NEW BOOK: "ERRORS AND VARIETIES" REPRINTS

I want to make E-Sylum subscribers aware of the fact that after writing the “Errors & Varieties” column in Canadian Coin News for the past ten years, I have reprinted the 260 columns in letter-size format, 3-ring punched, ready to be inserted into binders.

Since the minting presses used at the U.S. Mint are the same as used at the Royal Canadian Mint, the information as to the causes of all types of errors is also of interest to collectors of U.S. errors.

I have conducted interviews with various key personnel at the Royal Canadian Mint going back to the 1960s, obtaining firsthand information directly. Access to the production floor enabled me to keep up-to-date on new equipment that affects the type of errors that could occur.

The 1,300+ pages, of which a full half are in colour, require either two 2” binders or three 1-1/2” binders. Colour sheets for the front, back and spine are included for insertion into your binders with slip-in covers.

Many of the earlier columns that were published in black & white are reprinted in colour. Out of the 3,000 photos, nearly half are in colour.

As the unveiling of the 260 columns comes after a bit of a delay, I am pleased to include a further 20 columns (#261 to #280) totalling another 80 pages, mostly in colour.

If you do some calculating on the cost of printing a total of nearly 600 colour and 750 black & white pages, the price for the package is very reasonable at $70 US plus $20 US shipping to anywhere in the Continental USA via USPS in their standard medium size mailer box.

Due to the weight of over 9 lbs., to keep the cost reasonable, orders have to be received by the beginning of April. The package will be shipped when I am in Ohio around Easter. If orders are received after that time, the shipping charge will be increased to the considerably higher cost from Canada.

Cheques or money orders in the total amount of $90 US ($74 for the set of reprints; $16 for shipping), payable to the author, should be sent to: John Regitko, 147 - 4936 Yonge St., NORTH YORK, Ontario M2N 6S3.

If any E-Sylum subscriber orders the package and is not happy with the contents, they can return the package to an Ohio address within a reasonable period of time and I will issue them a full refund plus half of their return shipping cost.

For the full press release, please contact me at errorman@look.ca.

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