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Valued Member
United States
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Oh. My. God. Thats all I have to say guys. I cannot believe that I searched a lot of about 1500 wheat pennies today, and the most valuable find I have in neither the 1909 VDB, OR the 1899 Indian Head cent that I found, nor the 1909(no VDB). Of all things, I have a 1990 ERROR that is so huge, that I cannot imaging how anyone couldn't be jumping-up-and-down-shaking excited to find a unique coin that no one else will find just like this one. If my post may seen poorly written, it's because I'm too excited beyond words to think straight. I have a feeling this may not be the most valuable error ever, but I am passionate enough about my coins to want to show it to all over you, share it, and ask you guys if I should send this out to NGS to verify it's validity and perhaps get this beauty slabbed! I hope you guys enjoy the pictures! Out of my curiosity, I'd like it if you guys could also tell me how much it is worth, in your own strict opinions! (Note, I didn't scan both sides to be aligned properly, and also note that this coin is oblong. It is not even perfectly round!)   |
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Valued Member
United States
80 Posts |
congrats! nice find man. I'm not too sure what they are worth, I've seen that sort of error sell before ranging from $5-20$. But like I said, I'm not sure what its actual value is, I've just seen something like that sell in that range before.
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Valued Member
United States
110 Posts |
Nice find. I have no idea of the value, but it's cool. It's hard to imagine it's been around for 22 years and no one noticed it and it certainly seems circulated.
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
not a bad find  here is one of mine.  |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Several years ago, a coin dealer in Sydney was selling massive offset strikes of U.S. coins, such as this one, for $5 each. They have a market value in Sydney these days of around $50 each.
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
Nice find! If you go to any of the larger shows in the US you will find dealers with a small container on their table with off centered cents selling them for $4-$8 each.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2624 Posts |
Derek:  Nice find  Your coin has an advantage over Fuzzy317's: a full date.Full date off centers should carry a higher value than partil or no date types.Actual value is what ever someone will pay for it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
632 Posts |
 The one and only that I have found does not show the full date, my date is 198?. Nice find especially since the date is showing. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Arab Emirates
557 Posts |
Nice find. I for one like error coins like this one. May not be worth a lot, but they certainly are cool to look at. Congrats!
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
Very nice find! I'll bet that was good for a decent burst of adrenaline...
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Valued Member
 United States
125 Posts |
I was surprised to learn from you guys, and also doing a bit of a search that they are not worth too much. Is it because they're that common? If not, then I guess it must be because there's not a market for them, since it's not something people look for everyday. Oh well, I'm going to hold on to it, and if nothing else, keep it as a good conversation starter :) . I suppose that 1909 VDB I found in that stack is more valuable after all! lol, I might share some of my other nice finds in another thread at some point after doing a more thorough search.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
632 Posts |
They are very very difficulty to pull from the wild, because they are an obvious error and usually get pulled soon after they hit circulation. So while they are not worth a lot, they are an awesome find in the wild.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
I love em too, six bucks for this one...  Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Moderator
United States
15419 Posts |
Thrilling find from the wild. Although it's not going to make you rich ... always nice to find one.
David
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Pillar of the Community
United States
844 Posts |
I would be just as excited. Congrats!!
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Posted 12/16/2012 02:46 am
