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1969 S Double OBV Lincoln Cent?

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 Posted 07/02/2014  7:01 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Scotty Butcher to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello This is my first post
Im new to collecting but I've picked out a few neat ones out of a big jar of change I've had. I came across this 1969s that appears to be doubled. I like to know if theres someone out there with more experience who can fill me in. Is it a double die or something else?

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to CCF.It is called machine doubled.No added value.
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 Posted 07/03/2014  12:08 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add 7TF to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
No added value as a Doubled Die because it is not one, but if you call it out as a "Strike Doubled" 1969-S like all of these completed sales did,
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sac...Sold=1&rt=nc
you could maybe get $10 for it. Please be aware that true error coin collectors consider these to be damaged coins, Not an error but, there are people that buy them for some reason and if they are willing to pay for them you might as well get what you can for it. I had some in the past I threw back because I was told they are worthless, I wish I would have held onto them, even if they only brought $5 a piece that is 500 times more vlaue than the penny!
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 Posted 07/03/2014  01:54 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
$10 would be a rip off. I've purchased real doubled dies for a lot less. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I ripped someone off like that.
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The only DDO 1969-S you can get for under $10 are the ones that no body cares about and you need a microscope to inspect them for the doubling.

I am not saying it is bad or good to sell strike doubled coins but, I would not have any problem sleeping at night, as long as, I knew I called it out correctly. It is definitely not against the rules or unethical if you call it out correctly. Adding a phrase stating in the auction that the coin is "NOT A DOUBLED DIE" and that it is Not Considered A Die Error but, is rather Strike/Machine Damage caused during the striking process. Adding A link or name of a website that explains the difference, would help ease some minds and it would prove if they are really selling to people that don't have a clue or if these people actually find value in them.

From what I have read, they have been selling like this for several months. I did not give the advice to try and mislead people.

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Scotty, I hope you do not feel mislead by my post. I am sorry for my first response, I should not have told you to sell it because in most coin collectors opinions (includng mine) these are not errors, but rather damage.

This is what I should have posted for you to begin with.
http://www.coingalaxy.com/coininfo/doubling.html

The site explains the difference between A true doubled die coin vs. A strike doubled coin looks like with photos.
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I agree with coops statement.
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I once sold a machine doubled nickel for $20.00. I don't recall losing any sleep over the transaction. Value should be determined by the individual buying and selling the coin as long as both parties understand what Machine Doubling is.
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