A modern rarity (1988D cent RPM)
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It seems that the pool ran dry in the mid-1970s for repunched mint marks, then in 1985 the mint decided the "D" wasn't big enough, so they increased the size of the mint mark by nearly double, which somehow turned the RPM faucet back on trickle. For each year from 1985-1989 there are half a dozen or more repunched mint marks listed for each year, but don't go busting out those rolls yet...they seem to be quite difficult to find, and their prices realized at auction seem to reflect that as fact.
Over the past two to three years I have watched price lists, online auctions, and mail auctions to find one seemingly suprising fact. If you have a repunched mint mark on a 1985-1989 BU cent there's a good likelihood you could get at least $15 for it at auction. Prices haven't increased dramatically for these over the years, but at $15, I wouldn't expect much. You see, this is about the same price that many of the BU cent RPMs are recovering from the 1940s, to include 1943. Most of the BU cent RPMs from the 1950s and 1960s are lucky to reach the $10 level except in more obvious and known rarer examples.
This reminder was sent to me in the form of a recent discovery by our board member Barney. He sent this nice example of a 1988D repunched mint mark in to have me examine it, and i have listed it in the coppercoins files as a new discovery, 1988D-1MM-006.
The coin:
Full coin shot
And the RPM, with markers:
photo #1 - the mint mark - pay no attentin to the plating split on the right side of the mint mark. This is common for all zinc cents and cannot be used for a merker since it is a minor error and does not transfer to all coins minted ith this die.
photo #2 - a marker - This photo showing Lincoln's face shows a small die dot on the nose and a die depression under Lincoln's nose.
photo #3 - a marker - This photo shows a small die break/crack on the back of the collar across from the Y in LIBERTY.
Have fun looking for these difficult die varieties!
Over the past two to three years I have watched price lists, online auctions, and mail auctions to find one seemingly suprising fact. If you have a repunched mint mark on a 1985-1989 BU cent there's a good likelihood you could get at least $15 for it at auction. Prices haven't increased dramatically for these over the years, but at $15, I wouldn't expect much. You see, this is about the same price that many of the BU cent RPMs are recovering from the 1940s, to include 1943. Most of the BU cent RPMs from the 1950s and 1960s are lucky to reach the $10 level except in more obvious and known rarer examples.
This reminder was sent to me in the form of a recent discovery by our board member Barney. He sent this nice example of a 1988D repunched mint mark in to have me examine it, and i have listed it in the coppercoins files as a new discovery, 1988D-1MM-006.
The coin:
Full coin shot
And the RPM, with markers:
photo #1 - the mint mark - pay no attentin to the plating split on the right side of the mint mark. This is common for all zinc cents and cannot be used for a merker since it is a minor error and does not transfer to all coins minted ith this die.
photo #2 - a marker - This photo showing Lincoln's face shows a small die dot on the nose and a die depression under Lincoln's nose.
photo #3 - a marker - This photo shows a small die break/crack on the back of the collar across from the Y in LIBERTY.
Have fun looking for these difficult die varieties!
C. D. Daughtrey, NLG
The Lincoln cent store:
http://www.lincolncent.com
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http://www.cdaughtrey.com
USAF veteran, 1986-1996 :: support our troops - the American way.
The Lincoln cent store:
http://www.lincolncent.com
My numismatic art work:
http://www.cdaughtrey.com
USAF veteran, 1986-1996 :: support our troops - the American way.
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