vf Lamination Error    US $29.99

1912 V Nickel Error Large Open Split Lamination Rim V    US $28.95

1911 Error Liberty V Nickel Lamination Obverse Xf    US $29.99

1920 Lamination Wheat Penny Error Coin Er 124    US $2.95

1930 Lamination Wheat Penny Error Coin Ej808    US $3.95

1957 D Lamination Wheat Penny Error Coin Er 127    US $2.95

Silver War Nickel Planchet Lamination Error Both Sides    US $.99

1943 P Silver War Nickel Huge Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

1945 P Silver War Nickel Huge Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

1944 P Silver War Nickel Huge Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

Nice 1956 Wheathead No Lamination Error    US $2.99

1945 P Silver War Nickel Nice Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

1943 P Silver War Nickel Nice Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

1942 P Silver War Nickel Nice Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

Silver War Nickel Peeling Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

1942 S Silver War Nickel Nice Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

1944 P Silver War Nickel Nice Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

1933 Lincoln Cent Huge Obv Lamination Unique Error    US $23.00

1945 D Silver War Nickel Nice Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

1944 S Silver War Nickel Nice Planchet Lamination Error    US $.99

1944 P Silver War Planchet Lamination Error Goatee    US $.99