Question!

I think this is the right forum for this... I opened an UNC roll of Lincoln cents that I got from the bank back in 1971, I found quite a few that had a "doubled" date. I don't have a scanner or camera, so I can't post a photo. The best I can do is borrow this photo ..http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/DaniSchneider/10pfg3a.jpg from Dani05. Hope you don't mind. Anyway, the doubling is about half as much as shown in this photo, and only on the date. I couldn't find any mention of this at the PCGS site. Does anyone know what these would be worth? I know it's hard to say without a photo, but I'll be happy with a ballpark guess. Thanks alot.

 

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I moved your post to a thread by itself---I think more people will see it this way.

Speedy

 

Ballpark?

50¢ - $1 for the roll, depending on whether they are Wheaties or Memorials.

 

Wow, I'd go $5 for a roll of 1971 wheaties!

Just kidding, Roy.

 

Where does the original post say they were 1971 coins?

As far as I know, banks pass out rolls that are not necessarily all dated the current year. But then, what do I know? I don't collect US coins and I only spent about 15 years working for banks.

 

Roy:
Just kidding!
He got them in 1971.

 

1st - Thanks for moving the thread Speedy.
2nd - Yes, they are all 1971-s memorial cents. And there were 22 coins like this in the roll.

 

Hi !
With out a photo it's tough to be sure just what you have. Just making a guess, because you found quite a few of these errors in your roll, they may be what is called machine or mechanical doubling. This happens when parts in the coining press loosen, allowing the dies to shift slightly during the strike. This produces a secondary image with a flat, shelf-like image. True double dies will generally show notching of the corners on the letters or numbers affected, and the secondary image will be raised and rounded like the main image is. Hope this ifo is helpful to you. When I started looking through Lincoln rolls, I began with a roll of 1969-s pennies & found about a dozen of these machine doubled coins. I thought I was sitting on a gold mine until I found out what they really were.
A great book to have if you are serious about checking through Lincoln rolls is The Cherry Pickers Guide to Rare Die Varieties by Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton. Excellent referance for errors, and great for explaining the minting process & how errors occur.

 

Thanks alot for the info. I've since found quite a few more of these "machine doubling". No gold mine though - rats!
Tim