What Is Going On With This Wheat Cent?

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machine20 Pillar of the Community United States 1276 Posts	Posted 09/24/2017 11:40 pm Double struck rotated? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Crazy-Linco...AOSwLApZwo7k Report this Post to the Staff

TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 09/24/2017 11:51 pm It would appear that a cent was struck and was not ejected from the dies, bounced some and turned and then was struck again. But hey, I can't tell if it's legit or not. Looks convincing as this time the images are not reversed like a vise job or something. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 12:00 am This is a screen shot from http://Lincolncentsonline.com/error3.html Edited by cwb 09/25/2017 12:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 12:19 am Weird as it may be, it is either a legitimate mint striking error or a "mint-assisted error" (there really is such a classification, look it up!) it is indeed weird because the rever shows signs of at least a triple rotation but obverse shows a double. I'm wondering if this is not what's called a "soft-struck error. That is where a die is made from striking an impression of a real coin, then using it to strike another. It takes two dies like this to do a whole coin. Here's how it's done (A Little Johnnie in the Garage secret from Vol 2) Problem is, a very un-natural will be transmitted as in this real example: Edited by Crazyb0 09/25/2017 12:27 am Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 01:14 am That's certainly interesting. I'm thinking it's a genuine rotated/double-struck mint error. The obverse and reverse rotations seem to be around 135° and in the proper respective directions. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 10:48 am Quote: Problem is, a very un-natural will be transmitted as in this real example: That won't stop a few eBayers from bidding on it! Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 2:01 pm Quote: That won't stop a few eBayers from bidding on it! At a starting bid of $150, it'll be a very few. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 3:46 pm See you guys tomorrow, gotta go to the hardware store. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 3:57 pm @ Coinfrog Quote: See you guys tomorrow, gotta go to the hardware store. Do you have a project in mind? Are you a passionate reader of" A Little Johnnie in the Garage secret from Vol 2" Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188130 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 4:00 pm Quote: At a starting bid of $150, it'll be a very few. They only need one. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 4:30 pm I am tentatively of the opinion that it's a genuine Mint error. Just not a $150 one. At $50, I'd snag it. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/26/2017 10:27 am Genuine mint error. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19942 Posts	Posted 09/26/2017 8:03 pm Double struck error. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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