Ok, Let me start by saying HELLO! I have lurked around this forum for longer than I could even begin to guess and never joined until now. Why? Probably due to the fact that I have only been collecting for 7 years and in my opinion I'm a novice who is better off not giving an opinion as I probably have no idea what I'm talking about:dead-horse:. Anyway, I was looking at my dad's collection and saw a 1988 s proof penny that looks way out of the ordinary. When I looked at it all I could think of was "Holy $%^&*(%$#!!!* I got the million dollar penny". However, one thing I do know, if it's to good to be true it probably is just that. Anyway, take a look and tell me what you think. Thanks in advance!
i see some 'hint' of potential but you need a steady hand. Photos are way too blurry to tell anything of interest. Get yourself a cheep tripod to steady your camera and light the coin indirectly so to cut the glare and take some more photos. If you have $5 to take a gamble, send it into Bob Piazza at Coppercoins.com for attribution. He is with CONECA and takes great photos. He is also a good soure of knowledge. Go to Lincolncentresouce.com and click on communit in the upper left corner of the page. Be sure to also look through the whole sit - great for penny lovers
Clearer pictures would help, but from what I see it's just split plating and not a hub doubled die cent. Also, according to coppercoins.com there are no known doubled 88-S cents.
Sorry but I agree with BadThad... The split plating is most obvious around the S under the date. The to later stretches very thin and, well, I think you can figure out the rest... Welcome to CT, and don't forget that this is one of the best resources to learn from! Don't worry about commenting as you said, if you prefer, just read the links, articles, and posts to help you along in your collecting. Good luck and keep the search going!
Thanks for the replies! I have seen them but thought it was limited to a few letters/numbers on a coin. But you all are right for sure. No gloss over the "doubles". Too bad, would have been real sweet. I know these don't typically carry any high premium but would this be worth anything (above the 1 penny that it is I'm probably gonna pick it up from him but any clue what a fair value on it would be?
My bad, I wasn't even paying attention to the plating on the date: I was focused on the blury pictures and my mindset was menoring at best. Here some photos I took of plating issues on a cent I have and shared witht he lincolncentresource.net group.
NOT a doubled Die but simple machine doubling. The zinc plating has been separated by the process which is what causes the "silvery" look. A true doubled die on a copper plated zinc cent would have copper plating over the doubled areas.
The above picS from me was to show him what a closeup should look like and what a tripod does for a still shot. In his picS there is plating issuse but there appears to be possiblities with a doubling in the motto but the photos are just way too blury to tell. I SUGGEST WayToMuchTime SEND IT INTO ONE OF THE CLUBS AND LET SOMEONE WITH SOME CREDENTIALS GIVE HIM ADVICE - ATTRIBUTIONS ARE CHEAP AND WE ARE DOING THIS LAD A DISFAVOR BY MERELY THROWING STONES ARE THE QUESTION RATHER THAN GUIDING HIM. VERY DISCOURAGING. IN WayToMuchTime 's PHOTO FROM THE QUOTE ABOVE I SEE POSSIBILIES. THERE IS NO DELAM AND ALL SURFACES ARE COVERED IN COPPER. THERE IS CLEAR NOTCHING IN THE LETTERS. SEND IT IN - IT'S CHEAP (AKA REASONABLE)! CONECA ATTRIBUTIONS: http://conecaonline.org/attribution_services.html COPPERCOINS.COM (for the beginner) http://www.lincolncentresource.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=17
