This nickel shows a very nice repunched mintmark with the secondary mintmark rotated clockwise. It is listed as RPM-003 in the CONECA files. This coin was found in a roll purchased on eBay and grades in Very Fine condition. Approximate value is $1.50 in this grade.

To show how localized strike doubling can be and to show how it is different from a doubled-die, take a look at this 1944-S Lincoln cent. As can be seen on the 9 and first 4 of the date there is a significant shift on the numbers. This might be mistaken for a doubled-die but […]

This is a very nice example of a 1939 Jefferson nickel featuring a quadruple-die reverse. It is listed as FS# 802 (old 022.5) in The Cherrypicker’s Guide and DDR-002 in the CONECA files. This coin was found in a solid-date roll purchased on eBay and grades Extremely Fine. It carries a value between $50-$60 in […]

This 1940-S Lincoln cent shows a very nice retained cud on the reverse. This happens when a portion of the die breaks off during striking, resulting in the metal flowing into the space where the broken die portion was. These are not too often found in the wild and in this case it was found […]

While recently going through an old family collection for a friend I came across this 1880/79 overdate Morgan dollar. The crossbar of the 7 can clearly be seen just under the top loop of the second 8 in the date. It is listed in the VAM files as VAM-7 and is described by the website […]