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Any thoughts on this one?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi,
It is not a large date over small date, nor is it a small date over large date.
It looks like what I would expect a normal coin to look like.
Thanks,
Bill
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Here is another picture. This doesn't look like any of the other 1960 pennies I have seen.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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check the 1960P-1DO-003P. It is a large over small. I couldn't get it to open for a photo, but you can see tha "6" is not like your s. I would say it took a hit of some kind.
Dick
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Ok, one last try. Here is the 9.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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cearnan, checked my notes, this was a master die issue. You can also find doubling on 1960 cents caused by master die being doubled. Thus produced in great quantities that they have no value. As you can see, here is a 1960D with the same abnormity.  |
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It is part of the 1960 Small Date design. It is one of the things I look for when identifying them. Also, the Shorter tails on the 9 & 6 in the date. Here is an example of a Large over Small/RPM 1960D-1MM-100 Cent.  Notice the mark on the mint mark is like Morgans Cent. That is usually the coin on the outside of a shotgun roll of Cents. It just wast gets hit during the closing of the paper wrap. Edited by coop
09/28/2008 09:39 am
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Thank you all! This coin will no longer drive me nuts now that I know that this is a master die issue. MorgansRmine and Coop thank you for the great pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
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cearnan, I am with you in having learned a bit more. I did not know it was a Master die issue. Hope I did not mis-lead you. I just noticed I spelled your name wrong. I have a vision problem, so please indulge. You should see how I spwell my name, at times!
Dick
Edited by livingdinasaur
09/29/2008 02:49 am
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No problem! It is nice to find out details like this. I am surprised that such "sloppiness" was used on the master die....
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Pillar of the Community
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There are plenty of 1960-D varieties! Here is one of my 1960D-1DO-001 /RPM 1960D-1MM-100. I think these will some day rival the 1972 DDO in desirability and demand. ( My own personal opinion) Jim   |
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Wow Jim, that is dramatic!
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Pillar of the Community
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Jim, that is a nice shot of the "good" one! I agree, they willslowly become very sought after. I have a bunch of them, and keep everyone I find. I don't have a full set, but the fun is in looking!
Dick
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I buy everyone I can reasonably. Keep me in mind if you decide to reduce your inventory  . Jim |
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The little 'bit' on the inside of the 6 and the squared-off inside to the 9 on 1960 small date cents is NOT master die doubling. It's just a part of whatever procedure they used to make the design from which the master hub was created. Nobody knows for sure exactly what caused it, but it is definitely not master die doubling. By the way, all 1960 small date cents are like this to some degree. You will also find low relief squared off areas around some of the lettering in LIBERTY which is another part of the same anomaly.
The master die doubling on 1960 cents is on the large date coins and is in the E of WE.
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Thanks, Chuck! I knew there was something about that, but my memory is much shorter that a nanosecond, so much goes around, but verty little comes around. I'll make a PUP note of that, and keep it with my "little ones" How are you feeling today" Better, hopefully. BTW, did toou get thae letter I sent? My concern is whether there was enough postage. Thanks,
Dick
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