Anyone ever seen a 1993 reeded penny?

jsudol

My dad found this coin in his change. He has been a collector for as long as I remember and he came across this the other day. He asked a woman at a coin store the other day and she had never seen anything like it and offered to send it in to have it graded. I attached pictures to see if anyone out there has a thought on it.

USSID18

I've never seen a reeded cent. My first thought is that it's PMD. For what reason, I don't know. People do all kinds of things to coins. Like machine pressed into some type of jewelry. JMO

jsudol

My dad brought it to another coin place. It looks to be a dime that was pressed in to a penny. The guy believes it was probably done at the mint and it's not really worth more than about 20 bucks. I think he might be right. If you look at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial you can see what looks like the leaves on the back of a dime. It weighs exactly what a dime does. It is silver in color, not copper coated. So it probably was a finished dime pressed in to a penny.

USSID18

Yes, I see the leaves at the bottom of the Memorial. Is it the same exact size as a dime? Take another picture of it with a dime on top. Take the picture straight down (overhead) not at an angle. I'm not an expert however. bottom-line: it is very interesting. If you're not getting any decent answers here. Post it on these forums. The guys over there would love to see this! Plus, you will get answers.

http://www.lincolncentforum.com/

https://www.cointalk.com/

jsudol

It is exactly the same size as a penny, but thinner more like a dime. Exact weight of a dime of that year according to this guy who looked at it at a coin store. Here is another picture next to a dime and penny of the same year.

USSID18

I can't tell from where I'm sitting. Wait for others to chime in or post it on the other sites.

Rexford

Can I see a clearer picture of the reverse if possible?

Aegis3

It's a double denomination. A dime was struck, and instead of making its way out of the mint; it got mixed in with cent blanks and struck a second time. Its value is significantly worth more than $20. Quite more than $200 in fact. But a fair deal less than $2000. You might want to try posting it on the US Coins forum; more people read there.

Rexford

Here's another example: https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/2000-1c-lincoln-cent-double-denomination-on-a-struck-dime-ms67-pcgs/a/1189-6079.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

knightem

You should contact Fred Weinberg, as he is the expert on mint errors.
http://www.fredweinberg.com/

CaptHenway

@Aegis3 said:
It's a double denomination. A dime was struck, and instead of making its way out of the mint; it got mixed in with cent blanks and struck a second time. Its value is significantly worth more than $20. Quite more than $200 in fact. But a fair deal less than $2000. You might want to try posting it on the US Coins forum; more people read there.

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ricko

Very cool find... certainly not a common error.... that would be well worth slabbing.... Cheers, RickO

Type2

Send it in for grading you will be happy you did a very nice coin.