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CONECA (pronounced: CŌ´NECA) is a national numismatic organization devoted to the education of error and variety coin collectors. CONECA focuses on many error and variety specialties, including doubled dies, Repunched mintmarks, multiple errors, clips, double strikes, off-metals and off-centers—just to name a few. In addition to its website, CONECA publishes an educational journal, The Errorscope, which is printed and mailed to members bimonthly. CONECA offers a lending library, examination, listing and attribution services; it holds annual meetings at major conventions (referred to as Errorama) around the country.

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    Hello my name is Tom and I am from South Bend, Indiana. I've collected coins since I was very young and also worked at a local coin shop here for over 12 years as a specialist in coins and paper money. I have been out of the hobby since leaving the coin shop now for a few years but started to find interest again in parts of the hobby. I used to have a really nice silver Washington Quarter set I spent a good part of the 90's and early 2000's putting together. My goal was to find them raw in as high a grade and I could get and afford. A different coin shop locally would let me go through big bags of quarters they'd acquire and I'd find little diamonds in the rough and I put together a nice high grade set. Unfortunately I parted with the set along with my then wife just before starting to work in a coin shop.

    I still love the hobby but especially the thrill of the hunt and what you might find. So very recently I visited a local shop here who happened to purchase a box full of cardboard flipped silver Washington Quarters. So I spent some time looking through them and found a few interesting pieces that brought back memories of hunting through collections when I worked at the coin shop. So here I am. I never hunted for varieties before except when working for the coin shop but I very much enjoy the hunt and what you might find. Now I am considering applying all my knowledge and skills I have I've collected over the years to some use (and fun).

    I am looking forward to meeting other experts in numismatics here in this forum. I already have a couple of coins with images I found that I cannot quite match up with existing RPM examples I could find online so I will be posting them shortly in the proper section (as soon as I find it) to get some expert opinions on what I may have found.

    Thank you,

    Tom O.
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    Welcome aboard. Coin collecting can be relaxing and enjoyable. Even rewarding in some cases. In the variety world it can act like a demented roller coaster ride with several more downs than highs. But when a bell ringer is found, it can erase all those downs.

    Plenty of folks in here to answer your coin related questions.

    Happy hunting.
    Gary Kozera
    Website: https://MintErrors.org
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    • #3
      Originally posted by MintErrors View Post
      Welcome aboard. Coin collecting can be relaxing and enjoyable. Even rewarding in some cases. In the variety world it can act like a demented roller coaster ride with several more downs than highs. But when a bell ringer is found, it can erase all those downs.

      Plenty of folks in here to answer your coin related questions.

      Happy hunting.
      Yes it was very satisfying while I worked at the coin shop to find something very rare. And I found a few!
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        Absolutely! That's funny I was just saying I hope 2025 is a better yr than this year!

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          I'm a paying member and so happy to be here! My name is Crystal and I found this hobby a little over 3yrs ago. I'm a RN and can no longer work due to multiple sclerosis. Collecting and the search for error coins has truly been a blessing for me! Can't wait to jump in!

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            Originally posted by cd1111 View Post
            I'm a paying member and so happy to be here! My name is Crystal and I found this hobby a little over 3yrs ago. I'm a RN and can no longer work due to multiple sclerosis. Collecting and the search for error coins has truly been a blessing for me! Can't wait to jump in!
            Welcome aboard.
            The forums have some good folk to answer your coin related questions.

            The best thing to do for an Introduction or any post, is start your own. The reason for this, especially later, when people use the search function it's easier to find d what someone is looking for.

            It's in the forum rules as well. I am just saying. In due time, you will a pro navigating amd posting here. No worries, ir happens a lot when new people post here. Creating a new post with one coin per post cuts down on the confusion as well. There is less confusion about what coin, topic or person some one is conversing with.

            Plus, starting your own post allows people to see it without having to dig in posts that has already been resolved. It allows the post to be seen by everyone on the top of the forum. This will allow your question to have more opinions on your coin and hopefully provide you with the answer.

            The numismatic community is a semi-relaxing hobby. Its somewhere where I can focus some time in tranquility, a zone of quiet time and relaxation.

            The hobby in my opinion is a bit like a chaotic roller coaster. You are not sure what your going to experience in a find. There may be many disappointments, but eventually there can be some bell ringers. It all depends on what your approach is, alloted time and your budget.

            Every roll can be a mini lottery type adventure. One never knows what you can find. That adventure, the thrill of the hunt is why many people collect. I will say that the US Mint has some rather rigid quality assurance and quality control trol practices in place since 2003. It's becoming increasingly difficult to find a major error in a roll or bag that's dated some where between 2003 and 2024. But, although scarce, they are out there.

            I tell people to consider looking at foriegn coins if they want to. The overseas Mints, especially in Europe are littered with doubled dies and overdate. World coins from Belgium, Sweden, India, British Indies, Mexico, Brazil and a boatload of other countries have their fair share of errors and varieties, all the way back to 1600 and some before.

            Happy hunting.
            Last edited by MintErrors; 12-26-2024, 08:49 AM.
            Gary Kozera
            Website: https://MintErrors.org
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              And as a just in case you are wondering what might go where, I wrote a post a while ago to help many post in the right forums. It's not perfect but it will guide us on where to put what.

              https://board.conecaonline.org/forum...t-forum-to-use
              Gary Kozera
              Website: https://MintErrors.org
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