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Valued Member
United States
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ay all, I'm not sure if it's actually an error but the obv of this penny has veryy weak to no date or lettering. The pictures aren't great but in a certain light you can see the year 2000. The rev looks to be fine. Only lettering I can see on obv is 'trust' and the 'erty' at the end of liberty. do you think this is PMD or what? thanks for your time and sry for quality of photos   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
 United States
260 Posts |
cool. so does that mean grease filled the low spots on the coin when it was struck? I've read about errors but not extensively. when in the coin making process are most errors produced? or does it depend on the error.. anyway, I looked on ebay and saw a similar coin. a 2000 penny Struck Through Grease and the auction was past $2k. I guess my ultimate question is what factors make an error coin valuable? all opinions appreciated! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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was the asking price that much or did it get bid that high?
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think k was an oops. I have that 2000 Greaser and would love to think I'd have a small fortune on hand. But I'm not that lucky! #128539; |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Grease filled the die so the coin would not show those devices that should have been raised.
Edited by coop
04/03/2015 12:29 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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the asking price was 2,500 and it seemed like a reputable seller haha who knows though
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This seller lives (or at least ships) from my home town. For the record there were at least 3 2000 greasers in Madison. Mine, the one I gave away to a fellow CCF member and that one. Not so rare.  |
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United States
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oh that's cool. this is pretty much my first error coin so I'mexcited either way haha
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Moderator
 United States
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Yeah, that guy is about two decimal places too excited about the coin.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've seen weaker examples than the one on ebay:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The seller should know greasers don't sell for that kind of money. Guess he's just looking for a sucker.
Doesn't say much about the his morals or ethics
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United States
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They're offering a Broadstruck Lincoln for $1k with no idea what it is; it'd be a big payday if they did. Not $1k, but not chump change either. If I were more of a  I might try to work their scam in reverse. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice find! Here's my 2000...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Madison is an affluent township here in Connecticut; it could be this is one of the many out-of-touch citizens here. Money grows on trees in these parts after all. |
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Posted 04/03/2015 12:00 pm
