Double Dot Found on 1965 Cent

cwt

Anyone here old enough to remember this?

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19660424&id=UWIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yycEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5546,1520219

cwt

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bolivarshagnasty

Nope, have never heard of it. Maybe the over 65 crowd?

lostincoins

Nope but that is the Milwaukee journal the newspaper where I live...

Bodin

....and here I've been throwing '65s in the trash for years.

GrumpyEd

I guess the smart move was selling them for $20+ while the dealer was buying.
I've never heard of them, the interest must have dropped off the screen.
$20+ was still a good size chunk of change in 65.

pcunix

One for sale at ebay with 1967 invoice for $2.50

2ndCharter

Well, I'm not over 65 (close, though) but I remember the ads in Coin World back then as a teenager. That was the year, 1965, that the mint dropped mint marks from the coinage to prevent hoarding by all of the "evil coin collectors" of that era. That's the main reason I never voted for Eva Adams for any ANA office but that's another story.

Anyway, as the article says, a group of these "double dot" coins was found in the Kansas City area which presumably meant they were minted at the Denver facility. A lot of dealer hype followed promoting these coins as "1965-D cents" - remember, "hole plugging" was still in vogue back then. The mania didn't last very long although some dealers made decent money off these things and, today, the coin is just a curiosity.

Lakesammman

This is the only "dot" coin in my collection........

BillJones

<< <i>Nope, have never heard of it. Maybe the over 65 crowd? >>



Yes, I'm 65, and I've heard of it. Back in 1965, when the mint removed all of the mint marks from coins, it was said that this piece was minted at the Denver mint. It was marketed as a piece to fill the "1965-D" cent hole in your collection. It worked for a while, but has been forgotten for well over 40 years.

Treashunt

I clearly remember the 1965 double dot.

It was promoted as a way to fill the 1965 D slot in Whitman albums

I looked for ages, and finally found one back then.


No idea where it is today.

wnicholson

I was into collecting back in 65 and remember the article in the KC Star. I used to get my coins at TG&Y coin dept. I brought several rolls of pennies and found 10 of the double dot cents. I traded a few away but still have 4 right out of the roll so I would guess they are in uncirculated condition.

Hemispherical

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CaptHenway

I remember the hype. Don't think I ever saw one.

johnny9434

I haven't seen one either.

ricko

@wnicholson....Welcome aboard....How about a picture of your double dot cent...Cheers, RickO

jmski52

I vaguely recall something about that, just after the hype over the 64 pointed tail dime hype. At about that time, everyone was looking for the next 55 doubled die mint error or 1960 small date Lincoln.

JedPlanchet

I'd like to see one of these too