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 1955 Lincoln cent from the Philadelphia mint featuring a fairly strong doubled-die obverse. It is listed as 2-O-II+V in the CONECA files, WDDO-002 in Wexler’s files and is listed as FS#1c-021.9 in the Cherrypicker’s Guide. This coin is actually much harder to find than its more famous brother but as it is […]

This 1945-D Jefferson nickel features a fairly strong repunched mintmark listed as RPM-33 in the CONECA files and WRPM-31 in the Wexler files. This nickel is in the wartime composition of 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese and has the large mintmark above the dome of Monticello. It grades About Uncirculated AU-50 and was […]

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 […]

This is a very nice example of RPM # 1 showing a strong punch east of the main mintmark. It was found in a set purchased on eBay and grades Very Fine (VF-20). In this condition it is worth approximately $2.50.