Lincoln Cents struck on Silver Dime planchets - A complete run 1957-1964
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I was perusing the error section of the Heritage Auction and noticed a complete run of Lincoln cents struck on silver dime planchets from 1957 to 1964. Surprisingly they seem to be valued at very little compared to say a 1944 copper Lincoln cent struck in steel. Both are off metal strikes.
Can someone enlighten me ?
Stewart Blay
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The other is key demand. The general public knows about the 43 steel cents, so there is more demand for a very few known specimens in the market place
Same would apply to 44 Steel Cents
Just my 10c or 1c worth
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<< <i>My guess is there are many more cents struck on silver dimes. I've handled several, and i don't really do errors.
The other is key demand. The general public knows about the 43 steel cents, so there is more demand for a very few known specimens in the market place
Just my 10c or 1c worth
I concur
You spent your dime well
That said, I have a PQ 1962 Silver Lincoln (struck on silver dime planchet) for my birth year set that has amazing eye appeal.
Kinda cool to have a "Silver" Lincoln
Similarly, there are many 1943 cents struck on silver planchets, especially from Philly and San Fran. These have value in the marketplace, but only a couple thousand dollars or so. They are off-metal errors, but not of the same fame or coolness of 1944 steel cents or 1943 copper cents, thus the comparatively modest prices.
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I was not really interested in any of the 1943 copper cents because none of them are RED. I am completely lost as to why one can sell for $1,700,000 and another can sell for $1,000,000.
The 1944 steel cents bring more than $100,000 in choice unc.
I guess I do not know what the population of silver Lincoln cents 1957 to 1964 are but at less than $1,000 each in uncirculated......
This seems like a fabulous opportunity to speculate unless I am missing something. Come on guys, does anyone have any population data on them ?
I plan to buy at least one of them.
Stewart
Once you have just one silver 10c sized lincoln cent you have all you need. Since they were spread out over many years they lose the exclusiveness of the 1943 copper cent.
It is sort of interesting to see a date set but to own them all seems to be overboard to me.
There's a 65 in silver in the FUN sale and it will bring many multiples of the other silver cents. The coin is rare, but it's far more important that it's interesting and cool.
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"Overboard"? Did someone call my name?
Seriously, a date set of silver cents seems like a cool collecting project to me.
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Oreville - AKA Mr. Overboard, Do you have a collection of experimental 1942 cents ? iMO that could be considered overboard. It seems like you may be able to buy the entire run of Lincoln cents struck in silver from 1957 to 1965 for the cost of one experimental plastic cent.
Stewart
The difference though is that at least the 1942 patterns are experimental whereas the silver cents are error planchets.
i did admit that I do find a collection of these siver cents interesting.
best,
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<< <i>Seriously, a date set of silver cents seems like a cool collecting project to me. >>
Me too.
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As cool as they are... They are kinda boring compared to this 1943 Mint Error a Double Denomination 11 cent'r
<< <i>It is sort of interesting to see a date set but to own them all seems to be overboard to me.
"Overboard"? Did someone call my name?
Seriously, a date set of silver cents seems like a cool collecting project to me. >>
I remember about 15 years ago a story about a collector who built such a set, I think he might have also completed a "short set" of '43 copper / '44 steel cents. I can't find any reference online (honestly, I didn't look that hard) but he was something like four coins shy of a complete date/mintmark set dating back to 1940. Definitely a collector after my own heart.
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broadstruck - there is even one of these eleven centers in the sale,a 1980
Stewart
Milt Cohen, who was collecting
major mint error coins before I got
into the hobby.
In addition to one of the best collections
of type coin errors, he had a run of
Silver Cents that was spectacular.
Natalie Halpern sold his collection in
1981.
There's at least two collectors here
in Calif. that collect Silver Cents by
Date and Mintmark - clad too........
Hoard the keys.