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 Much larger and focused pictures are required for us to see if it is a doubled die reverse. The words ONE and CENT would be the area you want to look at for signs of doubling. Likely just a normal '83 cent worth a penny, not a valuable doubled die. |
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What could be worth a lot of money for a 1983 cent? That would be a crossover transitional error cent struck on a copper planchet, to determine that you would need a coin scale that makes measurement to .00 of a gram. If the cent weighs 2.50 grams value is 1 cent, if it weighs 3.11 grams or close than you have something. What are the odds your coin is worth a lot of money? The odds are very very very low. You also could have a DDO or DDR which are worth more than 1 cent. For that you would have to do some learning....Good luck if you stick with it. |
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Gee Greasy, I wasn't even thinking about the possibility of a transitional copper. Do you know if anything like that has been discovered? That would be amazing!
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Pillar of the Community
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Courtney, could you please crop your photos tightly to the coin, enlarge them and rotate 90 degrees so we can view them easily. Thank you.
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Pillar of the Community
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I took the liberty of copying the reverse of your coin, enlarged it and rotated it. Sorry but I wasn't able to adjust the sharpness. Even with this fuzzy picture it doesn't appear to be the doubled die reverse. Like GreasyFingers said, you need to weigh it on a scale accurate to within two decimal points. If it weighs 3 or more grams you may have a winner.  |
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Thanks for trying to get a better image, but that one is very bad.  to CCF @Montenegro (I also edited your profile to reflect one post for you.)  |
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To CCF! I am just seeing a normal cent worth face value so far. Errers and Varietys.
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Agree with above, need far better photos and an accurate weight of the coin to answer your questions.
Note: I absolutely do weigh every coin that comes across my collecting table. You never know.
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If I remember correctly, a member here found an '83 copper transitional, sent it into PCGS & came back MS62 or something like that. They are out there, just need a scale to verify 3.1g, good luck.
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