Lincoln Cent Repunched Mint Mark Question

Hey everyone! I just wanted opinions as to why the bulk of Lincoln Cent RPM's, mainly from the 60's are not as popular as they once were. They are a Dime a dozen (No pun intended!) How many could have been made before they were detected? It would seem that they would be considered somewhat scarce?

Thanks!

Andy

 

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I'll take a dozen or 2

 

Price is based on supply & demand.

Currently little demand, large supply.

Plus there are many different ones.

Only the most extreme ones gather a premium

 

Thanks! At one point they were much more popular than today. Even the most extreme 60's RPM's sell for $3-$4 if you're lucky in BU.

 

I'm guessing that 100,000+ coins were struck using each die. Today, unless the RPM is extreme, it's considered slightly better than ordinary.

Chris

 

Another thing to understand is that given that the majority of these were minor, they would not have been pulled even if the mint had detected them. They're not going to pull a die because of a minor split serif. That means that most of these dies lived long, full lives, striking hundreds of thousands of coins.

 

Thanks everyone! If ok I may post a few of what I have that are some what extreme. Can't seem to give them away! LOL!

 

"Live Long & Prosper" (Spock). The dies lived long and the mint prospered.

 

Here are just a few. Would these be considered minor? Thanks again!

 

LOL! Some things never change huh tommyc03?

 

The 1960 looks different haven't seen that one before.

 

Those are all nice examples, and they should sell, but not for much. Have you tried matching them up at coppercoins.com?

 

I have and they are attributed on there. The values on CC.com seem a bit high.

 

I like the pics what are using to get those images? I can't even see them with a 20X loop unless they are major like the 1960D RPM1 or the 1956D's.

 

Hi, actually it's just a microscope with overhead lighting. It's good on Copper Coins. No so much on Silver.