Hi, I'm a new member and this is my first post.I'm also new to coin collecting. I found this Penny in my pocket change. I have done some research online. I think this is an OMM or a RPM. I have seen a few pictures of RPM's,However i have yet to see any with this wide of direction spread.Would this be a S/D or D/S i do not understand which is primary. If this is real what would it be worth?
The "D" pretty clearly sits on top of the "S". Notice that both the inner and outer curved lines of the "D" are continuous and complete, while the upper curve of the "S" is interrupted. Other than that, I can't be of much help, as I don't collect U.S. errors/varieties, and know very little about them. BTW - U.S. 1 cent coins are not "pennies", they are "cents". "Pennies" are coinage of Great Britain and some of the other Commonwealth colonies/countries. Welcome to the forum.
I can't recall for sure without looking it up - but wasn't it 1988 that the Mint stopped using punched mint marks for cents and had the mint marks incorporated into the hub ? Now I may be off on the year this began. But I know that all mint marks are now part of the hub and not punched into the individual dies. But if I am correct - then that coin has been altered. Guess I'll have to dig out the books to be sure
Interesting and very helpful...I’m not sure what year for the One Cent but 1990 was the cut off point for RPM’s and OMM’s I found this information on two sites so it must be true . Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. My first find for "error coins" and it a fake..... Bummer.. http://www.bakercoins.net/learn/variety/rpm/index.html
Copper, I'm not an advanced error collector, but there is something about this coin that just does not look right. If it is fake, that raises the mystery; how did it find its way into circulation?
First, welcome to the forum. Second, Cool find. Okay, lets see what my referrence comes up with. No mention in Cherry Pickers. No mention in the guide to Lincoln cents. No mention in the Red Book. The mint mark has been applied to the master die since 1990 through 1991. Proofs changed in 1985. What you have in my opinion is an altered coin. It could have been made to fool collectors or just for fun. How it ended up in circulation is a guess. Many coins that should not be in circulation have been found that way. Not really that strange. Cool find though.
