A Certified Triple-Strike 1978-D Lincoln Cent

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ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 12/15/2024 7:22 pm A year or two ago, one of my coin collecting "brothers" of fifty years asked me to help him find a triple-strike error coin for his collection. We spotted a few, but they weren't as pleasing to his taste and were priced over $1,500, respectively. A few months ago, he called to tell me he'd found one for under $1k. A month later, I spotted the coin pictured below. Realizing how difficult it was to find a pleasing example of this error, I pulled the trigger and bought it. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/15/2024 7:38 pm Boy, gotta love that! Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24894 Posts	Posted 12/15/2024 9:38 pm Wow, fantastic coin, Exoguy! Well-defined extra strikes and it's not a zincoln! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73595 Posts	Posted 12/15/2024 9:56 pm Awesome purchase! I would have bought it too, if I had the money. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3170 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 12:58 am Wild, love the wavy memorial! Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17883 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 05:21 am Crazy looking coin - brilliant! My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15386 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 06:46 am Wow, very nice. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 06:52 am Thanks for the kind replies, guys. Surprisingly, this purchase was a low, three-figure item. I'm not familiar with the nature of the "wheel-mark" comment by NGC. Can someone enlighten me on this? OK .... While pondering, I found this .... https://www.ngccoin.com/news/articl...Wheel-Marks/ I was thinking the apparent scratch was a "wheel mark," but apparently not? Edited by ExoGuy 12/16/2024 07:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
uruman Pillar of the Community United States 5191 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 06:59 am very nice pick , congrats Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19112 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 07:15 am A rather nice example. Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5661 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 08:00 am My guess is the scratch got mislabeled as a wheel mark. Great coin! Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 08:29 am Quote: My guess is the scratch got mislabeled as a wheel mark. When I first read the slab insert, I mistook the gouge as the "wheel mark." From what I just read, wheel marks tend to be far more subtle. Perhaps, NGC erred, as you say, limproperly labeling the gouge as such? Or, there exists a wheel mark that I'm not seeing, AND NGC simply failed to call the gouge that resulted from the erred striking process? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94672 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 08:42 am what a great looking triple strike cent! congrats!! Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
coin rejector Pillar of the Community United States 2830 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 11:03 am Wow, that's a great triple struck error! I know they can go for bigger bucks & sounds like you got an awesome deal. Report this Post to the Staff
NY Islander Pillar of the Community United States 978 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 11:07 am You did good with this one! Your friend is lucky to have you. "We are all flawed, some MD and some PMD." NYI Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187577 Posts	Posted 12/16/2024 11:10 am Very nice! 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
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