And here's a Capped Bust half dime, 1836 LM-3, "three over inverted 3" (aka "3/inv3") for my buddy @jesbroken. It's hard to see on a toner like this one... sorry 'bout that.
@Bikergeek said:
And here's a Capped Bust half dime, 1836 LM-3, "three over inverted 3" (aka "3/inv3") for my buddy @jesbroken. It's hard to see on a toner like this one... sorry 'bout that.
I like it, especially with the toning.
15 or so years ago, I placed this 36 ½Dime in my 1st 7070. It stayed quite a while til upgraded. I always thought this was an LM-3 but evidently was not. I never liked it and finally one day lost it. Maybe one day I'll discover it in a book, drawer or holder.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
@Bikergeek said:
And here's a Capped Bust half dime, 1836 LM-3, "three over inverted 3" (aka "3/inv3") for my buddy @jesbroken. It's hard to see on a toner like this one... sorry 'bout that.
I like it, especially with the toning.
15 or so years ago, I placed this 36 ½Dime in my 1st 7070. It stayed quite a while til upgraded. I always thought this was an LM-3 but evidently was not. I never liked it and finally one day lost it. Maybe one day I'll discover it in a book, drawer or holder.
Jim
@jesbroken, I wrote a JRJ article (July 2023, see page 6 here here) about threes in the Capped Bust half dimes. (Yes, about threes. I was in my infatuation phase with the series. heheh). What you have there is 1836 LM-5, and there IS an interesting thing about the digit 3 in that obverse... but it's not a 3/inv3.
So, Im new around here. Im here to seeif someone could give me an educated opinion on this coin i have. Its a 1943 Lincoln steel cent. Well, actually I believe its a 1944 over 1943 over 1942 Lincoln steel cent. Yea i can hear everybody laughing all the way over here, but ....
@wolfgangroach said:
So, Im new around here. Im here to seeif someone could give me an educated opinion on this coin i have. Its a 1943 Lincoln steel cent. Well, actually I believe its a 1944 over 1943 over 1942 Lincoln steel cent. Yea i can hear everybody laughing all the way over here, but ....
Post mint damage. To match your theory it would have to be a 4 errors, A 1944 die hubbed over a 1943 Die that was also a repurposed 1942 die and then had the 1 in 10,000,000 chance to get a left over steel planchet get through into production and after all that the error die was identified and all of the produced examples were recalled except yours and the sole survivor went into circulation and was never identified as a $50k+ error until it hit your hands.
Or coin was lightly tooled/ scratched and or the steel coating wore away and then the zinc started corrode
Got another one.
I also got my phone list updated. From Bust Half Fever there are 15 overdates listed but I am not counting the 1817/4 (I am considering it 'not collectable' for me), so make it 14 total. I have 11 now or three to go (I thought it was two but not so after getting the list updated).
1814/3 with some cracks and dies smashing against each other (clashes).
My photo and coin is a little lighter than shown and can have a little rusty color with some light glare.
@wolfgangroach said:
So, Im new around here. Im here to seeif someone could give me an educated opinion on this coin i have. Its a 1943 Lincoln steel cent. Well, actually I believe its a 1944 over 1943 over 1942 Lincoln steel cent. Yea i can hear everybody laughing all the way over here, but ....
I have to admire your suppression of enthusiasm if you actually thought you had something like that. It would obviously have been a landmark discovery of monumental proportions. The other reply covered it though. Always good to ask and keep looking around closely. Something fun will pop up.
@ricko said:
I have looked for the Merc 42/1 dime for a long time. No luck - well, let me clarify, no luck on one with a low price offering - AND a date that is not worn into almost unreadable condition. I will find one... Cheers, RickO
I hope you did,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Pete
"I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
There are several nice ones on Colombian coinage that do not command any premium. Here is a close up of a 1947/5 Colombian 20 Centavo for example:
Sean Reynolds
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.
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@seanq said:
There are several nice ones on Colombian coinage that do not command any premium. Here is a close up of a 1947/5 Colombian 20 Centavo for example:
Sean Reynolds
Looks like a very neat coin from your pic.
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Yeah, but it isn't authentic.
Looks like a Chinese knock-off.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
@pursuitofliberty - It's some kind of authentic counterfeit. 😂 🤣
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I finally got an 1820 and it happened to be a 20/19 so I thought why not throw it up in the old overdate thread.
Since this original thread I also dabbled into the draped bust with one -1805/4.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OwZlYz2V4AM Sophie Lloyd, guitar shred cover Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fbEW8BrNctI Haley Reinhart, Don't Know How To Love You Live (direct to record)
RLJ 1958 - 2023
Two 9/8 overdates:
Good old thread here! I'll jump in. I see some 1942/41 Philly Mercs... how about Denver? This is PCGS AU58 FB.


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And here's a Capped Bust half dime, 1836 LM-3, "three over inverted 3" (aka "3/inv3") for my buddy @jesbroken. It's hard to see on a toner like this one... sorry 'bout that.
My hobby website Groovycoins.com, new and improved!
I like it, especially with the toning.
15 or so years ago, I placed this 36 ½Dime in my 1st 7070. It stayed quite a while til upgraded. I always thought this was an LM-3 but evidently was not. I never liked it and finally one day lost it. Maybe one day I'll discover it in a book, drawer or holder.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Not the prettiest, but she's beautiful to me!

1800/79 Draped Bust large cent.
Here's a couple of Large Cents.



Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
@jesbroken, I wrote a JRJ article (July 2023, see page 6 here here) about threes in the Capped Bust half dimes. (Yes, about threes. I was in my infatuation phase with the series. heheh). What you have there is 1836 LM-5, and there IS an interesting thing about the digit 3 in that obverse... but it's not a 3/inv3.
My hobby website Groovycoins.com, new and improved!
Some 1855/54 found raw on eBay.


@Bikergeek Thanks, interesting read. Enjoyable.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
So, Im new around here. Im here to seeif someone could give me an educated opinion on this coin i have. Its a 1943 Lincoln steel cent. Well, actually I believe its a 1944 over 1943 over 1942 Lincoln steel cent. Yea i can hear everybody laughing all the way over here, but ....

Post mint damage. To match your theory it would have to be a 4 errors, A 1944 die hubbed over a 1943 Die that was also a repurposed 1942 die and then had the 1 in 10,000,000 chance to get a left over steel planchet get through into production and after all that the error die was identified and all of the produced examples were recalled except yours and the sole survivor went into circulation and was never identified as a $50k+ error until it hit your hands.
Or coin was lightly tooled/ scratched and or the steel coating wore away and then the zinc started corrode
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
Some mechanical doubling and damage. You can see the metal pushed up from the impact/scratch.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Wonderful thread!








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Got another one.
I also got my phone list updated. From Bust Half Fever there are 15 overdates listed but I am not counting the 1817/4 (I am considering it 'not collectable' for me), so make it 14 total. I have 11 now or three to go (I thought it was two but not so after getting the list updated).
1814/3 with some cracks and dies smashing against each other (clashes).
My photo and coin is a little lighter than shown and can have a little rusty color with some light glare.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OwZlYz2V4AM Sophie Lloyd, guitar shred cover Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fbEW8BrNctI Haley Reinhart, Don't Know How To Love You Live (direct to record)
RLJ 1958 - 2023
Very new to me ... the 1824 over Various dates (4/2/0 by many accounts)
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
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I have attributed several 1849/6 H10C but this one is the earliest die stage I have had.
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Got one here as well. Nice nice coin 🪙
On the off chance TomB wants to swap dirt for color, this ones available for a straight swap…😂
I have to admire your suppression of enthusiasm if you actually thought you had something like that. It would obviously have been a landmark discovery of monumental proportions. The other reply covered it though. Always good to ask and keep looking around closely. Something fun will pop up.
I hope you did,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Pete
There are several nice ones on Colombian coinage that do not command any premium. Here is a close up of a 1947/5 Colombian 20 Centavo for example:
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Looks like a very neat coin from your pic.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
1613/2

My current "Box of 20"
1818/7

1819/8

1824



1829/7



1806/



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Ouch!

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Some interesting stuff in this thread.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1123235/1819-8-half-dollars-a-study-of-the-numerals#latest