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1939 Jefferson Nickel – Quadruple-Die Reverse
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1868 Shield Nickel – Repunched Date
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1940-S Lincoln Cent Retained Cud – CoinStar Find
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1945-D Lincoln Cent Repunched Mintmark
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1943-P Jefferson Wartime Nickel Repunched Mintmark
Doubled Die
1939 Jefferson Nickel – Quadruple-Die Reverse
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 […]
Nickels
1868 Shield Nickel – Repunched Date
This is an 1868 Shield nickel featuring repunching on the 1, 6 and 8 in the date. The numerals are repunched to the south. Listed as Fletcher F-32, this variety is fairly easy to identify from the die cracks through the date. Grading Very Fine, this coin was purchased unattributed on eBay and is worth […]
Cents
1940-S Lincoln Cent Retained Cud – CoinStar Find
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 […]
Cents
1945-D Lincoln Cent Repunched Mintmark
This is a 1945-D Lincoln Cent featuring a mintmark that was repunched to the north. It is listed in the CONECA files as RPM-001, Wexler has it as WRPM-001 and Coppercoins lists it as 1945D-1MM-001. Found in a lot of wheat cents purchased on eBay, it grades in Fine condition with a small hit to the […]
Recent Finds
1943-P Jefferson Wartime Nickel Repunched Mintmark
This wartime silver composition Jefferson nickel features a triple-punched mintmark. Listed in the CONECA files as RPM-019 and the Wexler files as WRPM-006, it has punches to the south and west of the original. Grading in About Uncirculated-55, this coin was purchased raw on eBay. A coin in this condition without the variety carries a […]
Recent Reactions
1940-S Lincoln Cent Retained Cud – CoinStar Find
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 ar...
1945-D Lincoln Cent Repunched Mintmark
This is a 1945-D Lincoln Cent featuring a mintmark that was repunched to the north. It is listed in the CONECA files as RPM-001, Wexler has it as WRPM-001 and Coppercoins lists it as 1945D-1MM-001. Found in a lot of wheat cent...
A Day At the Philadelphia Mint
Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit the Philadelphia mint. For a numismatist this is a very exciting thing. For a non-numismatist (aka family), this is not as exciting. I found lunch at Reading Terminal for them made up ni...