OMG! 1930 S RPM Penny

This is awesome! I just spent 25 cents on a 1930 s penny, and its an uncirculated, I would say MS 64, mabye ms 65 penny. I thought why not for 25 cents seems like a good deal. (this was at the antique shop I was talking about, in earlier threads) and I wen back home and researched my 1930 s penny because the mintmark was funny, and it was a Repunched Mint Mark! I confirmed it and it shows very strong doubling on the S, but it is not a doubled die. Im sorry I cant take pictures, yes i tryed and tryed it just doesnt zoom to see teh mintmark well.

It has splotchy toning. All over it with dots. So, based on the information I have I want to ask where can i confirm which RPM it is? Is there like a Wexlar guide book or CONCEA with pictures of all the 1930 s rpm pennys? Im so excited! I was looking for a website that shows all the current rpds known, and I could examine my coin with the ones shown. Thank you! And what's it worth?

 

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Here's the 1930-S FS-501 RPM ... This is the best picture I could find:



Hope this helps...

 

ok, whatever was your first post....

Heres what I believe to be another example of it and it is a Stage 1, the pictures shown match my coin.

http://varietyvista.com/1930SRPM002 cent.htm

 

I'm sorry I had to edit my post because I accidently posted a 1970-S RPM, which would not have helped your cause. I'm also sorry that my very first post, which was trying to help you, did not provide you the instant gratification desired to confirm your find. You're basically posting in the dark, no pictures to help any repliers and then get an attitude when they try to help you. You might want to dial it down in future posts.

 

Try here

www.coppercoins.com

die search is in left hand column

 

whats value? in ms64+

 

OMG It's a 1930-S 1MM-004 And in its currenct condition is worth roughly 60 dollars! That's one good cherrypick!!!!

 

I'm curious as to what kind of camera you have. Does it not have a macro mode for closeups?

 

Can you try to post pictures please? Would like to see the coin to be certain. Coins can have isolated machine doubling that can sometimes mimic and RPM. And also, they are called cents, not "pennies".
Another point is that the guide on coppercoins.com is not to be followed to a T. It is exactly that...a guide. Your coin is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. You could say to you it is worth $60, but once you sell it, it could go for less or perhaps more than you are asking.

 

Im hopefully expecting If i were to sell it to a coin shop I would get 25-30 n bucks for it. And yes i am sorry for using the slang term pennies because i was excited.

 

Unfortunately no macro, but it does have closeup.

http://www.cointalk.com/t223877/



xGAJx,

No one can do much to help you unless you provide decent photos. It's hard enough judging coins from images, but impossible without. Take your camera, put it in "closeup mode", and start playing around until you can get acceptable results; even try shooting through a loupe as has already been suggested. Not to sound harsh, but you are going to need to start posting clear, entire coin photos if you want anyone to take you or these "great" finds seriously.

If you're willing to post what kind of camera you are using, surely advice will follow.

There is almost no chance that the average shop will pay anything close to that because of the variety; any offer would be based on the coin's condition and grade even if your attribution is correct. A variety specialist would likely be the only type of dealer (possibly) willing to pay any kind of premium. Most B&Ms do not have a market for such coins; there are not many people walking in off the street looking for rather minor RPMs.

 

GAJ your threads are more entertaining than detecto threads.

 

I hate to break it to you, but most coin shops don't deal with the tiny world of errors and varieties. There is such a small slice of coin collectors thst collect varieties and errors that local coin shops choose not to deal with them. It just isn't a gooduse of their money and time. Most people go in to buy coins for sets, or gold/silver. I would guess that less than 1 out of every 100 coin collectors goes into a shop looking to buy varieties.

If I were you, I would sell it on ebay, although that requires you take a picture of it. I would also suggest that you invest in a cheap USB scope to start you off with pictures. They can be found for $30 on the internet...so you could pay one off selling your RPM (if indeed it is one) if you can get some good pics.

Oops. I must have written this at the same time as booksB4coins...

 

thanks for that link, lol

more lol

 

Okay. Im glad about my find anyways, Ill keep it in the album and mabye if i get a decent offer I'll take it. Mabye if i become a proffesional coin dealer, ill put it in my inventory someone buys it.

 

I'd still like to see a picture of it, any way you can. Just hold a decent magnifying glass up to the lens and snap a photo. To be honest, I won't believe you have it until I see a pic (no offense). That's just the way I am.

 

I will second this and take it one step further. Why start a thread a make such grand claims yet refuse to provide photos (AKA: prove it) or even acknowledge advice has been offered in regards to your supposed photo issues? We've had the pleasure of hearing all about these supposed high grade coins bought for pocket change, yet never get to see photos of these gems.

 

Seriously, what kind of camera do you have? If it's not older than you are then I can explain to you how to use the macro function. Being able to take decent photos of your coins is extremely important!

 

It's probably one of those old ones from the 1800s or something.

 

To add to this, how do you suppose you are going to build an online presence as a dealer and sell it if you don't have pictures of it? Being able to photograph coins is an essential step to becoming a coin dealer online.
"Hey folks, I've got an autograph by Shoeless Joe Jackson. I don't have pictures of it, but rest assured it is legit because I can read his name. Any takers?"

rest assured, you are not going to get many buyers of varieties at a normal store compared to on the internet