This is a parody of another book that is entirely fraudulent and reaping the profits with a smirk. Many of the claims are utterly laughable, paired with numerous inaccurate coin depictions, as demonstrated by the book's flawed content. The author is praying on the naive and the uninformed. If you believe the book is a professional handbook, despite its inclusion of randomly selected error coins, some misidentified, you are greatly mistaken.

Most of the non-credible books begin with polished, professional writing, employing sophisticated vocabulary, but gradually shifts to simpler, everyday language. This suggests it may be compiled from multiple sources, revealing a lack of consistent expertise. The language shifts from intellectual and professional to everyday words, often with spelling and grammar mistakes.

Most of the error coin books aren't written by verified numismatists based in the U.S. A review of 150 author names shows 95% have English origins. This suggests many books come from Europe or Asia, using European English for translation. Many of these books give away the origin by selecting words not commonly used in the USA to describe something. Owen Steele's book fits into this scenario with a British name and writing the indicates foreign writing.