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This means that coins in short supply often see higher demand and higher values.

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Errors are common feature invaluable coinsand can push values up to six figures or higher.

Note that top values are usually paid to coins that have been graded in mint or near-mint condition.

Heres a look at five of themost valuable error coins.

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The highest price paid for this coin was just shy of $100,000.

A highly graded specimen fetched $120,000 in 2018.

A pristine DDO Lincoln Cent can command a value exceeding $125,000.

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You dont usually see errors with proof coins, but there are exceptions.

So far, only two such specimens have been identified, according to Gainesville Coins.

However, a small number of pennies were mistakenly struck on the normal bronze planchet that year.

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Those pennies, which might number as few as 15, are among themost valuable error coinsin the world.

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