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1945-D Lincoln Cent Repunched Mintmark
Posted September 14, 2018 by Bill Bonina
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 […]
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Brasher Doubloon Sells For Record $7.4 Million
Posted December 16, 2011 by Bill Bonina
In what has been called one of the highest prices ever paid for a gold coin, a rare Brasher Doubloon recently traded hands for $7.4 million. Minted by Ephraim Brasher, this coin is the only one known with the designer’s initials “EB” punched on the eagle’s breast. Five other examples all have the mark on […]
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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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Die Clash – 1966 Lincoln Cent
Posted August 16, 2011 by Bill Bonina
Great video example of a 1966 Lincoln Die Clash Error Cent –
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2015 Coin Collector Gift Guide
Posted November 30, 2015 by Bill Bonina
There is a special coin collector in your life. You want to get them something they would really enjoy, but what? For the non-collecting world this can be quite a difficult problem. What to get someone who enjoys looking at pennies under a microscope or what to get a young one who thinks it would […]
