I have a 1975 D Lincoln penny where Lincoln appears to have no neck. Part of his coat and collar are missing and his nose is separated from his face. Can anyone help me to find out if there is any special value in this coin? A photo of the coin along with a comparison photo of another '75 penny are attached.
This coin is from a polished die that's why his neck is missing and nose this is the same thing that happened to the three legged buffalo nickle. The coin became very popular because the leg was missing. I don;t think the lincoln will gain any popularity for this and there is plenty around I bet I have a lincoln with his nose attached too I have a kennedy halve dollar with no eyeball.from a polished die there;s no value in these unless somebody cones up with a name for it ,and it may take off,but i doubt it. The three legged buffalo was a coin that happend to gain popularity for that error it was very unusual. Jazzcoins Joe
Coins like this abound in our pocket change, chances are they will never have value beyond you own " curiosity " value. They do tho allow collectors on a no/low budget to build a collection that has meaning and that they value. It's called the " fun factor" of collecting anything, from baseball card to insects. For the collector, nothing is better than finding a keeper in the pocket. Do not let your budget dictate your collection. I pull " oddballs " out of my change all the time. Are they valuable? Nope. Are they neat and collectible? You bet.
I just thought of something. If you built a set of oddballs from pocket change, say 50 coins, thats 1/2 a dollar face value. You could get at least $5 on the bay. Can anybody else think of a better return ? AND have fun doin it?
Jack, I hope that return is after eBay's listing and final bid price fees, otherwise you may owe them! Frank
