Part I. Die Subtypes: 2017

• 1916 Winged Liberty (“Mercury”) dime patterns
• 1971-S Eisenhower dollar prototype
• 2000-P Sacagawea “Cheerios” dollar

Design execution errors

• U. S. Coins with 12 Stars

1. 1. 1828 half cent; with 12 stars
   2. 1832 $5.00 gold; with 12 stars

• 1817 Large Cent with 15 stars on the obverse
• 1804 Draped Bust dime with 14 stars on the reverse

Mid-year design modifications

• 1796 to 1799; 13, 15 and 16 stars on the U. S. dime, half dollar and dollar
  
• 1853 Seated Liberty dimes and half-dimes, with and without arrows
• 1867 Shield nickel with and without rays on the reverse
• 1883 Liberty Head nickel; with and without the word CENTS
• 1909 Lincoln cent; with and without the designer’s initials (V.D.B.)
• 1913 “Buffalo” nickels; Type I and Type II
• 1917 Standing Liberty quarter, with and without exposed breast
• Small date /large date

1. 1. 1960 Lincoln cent; small and large date
   2. 1970 Lincoln cent; two styles of date
   3. 1974 Lincoln cent; small and large date
   4. 1982 Lincoln cent; small and large date
   5. 1979-P Susan B. Anthony $1 (Near Date, a.ka. Wide Rim)

• Different placement of mintmark within the same year

1. 1. 1872 Seated Liberty Half dime
   2. 1875 Seated Liberty dime
   3. 1917 Walking Liberty half dollar
   4. 1942 Jefferson nickel; with and without mintmark

Conceptual design flaws

• Misspellings

1. 1. Chile 50 Peso, with country’s name misspelled “CHIIE”
   2. Brazil (Brasil) 1000 Reis, 1922, with country’s name misspelled “BBASIL”.
   3. Croatia 1 Kuna, 1994, with bird’s name misspelled “LUSCINNIA”.

• Inaccurate design

1. 1. Italy 1000 Lire with outdated map borders
   2. Montreal $5 Olympic Coin, 1976. Runner with two left feet

Unauthorized strikes and unauthorized issues

• 1913 Liberty Head nickel
• 1954 Mexico 5 centavos (small size)

Green lettering – major heading

Blue lettering – linked to subject matter

Browning lettering – subject matter covered under that heading

Black lettering – no entry yet