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New Member
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Hi. New here and this is my first post. Have been reading a lot and learning a lot here. Anyway, I found this in my change today: Image:  Save.jpg9.68 KB Image: Save0001.jpg14.25 KB Is it an authentic error coin or has it been tampered with? Is it worth getting graded? What is the ballpark value of this type of coin? Sorry for having a lot of questions. Kinda new at this. Was dealing mostly with bullion. Thanks for any help. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like it was struck through a capped die. Ball park figure for this is about $10- $25ish if it is indeed authentic. Weight should be that of a normal cent for it to be authentic. If the date can be made out, it bumps the price up a small bit but so far I see no trace of the date in the pictures.
Edited by Sleaklight
01/03/2008 5:03 pm
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New Member
 United States
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Weight is 2.5g. By the way, there is also a trace of the word "berty" on the left if you hold it at an angle (hard to see in the picture). No date though.
Thanks for the reply.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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hmm then it' a copper plated zinc cent as those weight 2.5 grams. So it could be any date from 1982 to present. Congrats on the find. There's some damage to reverse of it so you're most likely to get the low teens for it.
Please review the forum rules ! I have removed your offer to purchase this coin ,not only is it against forum rules to offer to buy from a new member but it is also inappropriate to offer to buy a coin posted in the Error/variety forum
You must have at least 50 quality* posts and have been a member for at least 14 days to post anything involving buying, selling, or trading. This applies to any forum at all, not just the Buy/Sell/Trade forums. Established members may not make any reference to a new member under 50 posts involving buying, selling or trading.
Metalman
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New Member
United States
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Thanks for the help and the offer. I think I'll hang on to it though being it's my first and only error find.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can see Abes profile and some lettering on the edge. Looks like it failed to eject and a blank planchet stamped on top of it. Close AM on the reverse puts it from 1993 to present. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree , although the picture is not quite enough for me to be 100% sure on it. It does appear to be a mid to late stage capped die strike.
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Valued Member
United States
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Any chance of a grease strike here guys? Like you said Bill, not 100% on that either. Would not a late stage die cap have more of a rippled looked?
Michael
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't think it is a strike through grease error as there would probably be enough grease (if the obverse was as bad as this) to effect some portion of the the reverse. Since the reverse is still so well struck, this would either be (most likely) a capped die strike, or a struck through some foreign material type of error.
It could also be a coin that was simply tampered with. It's hard to tell from the picture.
I've never seen a coin where striking through grease was the culprit when the reverse was so good.
Thanks,
Bill
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New Member
United States
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What signs of tampering can I look for? Sorry about the picture. Best I could do with my scanner.
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 United States
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Very odd
the weight is right so I can't think of any tampering that could happen. It seems to be some sort of weak strike but only on the obverse.
I'm curious to hear from Coppercoins
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New Member
United States
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No sign of tampering as far as I can tell (but what do I know). Coin is not worn and the rim is intact and well raised. Running your finger through the obverse of the coin, you can feel the slightly raised profile of lincoln.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I saved your picture and lightened it to make the surface a little more visible.
It doesn't appear to have been tampered with. It looks like it is a late stage, capped die strike.
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Posted 01/03/2008 5:06 pm
