Strike It Rich with Pocket Change: Error Coins Bring Big Money

“Strike It Rich with Pocket Change: Error Coins Bring Big Money” by Ken Potter and Brian Allen is a comprehensive guide aimed at both novice and seasoned coin collectors interested in identifying and profiting from error coins found in everyday circulation. The book provides detailed insights into various coin errors, supported by over 350 close-up illustrations, and offers up-to-date market values to assist collectors in recognizing valuable coins. Pros: 1. Comprehensive Coverage: The book extensively covers a range of denominations, including Lincoln Memorial Cents, Roosevelt Dimes, Washington Quarters, John F. Kennedy Half Dollars, and State Quarters. This breadth ensures that collectors have guidance across multiple coin types. 2. Detailed Visuals: With more than 350 close-up illustrations, the book aids readers in accurately identifying error coins. The visual aids complement the textual descriptions, making it easier to spot and understand various coin anomalies. 3. Expert Insights: Authored by experienced numismatists, the book offers professional advice on tools of the trade, coin preservation, and the buying and selling of error-variety coins. 4. Educational Content: The inclusion of terms and definitions associated with error coins enhances the reader’s understanding, making it a valuable educational resource for those new to coin collecting. Cons: 1. Organizational Structure: Some readers have expressed a desire for a more systematic arrangement of content. Organizing the errors by denomination in a sequential manner could enhance usability, allowing collectors to quickly reference specific coins. 2. Depth of Coverage: While the book is comprehensive, certain readers might seek more in-depth analysis or additional examples of specific error types. Expanding on lesser-known errors or providing more case studies could add further value.. In conclusion, “Strike It Rich with Pocket Change” serves as a valuable resource for coin enthusiasts aiming to identify and profit from error coins. While there is room for improvement in terms of content organization and depth, the book’s strengths in comprehensive coverage, detailed visuals, and expert insights make it a worthwhile addition to any collector’s library.

This is a fantastic book for looking for error coins. Details and pictures on every page of what each coin’s errors are. I tried a couple of other coin books and this blows them away with its level of detail. Highly recommend.

This will make a great reference book for the future. Other than a crease on the back cover and a crease in one of the pages of the book , it is in good condition. The page crease looks like it was a preprinting error. None of that takes away from the reference value of this book.

Wish I purchased this book first! Love the cherry pickers guide, but I find this book, Strike it Rich with Pocket change, helped me discern errors much easier! I lists all denominations in this book, where Cherry Pickers Guide has denominations spread in 3 books. In my opinion if you are starting out, buy this book first and then buy Cherry Pickers Guide for reference!

Nice book for a change collector. Lots of useful information. Loved that it had so many pictures so you could physically see exactly what the coins looked like. Much easier to retain the information that way.

Very good book for new and old coin collectors alike. The facts are bare, but the book is easy to follow. The photography is adequate, but I would like to see color images. Other than that, this is a great buy. You’ll need another source for error coins from 2021 forward.

As a new (what I call myself), "Armchair coin collector" I am loading up on coin guides. I recently got the 'Strike It Rich with Pocket Change, 5'th edition' guide. I also bought all three volumes of the 'CherryPickers' 6'th edition' guides. As others have mentioned, it seems the Strike it Rich guide has some gaps. For example, the Lincoln cent information begins at 1959 and stops at 2020. The first Lincoln cent was minted in 1909 so where are the first 50 years? Dawned on me that the title includes "Pocket Change." How many people have a 1909 or a 1955 in their pockets or change jar? On the plus side, what information is provided in this guide is good. For example I have probably passed over quite a few 1968-D quarters because while the Cherrypickers' guide shows one picture of 1968-D coin it doesn't show the error I found as well as I see in Strike it Rich. The latter images are, I feel, better pictures. The 1968-D DDR I recently found in a roll was exactly as shown in the Strike it Rich guide. As a new coin collector I would recommend both the 'Strike it Rich', and the three volumes of the 'Cherrypickers' ' guides. However a ton of information online. I have filled in the gaps from the guide books with information gleaned from the internet. Good hunting!

If you want to learn about pocket coins this book is amazing

Strike it Rich est un livre basée sur les pièces de monnaie qui peuvent avoir une valeur monétaire est continents des informations avec des images assez visible pour bien voir les pièces en questions avec plusieurs explications. Ce n'est pas un livre de lecture mais un livre de référence au quotidien à regardez est apprendre. Les informations me sont plus attirants que le livre des bibles sur la monnaie. Strike it Rich est selon moi plus précis en informations mais ceci est mon avis. 5 étoiles

Not bad

Mkt underhållande!

I haven't been able to go too far on it, but it has some very useful information.

I'm retired so I have time to look at many coins.