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I have a 1960d Lincoln Penny that is a misprint. It appears to have the back lightly printed over the front of his face. It's concealed in the cardboard cover, I could try to take a picture, but I'm not sure you would be able to see it. I'm wondering how rare it could be, and it's value.  |
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Rest in Peace
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We need photos of both the front (obverse) and back (reverse). Most coins reported with this are fakes made specifically to fool collectors.
Glue is put on one surface, another coin in pressed into the glue, and when it dries and is separated it gives the false sense of an error.
Pure acetone would remove the glue after a soak without harming the coin.
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 to the Community! I moved your post to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Better pictures are needed to tell. Until you post better pictures, we won't be able to help you.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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to the forum,please try to take a clear photos of both front and back,it would be a great help for the experts to chime in. |
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In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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When the dies clash the result can be what are known a prison cents -- because it looks like Lincoln's behind bars. More information here: http://goccf.com/t/257021Since these can be faked (as moxking posted) we really need clear pics of both sides. |
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]Sorry to have bothered , but after further inspection, and letting someone else look at it, what I was seeing was on the plastic cover itself. Did I say I was NEW. But there's still something different about this penny. It's not as heavy as the others I have, and appears to be made of different material. The rim around it seems to stick up more. It has dull finish and his head seems to be larger. Trying to send better pics.   |
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Looks like a normal cent! The false clashed die is a great learning experience . As a new collector, you want to have a lot of situations like this to learn...preferably without losing money. You did the right thing posting to this forum though, research research research!
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No need to apologize,education is the key to collectors success,if we don't ask questions we will not progress.Keep on searching
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No need to apologize,education is the key to collectors success,if we don't ask questions we will not progress.Keep on searching I agree. You never have to apologize for coming here and asking questions. This is why CCF exists. |
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Little late to this party! It looked like a die clash but couldn't have been. The bust imprint would not have the bays showing from the clash, only the fields on either side. Reason being is the dies are adjusted to maintain a minimum clearance between them, upon the strike without planchet in place, the dies "kiss" rather than a strong hit...this leaves the slight reverse image on the hammer die face only. The strike cannot press deep enough into the die to affect the reverse image bust!
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Thanks to all for your response. I thought I was going to be embarrassed. New but wanting and willing to learn.
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New but wanting and willing to learn. You will fit in here just fine.  |
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You may be new to the hobby but you are a person of character. I appreciate that you came back to set the record straight. When I was very new to the hobby I found a double headed quarter. I was stupidly excited about this find and couldn't wait to get home and look it up on the net to find out how much it was worth. I hadn't noticed that the heads had different years on them. It was a Magician's coin -- and it was probably worth about $8 when it was new. At that price, whoever makes these had got to be able to crank them out pretty fast. (I still have it.) As for your other questions about the coin, make sure you're comparing it to cents from that year and that mint. They are supposed to all come out the same, but they don't because the dies wear out and the pressure of the hammer is adjusted. Hope to see you around here a lot! |
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Posted 08/09/2017 11:29 am
