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KoinKid Valued Member United States 75 Posts	Posted 01/24/2011 10:10 pm I purchased this coin off of ebay. I've seen all kinds of 2 cent piece's but never one that's been stamped on both sides. I'm not sure if its a novelty item or what. Its a cool coin none the less. Could use any info on the coin. Report this Post to the Staff

chugly Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 01/25/2011 4:09 pm Hi KoinKid, What you have there is a normal 1965 2 cent piece that has been damaged post mint by a date punch (often described as PMD - "post mint damage"). In general, this greatly decreases the value of a coin. However, some people do collect these as novelty items. Unfortunately, it looks like this coin was in pretty good shape prior to the damage, but now its probably only worth a few $$. Thanks for posting! Chugly Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/25/2011 6:18 pm Counterstamps have been used to commemorate a historic event or advertise a business, somewhat common in the 1800s, while others seem completely random. Attributable counterstamps can be more valuable than the host coin itself while other times the purpose of the counterstamp is known only to the person that did it and results in a damaged coin for everyone else. Report this Post to the Staff
KoinKid Valued Member United States 75 Posts	Posted 01/25/2011 8:22 pm thanks for the info guys. if you were to guess what would be a reasonable price to ask for the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 12:23 pm Value is hard to judge, what does the reverse look like? For most, this is just a damaged coin so value will be minimal, maybe $10 or so. Here is one from my personal collection, the meaning of this date should be obvious Report this Post to the Staff
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