What three US coins can be combined & add-up to 33 cents? One example would be a twenty cent piece, a dime, and a three cent piece. 20 + 10 + 3 = 33 Can you think of another combination? Think about it before you scroll down. The answer is shown in the next post(s). Very best regards, collect89
You could add a quarter to a nickel & then add a three cent piece. That adds-up to 33 cents. 25 + 5 + 3 = 33 Keep thinking because there are more ways to get 33 cents from three US coins. Think about using US error coins..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don’t forget about Double denomination error coins like the 11 cent piece. An 11 cent piece is a struck dime which is then struck as a cent. Here are some examples of 11-cent pieces. Since there are three of them, they add up to 33 cents total. 11 + 11 + 11 = 33 First, the coin was struck as a dime. Then, due to mis-handling at the mint, the struck dime found its way to a press used to strike cents. The coin is then struck as a cent. You can see evidence of the original dimes strike under the cent strikes. There are many other double denominations possible on US coins. These next 2 photos depict a couple 6-cent pieces. In this case, it was the cent that was struck first. Then, the struck cent found its way into a press used to strike nickels. You can see evidence of the Lincoln memorial on the obverse of the Jefferson nickel strike. Sometimes, evidence of the first strike is obliterated by the subsequent 2nd strike. These two coins show evidence of the first strike on Jefferson’s face. Jefferson’s cheek is the area of highest relief on the nickel so it is one of the last areas to get filled during the nickel strike. You could also use the six cent piece to make three coins add up to 33 cents 6 + 25 + 2 = 33 Using double denominations, there are dozens of ways to make three coins add up to 33 cents. The fundamental rule for a double denomination is that the first struck coin must be small enough to fit into the coining chamber of the 2nd coin press machine. For instance, a half dollar cannot fit in a nickel machine but a nickel can fit into a half dollar machine. Obviously, a half dollar could not be struck as a nickel because the half is physically too large to fit through the feeding mechanism in a nickel machine. Excluding gold, here is a list of possible non-transitional double denominations on regular issue US coins: Half cent struck as a Large Cent (1.5¢) Half Cent struck as a Quarter (25.5¢) Half Cent struck as a Half Dollar (50.5¢) Half Cent struck as a Silver Dollar (100.5¢) Large Cent struck as a Half Dollar (51¢) Large Cent struck as a Silver Dollar (101¢) Small Cent struck as a Half Cent (1857 only) (1.5¢) Small Cent struck as a Large Cent (1857 only) (2¢) Small Cent struck as a Two Cent (3¢) Small Cent struck as a Nickel (6¢) Small Cent struck as a Twenty Cent (21¢) Small Cent struck as a Quarter (26¢) Small Cent struck as a Half Dollar (51) Small Cent struck as a Silver Dollar (101¢) Small Cent struck as a SBA or Presidential Dollar (101¢) Two Cent struck as a Quarter (27¢) Two Cent struck as a Half Dollar (52¢) Two Cent struck as a Seated Dollar (102¢) Three Cent Silver struck as a Half Cent (3.5¢) Three Cent Silver struck as a Large Cent (4¢) Three Cent Silver struck as a small Cent (4¢) Three Cent Silver struck as a Two Cent (5¢) Three Cent Silver struck as a 3 Cent Nickel (6¢) Three Cent Silver struck as a Dime (15¢) Three Cent Silver struck as a Quarter (28¢) Three Cent Silver struck as a Half Dollar (53¢) Three Cent Silver struck as a Seated Dollar (103¢) Three Cent Nickel struck as a small Cent (4¢) Three Cent Nickel struck as a Two Cent (5¢) Three Cent Nickel struck as a Dime (13¢) Three Cent Nickel struck as a Twenty Cent (23¢) Three Cent Nickel struck as a Quarter (28¢) Three Cent Nickel struck as a Half Dollar (53¢) Three Cent Nickel struck as a Silver Dollar (103¢) Half Dime struck as a Half Cent (5.5¢) Half Dime struck as a Large Cent (6¢) Half Dime struck as a Small Cent (6¢) Half Dime struck as a Two Cent (7¢) Half Dime struck as a Three Cent Nickel (8¢) Half Dime struck as a Dime (15¢) Half Dime struck as a Quarter (30¢) Half Dime struck as a Half Dollar (55¢) Half Dime struck as a Silver Dollar (105¢) Nickel struck as a Twenty Cent (25¢) Nickel struck as a Quarter (30¢) Nickel struck as a Half Dollar (55¢) Nickel struck as a Silver Dollar (105¢) Nickel struck as a SBA/Presidential Dollar (105¢) Dime struck as a Half Cent (10.5¢) Dime struck as a Large Cent (11¢) Dime struck as a Two Cent (12¢) Dime struck as a Three Cent Nickel (13¢) Dime struck as a Nickel (15¢) Dime struck as a Twenty Cent (30¢) Dime struck as a Quarter (35¢) Dime struck as a Half Dollar (60¢) Dime struck as a Silver Dollar (110¢) Dime struck as a SBA / Presidential Dollar (110¢) Twenty Cent struck as a Quarter (45¢) Twenty Cent struck as a Half Dollar (70¢) Twenty Cent struck as a Silver Dollar (120¢) Quarter struck struck as a Large Cent (21¢) Quarter struck as a Half Dollar (75¢) Quarter struck as a Silver Dollar (125¢) Quarter struck as a SBA / Presidential Dollar (125¢) Half Dollar struck as a Silver Dollar (150¢) SBA / Presidential Dollar struck as a Half Dollar Several of these combinations have never been reported & only exist in my mind’s eye. Here is an odd way to get 33 cents with three coins: Half Cent struck as a Large Cent (1.5¢) Small Cent struck as a Half Cent (1857 only) (1.5¢) Dime struck as a Twenty Cent (30¢) 1.5 + 1.5 + 30 = 33 I’ll bet you CT folks can think of a few more. There are actually several dozen combinations. I hope you enjoyed this information & please post your double denomination coins. Very best regards, Collect89
transitional error The list of double denominations does not include any transitional errors. A transitional error would be a coin or type from one year being processed as a coin or type in a different year. For example, a 1965 quarter struck on a previously struck 1964 dime would be a transitional error. Occasionally you will see a transitional error for sale such as a dime from one year which is subsequently struck as a cent in a later year. A real fantasy piece might be something like an 1864 two cent piece being struck as a modern presidential dollar.
I guess you could take a dollar coin and cut it into pieces until you get that amount. So how would this work with 3 coins to make .47 or .92 or $17.48?
Post em if you got em I guess this bicentennial quarter would be worth about 21 cents. (This would be very true when coins were tied to their bullion value).
Hello Hamster, Yakpoo said you had the Best avatar & now that I see it, I have to agree.:thumb: Are any of those Double Eagles also double denominations?
Post pictures guys I'm still waiting for CENTDIME to post its avatar and the PENNYLADY showed me one in her collection.
I'm not a gold collector but I liked the photo. I pulled it off the internet a few years ago to print out and put on the front of a binder that I was creating as a gift for a friend of mine. She wanted me to go through her coin collection (which I love to do) and I took the coins, graded them, priced them, slabbed them, and put them into plastic sheets and into the binder. Later, I remembered having the photo and used it to create my avatar. It is better looking that a pic of me on the great wall.
Post Post Script Theoretically, you could also have two previously struck cents struck as a pair in a quarter machine. That might be construed as two coins totaling 27-cents. If you add a six cent piece, then you would have 33 cents in three coins. :eating: I once saw two cent blanks that were struck together as a bicentennial quarter. They were not previously struck cents. In order to be a double denomination, it must be struck on a previously struck coin. I'll take some photos of some different coins which are struck on different planchets.
Taking photos tonight. This is a 1989 quarter that is struck on a nickel planchet. The quarter is not on a struck nickel so it is not a double denomination. This coin would be called a wrong metal or wrong planchet error. This is a nickel that was struck on a dime planchet. It’s not a 15 cent piece and it is not fully dated but it is still neat. I’ve got some more coins on US planchets to photograph. Very best regards, Collect89
You're really streching to get to 33 cents and you're also only using two coins. This thread is for three coins. Interesting coins. They are definately unusual.
This weekend, I took photos of some wrong metal errors in my collection. These are not double denominations because they are not struck on previously struck coins. I hope the photos post OK. There are also US coins that are struck on foreign coins & foreign blanks but that is a subject for another thread. Very best regards, collect89
Data- what three US coins add up to 33 cents? Just add 3 coins of major error double denomination as 11 cents equals 33 cents? am I correct..
Hello Redwin117, That is a really nice 11 cent piece. The ACCUGRADE description was a little off target I think. It is not a penny. It is a cent. It is not struck on a dime planchet. It is struck on a struck dime. That is a really nice 11 cent piece.
Data- what three US coins add up to 33 cents? Tha't is WHY called ERROR! Not a Cent but PENNY Like what the old old Folk called in a Cent. People here in America majority they called it PENNY instead of Cent. Anyway thanks. Yes it is a nice 11 piece almost all important details of both coins is on it! I do have also the FINGERPRINT of this coin a Microscope details. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vic9qS21tlY
It is apparent that both the dime & cent are dated 1995. Nice coin. Richie Schemmer (Rich Errors) had an 11 cent piece where the dime was dated from a previous year.
