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I thought this thread was about the 1910 VDB rumored to exist.
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How about this invention:
A 1909 S VDB on a dime blank.
Theoretically, it IS possible.
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The David Lawrence coin linked above sold at Heritage last April for $82,250. PCGS has 3, 2 in 65RB and that one in 65BN; they might be the same coin. So far, not counting off-planchet Wartime Cents, Heritage has sold two Business Strike Lincolns for over $125,000 - a 65RD 1926-S in 2006 and a 64RD 1969-S DDO in 2008. Both hammered at $126,500. The 1926-S was reholdered to a different provenance (now Jack Lee, formerly Joshua and Ally Walsh, but with the same serial number) and resold for $106,375 in 2008. |
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The 1958 DDO #1 has also sold for more than that. Quote:
I can imagine how such a coin could have been preserved in a reddish state after all this time, but how could it ever be graded as MS65 without having the crisp details that wouldn't be evident with a worn die? The reverse die was new and sharp. Typically the 1922 plain rev 2 is graded by the rev not the obverse. So on a MS-65 the reverse will be sharp, crisp, with all the fine details and a minimum of marks. |
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This is kind of a trick question. Nothing has an inherent "value" in an auction. All that matters is how much two people want it and are able to pay.
I could Dremel my name into a penny and it is now one of a kind. What is it worth? Only what at least two people are willing and able to pay for it.
Edited by Superhal
10/19/2013 06:41 am
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 Mine might not be the biggy mentioned but still pretty nice. Some day I'll have it gradedd for fun. |
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I'll take the 1914D MS66RD
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Edited by Broseph
10/20/2013 11:02 am
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I would throw the 1959-D Wheatback Cent into the ring, while not the most expensive (originally sold for $48,300 and resold for $31,050), it pretty much stands alone...only one known. http://www.pcgs.com/News/The-Myster...Lincoln-CentI am almost for sure certain that any 1974 Aluminum Lincoln Cent is illegal to own. Edited by oih82w8
10/20/2013 9:32 pm
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"I am almost for sure certain that any 1974 Aluminum Lincoln Cent is illegal to own." Well, it would at least be illegal to acquire :P |
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So many of the Mint error types out there. 1922 plain, 1959 Wheat back, 1943 Copper, 1944 Steel, 55 and 72 Doubled Dies, 83 reverse Doubled Die, 74 Aluminum Cent and a pile of miscellaneous others. However, all are really errors. The question was actually the most valuable Lincoln Cent. IF only considering REAL, not error coins, I would guess it's between the 09S VDB and the 14D. |
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Interesting topic... Never heard of the 59 wheat or 74 aluminum...
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I never heard of the 59 Wheat cent. I say the 1909 s VBD |
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There is a site called coppercoins.com
This is web site by someone named Charles D. Daughtrey who has at least two books out on just Lincoln Cents. The titles are Looking Through Lincoln Cents. Lots of info, photos and explanations about all the different errors for each year.
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