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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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Couple of months ago I bought 21kg (46 pound?) from a guy who worked 5 round the world trips on a cruise ship. He collected the coins in the early nineties to make a piece of art. But when the years past, no art. He decided to sell it.. I was the lucky one to buy it for a very nice price..  In that lot was a big amount of LMC, this coming holiday period I gonna start sorting them out. Hopefully I find something "special", this toppic I use to post my finds and questions.. Greetings from a dutch LMC error searcher..   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3592 Posts |
Good luck...I'm doing that right now
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Moderator
 United States
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Be sure to share any intersting finds with us.
Good times ahead. Enjoy!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
Be sure to sort out and keep aside any red BU Lincolns from the 1980s. Tube them up and forget about them. One of these days you will thank me for this.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Indeed....keep those BU cents!
Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
 Netherlands
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Be sure to sort out and keep aside any red BU Lincolns from the 1980s I certainty do that, had that already in mind to keep the "reds" aside.Quote:
Be sure to share any intersting finds with us I hope that I can show a lot.. I'm happy if I find 1 nice/good error..Today I made the first separation, I sorted them out by mint and decade.. Found a few wheats, oldest was 1910p.. Also found a (home-made?) counter stamped clover image. To bad it isn't a 4 leaf..  But maybe he brings me luck with my search, you never know. Think I start this weekend with the 50's and 60's..  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
880 Posts |
I got one with Nixon's head stamped in. I think there are a bunch of different things stamped into them (usually in that spot).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Actually this is not 'home made' - it's a counterstamp. Generally to get that sharp an image into a cent it takes more force than your typical household tools will provide. They generally sell for a couple of bucks on ebay, etc. That's a shamrock - Irish for good luck. Four leaf clovers are an American thing. |
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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Valued Member
United States
497 Posts |
ill trade for any counter stamps you get. nice finds!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1053 Posts |
hey, I have jfk's head stamped into one of my 1969-s pennies
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Valued Member
United States
139 Posts |
I've seen that clover on other pennies before, not sure when, but I laughed a little bit. I'll remember to snag them next time I see them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3592 Posts |
Sander, yes it looks like MD on the 72. Still fun to find and sharpens your eye.Be sure to check the obverse on thse 72's closely, there are lots of double dies that year,some not as obvious as others.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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I was wondering what this "stripes" are? Die wear?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
It looks like gas bubbles that get caught under the plating of the zinc cents which they switched to in 1982. There are 7 varieties of Lincoln's for that year.
Zinc and copper cents with Large and Small dates. So, if you're looking to collect ANY varieties, you will want to know which is which.
The only one not known to exist is the 1982 Small Date copper cent.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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i started again with the search.. had some delay..  Now I got stuck with 1974 small/large date. I think I found both, maybe both are large.. Need some feedback on this variety..   |
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Posted 12/14/2010 11:27 am
