Most of the time when I go to banks and ask fr those big dollars they usually only bring out golden dollars,usually in rolls. I've heard of presidential dollars that are really rare (errors) such as the missing letters of the edge or dropped letters, does anyone have a list (or link) of the varieties I can find?
Dropped letters are errors, not varieties. The difference is varieties are consistent. You can find the same exact variety on multiple coins. Varieties are differences in the dies, such as a doubled die, repunched mintmark. Or transitional die variety. Errors occur either within the planchet itself or during the actual striking of the coin. They can happen at any time, and are unique to that coin. As to a list of presidential dollar varieties, I'm afraid I can't help you there.
Great Question.. Try this website.. should answer most if not all of your questions. http://www.smalldollars.com/index.html#president
001 2007-P George Washington - Position A 002 2007-P George Washington - Position A, Satin Finish 003 2007-P George Washington - Position A, Partial Edge Lettering 004 2007-P George Washington - Position A, Weak Edge Lettering 005 2007-P George Washington - Position B 006 2007-P George Washington - Position B, Satin Finish 007 2007-P George Washington - Position B, Partial Edge Lettering 008 2007-P George Washington - Position B, Weak Edge Lettering 009 (2007) George Washington - Missing Edge Lettering 010 2007-D George Washington - Position A 011 2007-D George Washington - Position A, Satin Finish 012 2007-D George Washington - Position A, Partial Edge Lettering 013 2007-D George Washington - Position A, Weak Edge Lettering 014 2007-D George Washington - Position B 015 2007-D George Washington - Position B, Satin Finish 016 2007-D George Washington - Position B, Partial Edge Lettering 017 2007-D George Washington - Position B, Weak Edge Lettering 018 2007-P John Adams - Position A 019 2007-P John Adams - Position A, Satin Finish 020 2007-P John Adams - Position A, Partial Edge Lettering 021 2007-P John Adams - Position A, Weak Edge Lettering 022 2007-P John Adams - Position B 023 2007-P John Adams - Position B, Satin Finish 023 2007-P John Adams - Position B, Satin Finish WEL 024 2007-P John Adams - Position B, Partial Edge Lettering 025 2007-P John Adams - Position B, Weak Edge Lettering 026 2007-P John Adams - Doubled Edge Lettering, Overlapped 027 2007-P John Adams - Doubled Edge Lettering, Inverted 028 (2007) John Adams - Missing Edge Lettering 029 2007-D John Adams - Position A 030 2007-D John Adams - Position A, Satin Finish 031 2007-D John Adams - Position A, Partial Edge Lettering 032 2007-D John Adams - Position A, Weak Edge Lettering 033 2007-D John Adams - Position B 034 2007-D John Adams - Position B, Satin Finish 035 2007-D John Adams - Position B, Partial Edge Lettering 036 2007-D John Adams - Position B, Weak Edge Lettering 037 2007-P Thomas Jefferson - Position A 038 2007-P Thomas Jefferson - Position A, Satin Finish 039 2007-P Thomas Jefferson - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 040 2007-P Thomas Jefferson - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 041 2007-P Thomas Jefferson - Position B 042 2007-P Thomas Jefferson - Position B, Satin Finish 043 2007-P Thomas Jefferson - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 044 2007-P Thomas Jefferson - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 042WELB 2007-P Thomas Jefferson - Position B, Satin Finish WEL 042WELA 2007-P Thomas Jefferson - Position A, Satin Finish WEL 045 (2007) Thomas Jefferson - Missing Edge Lettering 046 2007-D Thomas Jefferson - Position A 047 2007-D Thomas Jefferson - Position A, Satin Finish 048 2007-D Thomas Jefferson - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 049 2007-D Thomas Jefferson - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 050 2007-D Thomas Jefferson - Position B 051 2007-D Thomas Jefferson - Position B, Satin Finish 052 2007-D Thomas Jefferson - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 053 2007-D Thomas Jefferson - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 054 2007-P James Madison - Position A 055 2007-P James Madison - Position A, Satin Finish 056 2007-P James Madison - Position A, Partial Edge Lettering 057 2007-P James Madison - Position A, Weak Edge Lettering 058 2007-P James Madison - Position B 059 2007-P James Madison - Position B, Satin Finish 060 2007-P James Madison - Position B, Partial Edge Lettering 061 2007-P James Madison - Position B, Weak Edge Lettering 062 2007-D James Madison - Position A 063 2007-D James Madison - Position A, Satin Finish 064 2007-D James Madison - Position A, Partial Edge Lettering 065 2007-D James Madison - Position A, Weak Edge Lettering 066 2007-D James Madison - Position B 067 2007-D James Madison - Position B, Satin Finish 068 2007-D James Madison - Position B, Partial Edge Lettering 069 2007-D James Madison - Position B, Weak Edge Lettering 070 2008-P James Monroe - Position A 071 2008-P James Monroe - Position A, Satin Finish 072 2008-P James Monroe - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 073 2008-P James Monroe - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 074 2008-P James Monroe - Position B 075 2008-P James Monroe - Position B, Satin Finish 076 2008-P James Monroe - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 077 2008-P James Monroe - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 078 2008-D James Monroe - Position A 079 2008-D James Monroe - Position A, Satin Finish 080 2008-D James Monroe - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 081 2008-D James Monroe - Position A, Weak Edge Lettering 082 2008-D James Monroe - Position B 083 2008-D James Monroe - Position B, Satin Finish 084 2008-D James Monroe - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 085 2008-D James Monroe - Position B, Weak Edge Lettering 086 2008-P John Quincy Adams - Position A 087 2008-P John Quincy Adams - Position A, Satin Finish 088 2008-P John Quincy Adams - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 089 2008-P John Quincy Adams - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 090 2008-P John Quincy Adams - Position B 091 2008-P John Quincy Adams - Position B, Satin Finish 092 2008-P John Quincy Adams - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 093 2008-P John Quincy Adams - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 094 2008-D John Quincy Adams - Position A 095 2008-D John Quincy Adams - Position A, Satin Finish 096 2008-D John Quincy Adams - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 097 2008-D John Quincy Adams - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 098 2008-D John Quincy Adams - Position B 099 2008-D John Quincy Adams - Position B, Satin Finish 100 2008-D John Quincy Adams - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 101 2008-D John Quincy Adams - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 102 2008-P Andrew Jackson - Position A 103 2008-P Andrew Jackson - Position A, Satin Finish 104 2008-P Andrew Jackson - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 105 2008-P Andrew Jackson - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 106 2008-P Andrew Jackson - Position B 107 2008-P Andrew Jackson - Position B, Satin Finish 108 2008-P Andrew Jackson - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 109 2008-P Andrew Jackson - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 110 2008-D Andrew Jackson - Position A 111 2008-D Andrew Jackson - Position A, Satin Finish 112 2008-D Andrew Jackson - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 113 2008-D Andrew Jackson - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 114 2008-D Andrew Jackson - Position B 115 2008-D Andrew Jackson - Position B, Satin Finish 116 2008-D Andrew Jackson - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 117 2008-D Andrew Jackson - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 118 2008-P Martin Van Buren - Position A 119 2008-P Martin Van Buren - Position A, Satin Finish 121 2008-P Martin Van Buren - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 122 2008-P Martin Van Buren - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 123 2008-P Martin Van Buren - Position B 124 2008-P Martin Van Buren - Position B, Satin Finish 125 2008-P Martin Van Buren - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 126 2008-P Martin Van Buren - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 127 2008-D Martin Van Buren - Position A 128 2008-D Martin Van Buren - Position A, Satin Finish 129 2008-D Martin Van Buren - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 130 2008-D Martin Van Buren - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 131 2008-D Martin Van Buren - Position B 132 2008-D Martin Van Buren - Position B, Satin Finish 133 2008-D Martin Van Buren - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 134 2008-D Martin Van Buren - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 134a (2008) Martin Van Buren - Missing Edge Lettering 135 2009-P William Henry Harrison - Position A 136 2009-P William Henry Harrison - Position A, Satin Finish 137 2009-P William Henry Harrison - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 138 2009-P William Henry Harrison - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 139 2009-P William Henry Harrison - Position B 140 2009-P William Henry Harrison - Position B, Satin Finish 141 2009-P William Henry Harrison - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 142 2009-P William Henry Harrison - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 143 2009-D William Henry Harrison - Position A 144 2009-D William Henry Harrison - Position A, Satin Finish 145 2009-D William Henry Harrison - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 146 2009-D William Henry Harrison - Position A, Weak Edge Lettering 147 2009-D William Henry Harrison - Position B 148 2009-D William Henry Harrison - Position B, Satin Finish 149 2009-D William Henry Harrison - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 150 2009-D William Henry Harrison - Position B, Weak Edge Lettering 151 2009-P John Tyler - Position A 152 2009-P John Tyler - Position A, Satin Finish 153 2009-P John Tyler - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 154 2009-P John Tyler - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 155 2009-P John Tyler - Position B 156 2009-P John Tyler - Position B, Satin Finish 157 2009-P John Tyler - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 158 2009-P John Tyler - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 159 2008-D John Tyler - Position A 160 2009-D John Tyler - Position A, Satin Finish 161 2009-D John Tyler - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 162 2009-D John Tyler - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 163 2009-D John Tyler - Position B 164 2009-D John Tyler - Position B, Satin Finish 165 2009-D John Tyler - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 166 2009-D John Tyler - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 167 2009-P James K Polk - Position A 168 2009-P James K Polk - Position A, Satin Finish 169 2009-P James K Polk - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 170 2009-P James K Polk - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 171 2009-P James K Polk - Position B 172 2009-P James K Polk - Position B, Satin Finish 173 2009-P James K Polk - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 174 2009-P James K Polk - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 175 2009-D James K Polk - Position A 176 2009-D James K Polk - Position A, Satin Finish 177 2009-D James K Polk - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 178 2009-D James K Polk - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 179 2009-D James K Polk - Position B 180 2009-D James K Polk - Position B, Satin Finish 181 2009-D James K Polk - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 182 2009-D James K Polk - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 183 2009-P Zachary Taylor - Position A 184 2009-P Zachary Taylor - Position A, Satin Finish 185 2009-P Zachary Taylor - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 186 2009-P Zachary Taylor - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 187 2009-P Zachary Taylor - Position B 188 2009-P Zachary Taylor - Position B, Satin Finish 189 2009-P Zachary Taylor - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 190 2009-P Zachary Taylor - Position B Weak Edge Lettering 191 2009-D Zachary Taylor - Position A 192 2009-D Zachary Taylor - Position A, Satin Finish 193 2009-D Zachary Taylor - Position A Partial Edge Lettering 194 2009-D Zachary Taylor - Position A Weak Edge Lettering 195 2009-D Zachary Taylor - Position B 196 2009-D Zachary Taylor - Position B, Satin Finish 197 2009-D Zachary Taylor - Position B Partial Edge Lettering 198 2009-D Zachary Taylor - Position B Weak Edge Lettering That's a start but there is a common theme on the edge lettering. Position A (PCGS) Lettering right side up when viewing the Reverse (Liberty) Position B (PCGS) Lettering right side up when viewing the Obverse (President) Missing Edge Lettering (MEL) Partial Edge Lettering (PEL - where one of more letters or words are completely missing and NOT due to machine damage) Weak Edge Lettering (WEL - Where part of letters are missing and NOT due to machine damage) Double Edge Lettering Overlapped Double Edge Lettering Inverted (Position A on top of Position B) Satin Finish (Mint Set Coins from 2007 - 2010) Proofs Coins (S Mint Mark)
Don't forget this (Ulysses S. Grant) I still have to send it in for grading to add to the error list ! I own about 40 of them, but this is the only one with a transferred S in the field, they all have the EYE ERROR on them
Just noticed this old thread. Did you ever come to any conclusion as to what these were or send it in? Do they occur on both P and D coins or only from one mint?