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Variety question, 1951-D RPM

ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
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So I don't usually post about varieties but my father recently came across this cent- to me it looks like RPM-001.
What do you think? Is this as tough to find as the pop report and price guide suggest? I am not sure what the "value" of something like this would be but it seems like it might be worth it to get into PCGS plastic, I am just not sure.
This picture is pretty much all I have to go off of, but I think it shows it well enough.

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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They're fairly easy to find in
    any large group of wheat cents.

    Very few RPM (Re-punched Mintmarks)
    Lincoln's carry big premiums, in the 1950's.

    This coin is worth a few dollars.
    If he doesn't want to keep it as an
    interesting curiosity, Ebay is the
    only venue to sell it, imo.

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  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @FredWeinberg said:
    They're fairly easy to find in
    any large group of wheat cents.

    Very few RPM (Re-punched Mintmarks)
    Lincoln's carry big premiums, in the 1950's.

    This coin is worth a few dollars.
    If he doesn't want to keep it as an
    interesting curiosity, Ebay is the
    only venue to sell it, imo.

    Thanks Fred. I was thinking that as well but then saw a SB sale of a 51 D/D from 2012 that went for $900 so figured I would ask here. Wanted to be sure if that was just a fluke.
    https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-5WX9X/1951-dd-lincoln-cent-fs-521-repunched-mintmark-au-50-pcgs-cac

    Collector, occasional seller

  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,730 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 3, 2021 2:32PM

    The one in your link is not the one you have so its an apples/oranges comparison. My rule of thumb is to check the registry and see if there is a slot for the variety, if yes then there will be some market for slabbed examples, if no then there is usually not. I'm a Lincoln guy but I do not do the varieties or the PCGS registry so I did not check.

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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Excluding the gem+ coins most RPM's are not slabbed so the POP reports are meaningless.
    A lot of us variety hunters/collectors enjoy them for what they are and most are worth anywhere
    in the $3 to $15 price range depending on the eye appeal of the RPM. I was thinking of offering
    lots of 5-10 in the $20-$50 price range. Maybe someday :)

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks! As you can tell, these aren't my area of expertise.

    Collector, occasional seller

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