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Cents

1953-D Lincoln Cent Repunched Mintmark RPM-002

Posted January 4, 2016 by Bill Bonina

This is a 1953-D Lincoln cent showing an extremely strong secondary mintmark punched to the West of the primary punch. It is listed in the CONECA files as RPM-002, Wexler has it as WRPM-002 and Coppercoins lists it as 1953D-1MM-002. It grades Fine/Very Fine but unfortunately has a bit of damage near the rim at […]

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Cents

1940-S Lincoln Cent Retained Cud – CoinStar Find

Posted October 16, 2018 by Bill Bonina

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 […]

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Doubled Die

1952-D Jefferson Nickel Doubled Die DDO-001

Posted March 2, 2019 by Bill Bonina

This is a 1952-D Jefferson nickel featuring a doubled die obverse. Listed as DDO-001 in the CONECA files, it features a light spread on LIBERTY, the star and the date. The mintmark is also filled. This coin was found in a roll purchased on eBay and grades Fine. These are difficult to spot due to […]

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Recent Finds

1949-D Jefferson Nickel Repunched Mintmark RPM #1

Posted August 16, 2015 by Bill Bonina

This nickel has a repunched mintmark with the secondary punch rotated clockwise from the main mintmark. It is listed as RPM-001 in the CONECA files and grades Fine. It was found in a solid date roll purchased on eBay and is worth approximately $1 in this condition.

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Recent Finds

1936 Doubled-Die Obverse (Doubled Eyelid)

Posted December 30, 2011 by Bill Bonina

Here is a nice example of a doubled-die featuring doubling of Lincoln’s eyelid. It is listed in the CONECA files as DDO-009 and in Coppercoins as 1-DO-007. This coin is in Fine condition and carries an estimated value of $1.

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