In fact, the rarest and most valuable error coins are worth up to $599 each.
Ranging from penny coins to 50 cent pieces, we’ve rounded up the most valuable ones, based on recent eBay listings.
Of course, keep in mind that the coins are only worth how much someone else is willing to pay for them so you’re not guaranteed a windfall.
Yet it could be worth checking your wallet or down the back of your sofa, as these have all been circulated.
1969 Washington Quarter – $599
The error coin that sold for the highest price tag on eBay recently was a Washington quarter from 1969.
The first US President, George Washington, features on the coin, which was first released in 1932.
The specific coin has been struck off-center and is mis-shaped, with the eBay listing noting that it’s a “definite keeper”.
The coin racked up 28 bids and sold for $598.88 last month.
1964 Washington Quarter – $545
Another Washington quarter racked up a price tag of more than $500 on eBay recently.
The coin in question was a 1964 piece that had been struck on a 10 cent silver planchet.
The eBay listing racked up 25 bids before it sold for $545 on August 15.
It had been listed for $1 by the seller in Missoula, Montana.
1972 Lincoln Cent – $325
This penny coin is a rare 1972 doubled die observe version of the Lincoln Memorial cent.
It sold for $325 on eBay last week, after racking up 49 bids.
The Phildelphia-minted coin features the doubling of the letters “In God We Trust” alongside the top of the coin.
It also has the doubling of the word “Liberty” on the left side and the year 1972 on the right hand side.
A doubled die coin isn’t properly manufactured, meaning it has the appearance of two images on a single coin die.
More than 5.5billion 1972 pennies were made, and experts also estimate that 20,000 examples of the 1972 double die penny were accidentally made.
The specific coin in question likely sold for $325.22 on eBay due to being an “error toned coin”, meaning it has a slightly different color.
Lincoln Wheat Cent – $305
Another coin that was struck off center and sold for a hefty sum on eBay was this Lincoln Wheat Memorial cent.
It sold for $305 on eBay in September after attracting 50 bids from coin collectors.
Due to the minting error, the year of the coin is unknown.
The Lincoln wheat cent was replaced by the Lincoln memorial cent in 1959.
1859 50 Cent SS Republic – $292
A 50 cent error coin recovered from a shipwreck recently sold for $292 online.
The circulated half dollar coin came from the SS Republic, which was a ship that sunk off the coast of Georgia in 1865.
The ship, which contained thousands of Seated Liberty half dollars, was on the way to New Orleans when it was hit by a hurricane.
Because the coins were stacked in barrels, the silver coins weren’t corroded by saltwater like other silver pieces.
It means the details still remain on the coins, according to Rarecoins.com.
The listing noted that the piece is an error coin with “9 in the border”.
2005 Washington Quarter – $153
Last but not least, this 25 cent coin from 2005 comes with an error in the text.
The “T” is barely visible, meaning it reads like “In God We Rust”.
The Washington coin sold for $152.50 on eBay in August, having racked up 14 bids.
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