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New Member
United States
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Hello,  Can anyone tell me anything about this coin? It's odd Thanks!  Edited by Forum Mom to make title more descriptive. Also deleted duplicate post in Errors/Varieties. Please do not duplicate posts with the same question. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 Someone seems to have counter-stamped that or carved the state of Oregon into it for whatever reason |
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Valued Member
United States
300 Posts |
 It's nice to see my home state on a cent for a change.  |
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Valued Member
United States
203 Posts |
It is a counterstamped coin, probably not worth much over face value except to a collector. I remember seeing something like that years ago but with all 50 states done that way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
959 Posts |
I always like finding a counter stamp . Probably have 25-30 of the States, plus various other stampings. Yours is an exceptionally nice older copper one. Nice find! And |
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Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
I see these frequently on ebay.. |
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Valued Member
United States
70 Posts |
That's a counterstamped Lincoln, which in 1960 had the Lincoln Memorial reverse, not the wheat back.
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Valued Member
United States
275 Posts |
might be worth a buck or two, people collect em and they are infrequently found or hard to acquire a set
Edited by Coppertop
09/29/2012 10:19 pm
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Valued Member
United States
386 Posts |
I collect these from CRH just for the fun of it. I have found a few counter-stamped states like yours, and one with the image of JFK. I just dump them in my coin tube labelled "odd". Once I get enough of them, I am going to try and make some sort of folder/display.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Some time back there was an add for such cents with all the states stamped on them. This set was in a display case for hanging on a wall. I would think that after a while most were just taken down and the coins put back in circulation.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
613 Posts |
It's nice and red for its age. Maybe put it in a coin capsule to keep it pretty.
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Raymo would LOVE this one!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As for counterstamped LMC, I have found an "Easter bunny" and a "Masonic stamp". Not sure what to do with them though. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was hoping to see a (copy/replica/counterfeit) 1964 Wheat cent like the OP title mentioned!
Edited by oih82w8
10/11/2012 09:32 am
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Moderator
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I fixed the title.  |
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Posted 09/29/2012 02:46 am
