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photoeric21 Valued Member United States 206 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 1:42 pm Wait wait... Coppercoins - are you saying that you opened a roll of 28 55' Double Die Lincolns? If so, can I have one? I'll buy it from you at 500 times face value! ;) Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 1:49 pm Umm, no. That statement said nothing to the effect. I said, the most of any one die I have ever found in a fresh roll was 28. It happened to be a 1960D repunched mintmark. Actually the "typical" original roll only contains 4-10 coins from each die. So if you were to ever find a roll of 1955 cents that contain the doubled die, your chances are best of finding between 4 and 10 of them in the roll. Anything more than ten coins from any single die in a roll would be unusual. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 8:55 pm Quote: Hey, the story of Star Wars is not true, but that does not mean I do not like hearing it. WHAT? You mean Star War stories ane not real? Just how do you know? Have you been there? Quote: I do not have personal knowledge that this story is accurate, although I would be clueless as to why the person who told it to me would have any reason to lie to me. Anyhow, here goes. And why not? In many instances a story like that starts out with someone finding one 1955 poor man's Double Die. As the story is retold, it turns into many of them, then all real Double Dies and eventually all BU, right from the Mint. They were done that way by the MESS department of the Mint. That is the Mint Error Secret Service department. They are responsible for the creating, distributiing and publicizing Mint Errors to the public. However, to add to this type of story, a person I know that has the job of cleaning up a bar (tavern) at the end of the day, told me how he used to always find all kinds of wierd coins on the floor and many were doubled. All just went to the bank though. He tells me it is the real, real truth but I wonder if working in a bar has something to do with what he saw. Report this Post to the Staff
chris12018 Pillar of the Community United States 2130 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 9:27 pm Quote: He tells me it is the real, real truth but I wonder if working in a bar has something to do with what he saw. Seeing DDOOUUBBLLEE Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 03/21/2011 2:31 pm Quote: WHAT? You mean Star War stories ane not real? Just how do you know? Have you been there? Yes. Yes I was there. It was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. I saw no such activity. 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
tamshowoff Valued Member United States 326 Posts	Posted 03/21/2011 2:39 pm Myth or not I was there in 55 when one of the old guys at our coin meeting was passing them out. I don't know how many he had but it was more than 4. Report this Post to the Staff
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