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Was browsing ebay and found this. Pretty cool. Besides collecting mainly Cents, Lincoln Cent errors are my second love. There was a triple strike on here a few days ago but can't find it. Anyway, thought this was cool with the two dates. Anyway, I'm having trouble getting the link. Sorry all. Item# 310138909416 swcoin.ecrater.com
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05/02/2009 8:31 pm
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Here is the picture of the coin. Only thing that can make it better is a Wide AM.  |
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WAM are found on 1999, not 1999-D's. Thanks for the pic!
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that is a sweet saddle strike  |
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WAM are found on 1999, not 1999-D's. Thanks for the pic!
That doesn't mean they are not possible.
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That doesn't mean they are not possible.
That's true. New discoveries all the time. Who knows  swcoin.ecrater.com
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That doesn't mean they are not possible. How would the unpolished proof dies get to Denver considering Denver had been making their own dies for two years. The die wouldn't be coming in from outside, and for them to make it they would have had to have been shipped a proof master hub from Philadelphia. |
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Ended at $500!!....Wow..Nice sale there!
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Conder101 asks: "How would the unpolished proof dies get to Denver considering Denver had been making their own dies for two years. The die wouldn't be coming in from outside, and for them to make it they would have had to have been shipped a proof master hub from Philadelphia." Hypothetically... if the end of the fiscal year was coming up and Denver was real close to the end of what they had available for use as far as dies for the reverses of the cents, they would not likely make any more dies but request that any surplus reverse dies, if available at the Philadelphia Mint, be sent to Denver to be placed in to service. If they managed to mix up dies at Philly to produce three years worth of Wide AM cents for circulation, it would not be beyond the realms of possibility that they would ship a Wide AM reverse die to Denver. The scenario is not likely but it is also not impossible. Thanks, Bill |
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Very sweet coin, would someone please explain "how this wound up being this way?
I mean was the obv die loose and did multiple strikes,while moving around being loose, being it was stuck in the collar, or to the rev die?
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The coin enters the coining chamber part way during the down stroke of one strike, then moves a little and as it is passing out of the area of the coining chamber it is struck again during another down stroke in the cycle.
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How does someone acquire a coin like this? It's not like it got into a roll...
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Coins like this are strictly bag finds which is why they are very difficult to find any more(the Mint discontinued shipping bag in 2001 I believe). I would assume that it would still be possible to find a different coin in one of the bags that the Mint currently sells for a premium but of course, there are many less of them produced than the number of bags that used to be shipped to banks. Also, not all denominations are available through the Mint(currently only quarters, halves, and dollars).
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I never said it was 'likely' that Wide AM cents could come from Denver. It's highly unlikely, but the statement I was responding to made it sound impossible. |
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It's not a saddle strike. The strikes were delivered in sequence, not simultaneously.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Thank-you Bill.....If this is not a saddle strike, what would it be called?
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