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New Member
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Hi, I've had this 1984 Lincoln Penny with a mint error, I put it on ebay. Maybe I should take it off?   ***Edited by Forum Dad to remove link by new member*** |
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Pillar of the Community
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I am no expert but it looks like some one took a blow torch to the coin the little bubbles are and indicator it may well have been mushed with a finger but none of this points towards a mint error. The mint does not heat coins as far as I know.....
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United States
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That was my first thought as well. But after studing the auction, I think it could be a very large die break and if so a VERY NICE Error.
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Yeah back in the 80's I took it to a coin dealer and he said it looked like someone heated it up. I have always been sceptical of his analysis because of the height of the ridge on the one side. I can't see how the ridge would rise if the coin were melted. With the advent of digital photography, I was able to notice the splatter all over the obverse. If a blow torch were used it would have had to been pointed away from the coin, not towards the center (where the splatter is present). If you study the picture on ebay, you'll see how high the ridge gets. Looking at the coin I get the impression that maybe another coin was off center during the minting. But I know nothing about minting coins, haven't seen it on "how they makes things" yet. So if it is a very nice error, is it worth forking over $20 to ebay to get it in with the featured listing? Looks like the link to ebay has been removed,,, oh well,,, MINT ERROR COIN Lincoln Penny rare high ridge cent CudEdited by mespe
10/18/2007 1:39 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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edited since I do not want to be a sales pitch  Edited by biokemist6
10/23/2007 3:28 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The rim on the coin is separate from the striking process. The planchet is "setup" pre strike. If you look at planchets there are a Type "A" (not setup) type "B" with the setup rim. There will be some indication of a rim on a Cud. Here is an image of a graded one that the owner let me use for instructional purposes.  The die looks deteriorated more where the Cud usually is, but looks real to me on the 1984. Interesting, on both coins there are finger prints where someone held them to look closer on them. Edited by coop
10/18/2007 3:58 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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edited since I do not want to be a sales pitch Edited by biokemist6
10/23/2007 3:28 pm
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New Member
United States
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So, what's a dime like that worth coop? Do I need to sit down?  |
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United States
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Mespe, if I were you I'd take it off of ebay. If it is authentic, you won't get the most money for it because a lot of people sell fake, home made damaged coins on ebay and then sell them as authentic errors. I have a feeling that a lot of people might view your item as a post mint damage item. Your best bet would be to sending it out to a grading service for them to authenticate it and then put it on ebay with that authentication. |
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Can anyone recommend a grading service? And how much do they charge? Like I said in my first post and in the listing, this is the way I got the coin, I did not inflict and damage to this coin. I do not know of anyone else that damaged this coin post minting,,, If we're talking $10-20 difference, I'd leave it be, if we're talking thousands,,, well it'll come off ebay,,, because the more I look at it the more I believe it's the real thing. |
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ebay is the place to sell that coin, you will have the biggest audience. Many ppl collect Cuds and they know real ones when they see it. That coin should bring between 40 to about 120 dollars is just a guess on my part. errrror
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It's a Cud, no question about it - and it's a nice one. I have no idea what they are worth - they are errors, and I don't do errors. But it's still very nice. |
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Just added some more pictures and a guarantee that the coin would be graded as a mint error,, that's how confident I am after studying the coin and reading teh posts,,,
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's a nice find. Good luck on ebay:) |
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New Member
United States
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Looking at the dime in the earlier post, it shows the metal melted and flowed over the obverse. That's exactly what my penny shows, except mine is on the reverse where the metal melted. The mint may not use heat during the process, but if you squeeze metal with enough pressure it will get hot and melt,,,I'm getting more excited that my coin is authentic every time I read a new post or look at the coin differently. More pictures on ebay today,, |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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At coin shows almost any trivial cent error coin sells for $2 to $10 lately. More noticable error cents are going for well over that. At the last coin show last week I noticed very offset cent coins for now over $25 without dates and much higher prices with dates. Naturally the higher the denomination, the higher the price. Appears error collectors are on the increase. Even more error type books at the coin shows now. If your going to sell it on ebay, hope you do OK with the price. If that one is authentic, should be well over $50. |
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Posted 10/18/2007 11:36 am
