"Holy Grail" find. 1920 Lincoln Cent. Error?
CoInSide7
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coins in pretty bad shape considering the 97 years in circulation. I noticed where it looks like remnants of ear before an ear. Also his eyes area looks to be temple too. His coat is all jacked up. Worth keeping?
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I know my eyes are getting bad but all I'm seeing is a well traveled1920 Penny
Me too !!!
It is honestly just a well-circulated cent. Neat that it was found in change, but definitely not a "holy grail" error.
Did you say garbage pail?
From the photos, it's a sideways circulated cent. Nice to find in circulation.
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Sorry. Didn't mean to step on your punch line.
Just looks like a well worn wheatie to me.
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It's a dinged up, danged up coin. There is nothing "special" about it.
It's fun to look "through" coins, but it becomes an art when you can look "past" some of them.
Pete
Enthusiasm and excitement is a good thing but but your chances of finding an unknown variety are much smaller than finding an already recognized one.
If you like the treasure hunt aspect may I suggest looking for the close "AM" varieties of the 1990s or the 1972, 1983, 1984 and 1995 double dies and other known errors/varieties.
IMHO all i see is a well used Wheat penny
1997-present
Yep... a highly circulated old Lincoln Cent... Not a coin of value. What you see is the result of handling and post mint damage. Have you acquired the Cherry Pickers Guide?? This publication will help you with varieties. Good luck, Cheers, RickO
It is BU
Beat Up
BHNC #203
Circulation/contact marks.
Not an error of any type - sorry
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> @CoInSide7 said:
. Worth keeping?
It wouldn't cost much to keep it.
Maybe start an album page with these finds for future reference.
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Save it the copper may increase in value the penny won't.
bob
Years ago my grandson would bring me coins he thought were errors.
I'd tell him they exhibited post mint damage and weren't special at all.
Eventually he got the idea and finally said he was going to start a collection of PMD coins. Not long after he got another idea and spent his collection.
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Just another beat up penny. I am a sucker for wheat pennies and keep every one I find. The ones that look like this end up in a jar.
... And this, after all of the discussion. Heh. I'm sticking with troll.
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I've been a sys admin of a site for 22 years. Moderator on a handful, 15 12 10 8 and 5. This is classic troll, guys. Reddit doesn't even let people like this stick around but pcgs does lol.
If you've got nothing better to do than spend your time creating troll posts on a coin forum... you're beyond helping.
That's OK, I'm going to start spamming your book to get back at you.
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Move over Coinside7, I found the true holy grail. Miniature kennedy half struck on already struck lincoln cent
I think it might be a double eye as well.