Are there any varieties of 1959 memorial cents....

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• ECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 14, 2008 9:36PM

  Try here...

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• seanq Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 14, 2008 10:20PM

  There is a very nice doubled die obverse on the 1959 cent, though I don't think it carries much of a premium (Billy Crawford is selling a nice example on eBay right now, if you want to take a peek at his pictures).
  
  The 1959-D has several repunched mintmark varieties to search for, the only two that carry any significant value are a quadrupled punch south (listed in the CPG though I'm too lazy to find the reference), and another which has the remnants of a D in the tail of the second 9 of the date. There is some debate over that second variety, many experts now believe that what looks like a mintmark is just a die chip with "character", but it is still collectible.
  
  Before you crack any of the rolls I'd wait for the OBW collectors to chime in, depending on the condition and origin of the wrappers, their value intact might be more than if you found them stuffed with varieties.
  
  
  Sean Reynolds

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