This is a 1910-S Lincoln cent with a strong repunched mintmark to the south. It is listed in the Cherrypicker’s Guide as FS #501, the CONECA files as RPM-001, the Wexler files as WRPM-001 and Coppercoins as 1910S-1MM-001. It is in grade Fine and was purchased unattributed on eBay. In this condition the value would […]

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 coin was found while looking through an old family collection belonging to a friend. The coin is listed as RPM-001 in the CONECA files and Bruce Fox lists it as V-102 (although later judged to be incorrectly listed as an S-over-horizontal-S) in his guide “The Complete Guide To Walking Liberty Half Dollars”. It is […]

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 1954-S Jefferson nickel that features the S mintmark punched over a D mintmark. It is one of the key varieties in the Jefferson nickel series and is listed in the Cherrypicker’s Guide as FS 5c-033. This coin is in Fine condition is a Stage B coin and was found in a solid […]