Possible 1969-S Error

The 1970S is a large date.

I'm gonns take a guess and say the "9" is damage from a coin roller. It wasn't done during the minting process. IMO

If you look in front of Lincolns chin there is definite markes were something hit the coin. Also what ever damaged the 9 also damaged the 1..(again this is just my opinion)

But more importantly (where are my manors)...

to the forum Back at it!

Thanks everyone. Does Anyone have a good list of years to look for when searching rolls. I try and get my daughter $40 every week or so but we havent found much. I want her to get a good find to cement her interest before too long.

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ya she's filled cent and quarter books up. Recently she's been looking for silver coinage but when I showed her the variations and errors that were out there she got really excited. I was just wondering if there was a good comprehensive list of Errors and variations out there. we've compiled a list from the Red Book and from the LCR.

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wow, TMI...

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we are definatley in over our heads.

Let me ask a sorting question then. how much time do you guys spend looking at a particular coin in any given roll? Do you look at every coin for possible variation?

I believe our resident expert(and worldwide expert for that matter) coppercoins sorts via the last numeral of the date to start with. Then you bunch them into decades maybe? he will be along and should see this post and can answer.

Having said that, he also has a book published called "looking through Lincoln Cents" I think? Can't remember the exact name even though I own a copy. Doah. It would be a great resource to have on hand.

One other thing, while I am not an error collector or die variety collector, I do enjoy reading the posts here in this forum. From what I understand, get yourself familiar with what a coin "should" look like and the errors/varieties will be easier to find. This will take TIME though. If you pick up a coin and flip through pages of a book and online looking to see if it's something, I don't think you will get anywhere fast and frustration will be quick. Find yourself a normal cent, study it as a baseline, and then just start scanning things. Eventually lots of folks see things that are not there because they are trying to hard. Post pictures here and the experts will help.

One final note. Coppercoins has probably searched through millions of cents in his life and there are still posts and "finds" listed here that he himself has never found. Just to give you an idea of how long it may take to find something..... Good luck and have patience.