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HERITAGE JUNE 2025 U.S. ERROR COINSHeritage Auctions will be hosting their U.S. Coins Error Showcase on June 23. Select items from the Curators' Picks are discussed below. -Garrett 
1826 1/2 C Classic Head Half Cent, C-1, B-1, R.1 -- Struck 10% Off-Center -- VF35 PCGS. Early type coins and early copper with Mint errors are scarce in the context of Mint errors. I get excited when I see one, especially if the coin is problem-free from an impairment and grade perspective. This Choice VF 1826 Classic Head half cent is such a coin. The 10% off center strike is enough to be visually interesting while not being overly dramatic or impacting the aesthetic of the design. The coin also has smooth brown surfaces and generally good eye appeal. Definitely one of the highlights of the auction in my view.
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1912 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, 2nd 10% Off Center -- MS65 Brown NGC. This coin just appeals to me visually. It is a simple double-struck piece with the second strike 10% off center. In the world of Mint errors, this type of error is not all that rare or unusual. But on this coin, it is particularly appealing. The coin appears to be two individual coins stacked on top of each other at first glance, and the Gem Brown grade gives the coin's surfaces distinct eye appeal. Many double struck or off center errors are much less visually captivating.
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1924 5C Buffalo Nickel -- Struck 15% Off Center -- MS64 NGC. Off-center Buffalo nickels are some of my favorite error coins. I don't see them all that often compared to other off-center strikes, and it is all the more rare to see one in high grade with both the date and mintmark area clearly visible. This coin checks all the boxes for a top-tier off-center Buffalo, even though it is only 15% off center. Not only is it one of my favorite pieces in the auction, I believe it is one of the rarest as well for what it is.
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1971-D 10C Roosevelt Dime -- Double Strike, 2nd Strike 35% Off Center, 2nd Strike Brockage Reverse -- MS62 PCGS. One of the more visually interesting pieces in this auction is lot 53046, a 1971-D Roosevelt dime that is double struck, with the second strike off center and a reverse brockage. The coin was initially struck as normal in collar. Then, it was fed and struck again, but the second time off center and on top of another struck coin. The only way for this error to have occurred is for the coin to have been ejected so a second coin could be struck, and then that second coin was not ejected and the first coin was fed in again on top of it. Clearly, something strange was happening with the coining press when this intriguing piece was made.
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Here are a couple more that caught my eye. -Editor 
1980 1C Lincoln Cent -- Flipover Double Struck in Collar & Obverse Counterbrockage -- MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. Description
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1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 15% Off-Center -- MS62 PCGS. Description
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