Hi, what the specific characteristic in this penny? i'm beginner i did't understand the errors on this coin!? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1940-1c-Ext...77?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item27dc54e66d
Basically the number and types of striking errors on a single coin. Rare and nice, But most would much rather have a MS65Rd 1955/55. and have 20 grand left over, IMO.
Kind of hard to gauge the value on something like that unless it's known A.) how common is a triple strike in the collar, and B.) how many 1940 wheaties were triple struck in the collar. But it is rather neat.
I hate this darn MAKE A OFFER thing ebay has come up with. sellers can put a million dollars or more on a piece of junk and wait for someone to make a offer then pounce on it. as for the triple strike I truely doubt the third strike. I would be afraid to make a offer over 400. on this coin . if someone makes a offer and the seller accepts the offer they are automatically into a binding ebay transaction. sellers are taking advantage of the {make a offer } to try to make dummys think they have the most valuable item out there.
I went back and looked at this coin again and enlarged the photos. Looks like the seller knows nothing about coins or is lying and trying to hook a sucker. The coin is only double struck and nothing more , with a light first strike that looks like it was from the die bouncing.
Why are you saying the seller is lying? It says on the ANACS label, "Triple struck in-collar". If you don't agree with the label the TPG gave it, blame them, not the seller. That being said, of course the value of this is way overrated. The seller is either really optimistic, or hasn't done enough research to know that the price is definitely not that high.
I agree with rascal's comments on this "Make an Offer" @#&*$. When I see that obnoxious, dimwitted Loser's strategy in a listing, I move right on, usually don't even look at the item in question. It's even worse on CraigsList with all the sideways cellphone photos apparently made in a basement closet. "Sellers," are you listening?
i see it he can ask whatever he wants, does not bother me i am not interested,its still a beautiful piece
You guys bashing the seller should go back to the listing and look at ALL of the photos and you'll find the one of the coin in an ANACS holder with the label: 1940 1C TRIPLE STRUCK IN COLLAR AU50
the seller has the coin in his or her hands and as everyone dealing in coins should know TPG'S are not always right. why can't the seller just look at the coin and list it right? non cents how many strikes do you see on the coin? I can see only one die strike and a tiny bit of what looks like part of another strike.
Rascal, as "everyone dealing in coins" should also well know, photos don't always show the coin like it is in-hand. They are less than optimal, blurry, and taken at an angle. There is likely a third strike that is lighter than the second strike that may not be as visible in the photos. Do TPGs mess up? Yes, from time to time. Do I have any reason to believe that ANACS incorrectly labelled this one as a triple strike in collar instead of a double strike? No, because I don't have the coin in-hand to verify this fact. Why assume ill will on the seller's part when you can't even definitively say that the TPG is incorrect?
I would tend to side with ANACS graders, who had the coin in their hands, as well as the seller, rather than an interpretation of eBay photos.... you are entitled to your opinion, but so is the grading company and the seller...
maybe the ANACS graders were drunk and seeing triple when slabbing the coin lol why hasn't some other CT member seen the third strike ? the first strike looks to have occured while the die was pushing the coin into the collar and may have slid a little causing some newbie grader to think of another strike. actually all of this damage may have occured with only one strike. like where a die was having to force the coin into position getting a little bit of die transfer on the coin then the die bounced back into place under the heavy pressure. let's see what Mr. Diamond has to say if he sees this thread.
here's a much better ebay coin that ANACS has listed as only a double struck coin. this one clearly shows what looks like a third strike. that seems quite funny since the other ANACS coin in this thread is labeled as triple struck and as far as I can see it only shows two strikes. can anyone see what looks like a third strike in the ebay coin i'm adding the link to? this thread could turn out to be educational for the new collectors. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1899-DOUBLE...57?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item19e7471199
I clearly see three. Look at the second photo, the bottom of Lincoln's bust. Boom, boom, BOOM. Roasted!
boom boom BOOM that's so funny , boom boom and the third BOOM as you call it is the coins rim . you ran out of booms
Or perhaps ANACS is better at seeing things from the coin in hand than you are seeing things from a fuzzy photo.
I do see the triple strike. In the motto IGWT it appears two od the strikes were close together and one with a greater rotation between the strikes. The two close strikes are easy to see with just a small separation between strikes, but then you can see the third G midway between the N and G. And if you look the same distance to the left if the I you can see the third I as well. The have been almost wiped out by the later strikes, the vertical and cross bar of the G show the best.
