Errors Hot Topic with Readers Then and Now
Editor’s Note: For nearly 60 years, the feature-rich pages of Coins magazine, Numismatic News’ venerable sister publication, have tracked the history, fun and the growth of this great hobby, while also attracting new collectors to pursue what was once deemed the “hobby of kings.” Dusting off these time-aged issues, from the early 1960s and beyond, each installment of “Past Times with Coins,” written by its former longtime editor, explores what nuggets of interest they contain.
As I mentioned in a prior column, in the early days of Coins magazine, there were plenty of reports of error coins by readers. This was likely the reason for a photo spread in the December 1962 issue of the magazine.
“‘Dear Sir,’ they write, ‘Can you tell me about this
