Interesting Lamination Error

Tonedbuff

I don't collect Lincolns, nor error coins, but I've had this hanging around for about 30 years. I found it in my change when I was a kid. Is this sort of thing interesting to collectors, or just a common error? The coin itself, as you can see, is not excactly in great condition...

FredWeinberg

A common lamination type;

A bit better because of the date; (pre-1920's)


These used to be worth less than $1 in the
"old days" - now, with Ebay, scans, and the
wider base of bidders, if you put it up there
for auction, it would probably bring $8-$12,
or thereabouts....you never know what.....

Hope this info helps.

jmj3esq

Looks like John Wilkes Booth got to that one.

Tonedbuff

Would this be the 'brokenhead lincoln'?
Seems it deserves a cute name like the 'speared buffalo' and all of that nonsense...

dcamp78

Dang. I thought that was Kennedy on that penny at first glance...

Tonedbuff

I'll put it on ebay with a $10,000 BIN and an opening price of $1,000.
Bet someone would buy...


Actually, with the right BS marketing story, the liberal use of the word 'estate'... that is a true statement, and kind of a sad reflection on the ease of scalping the uneducated on ebay...