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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.

CONECA was formed through a merger of CONE and NECA in early 1983. To learn more about the fascinating HISTORY OF THE ERROR HOBBY and THE HISTORY OF CONECA, we encourage you to visit us our main site Here

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Hello, new member as of 3/23/2026

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  • petrpanman
    • Mar 2026
    • 9
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    Hello, new member as of 3/23/2026

    I am a paying member of CONECA and appreciate the help you all give to the coin collecting community. I have gone through 2 collecting stints. I started my first in 2000 until about 2014. I had quite a collection, earning 16 NGC top ranked sets. My decision to sell my coins and stop my coin obsession was a mistake as I found that deep down, I really missed the excitement of waiting to see that perfect coin I just purchased arrive in the mail, or waiting to see if the coins I sent to PCGS or NGC upgraded to higher level of a raw coin got a grade high then I thought it would. I try not to look back at some of the great coins I had. My new collection started last year and you can see how I've done on both NGC and PCGS Registries. It is great to feel that excitement again although the prices of coins have certainly increased. My collecting preference is for coins that have a look as close to original as possible. If they can't be a bright silver/white I prefer coins that have a deep grey with silver/white devices as in the example I am attaching. I look forward to many years chasing that perfect coin...

    1897-S .50 J744 PCGS VF25 Obv.jpg 1897-S .50 J744 PCGS VF25 Rev.jpg
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  • Edgieaz
    • Mar 2026
    • 13
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    Welcome back! It is great to see experienced people join and support. As a newbie, the more experience the better since there are so many questions out there. Hopefully we all remember to prioritize our supporters since without us there would be no website to reference. Hopefully one day there is enough left that those brave enough to run the behind the scenes may be able to see a little annual bonus too! I only started because I found the remnants of a collection my parents left behind - my siblings and their kids took everything the day arrived for my mom's funeral. I took care of her for five years, being in shock I wasn't paying attention or really caring about what they were grabbing out of her bedroom drawers. I was lucky to stop them from stealing the morphine as it was (she died of cancer). Now I sit with more boxes of coins on a table than I ever thought - SO MUCH FUN!

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