OK, HERE IT IS! My New 11 Cent Error!!!

I just picked up this amazing little two headed monster at the Fremont show. A customer traded it to me for my 1869/69 NGC MS66 RB (plus gave me some additional cash), so you can get an idea how pricey these "two guys" were. I've seen pennies struck on a dime planchet before, but never when the dime was already struck, and what makes this error even more special is that both of the presidents' images line up perfectly together. I showed it around at the Fremont show and everyone was oooohing and awwwwing over it. Even Jack Beymer and Dr. Eugene Bruder were both pretty wowed by this piece and discussed how it would be possible for the error to happen naturally, with the already struck dime getting stuck in the hopper and then when the hoppers were later moved around, the hopper with the dime in it was filled with penny planchets, and then the dime got fed into the penny dies and was struck again there. Whether it was accidental or man made, it's a very very unique error. So what do you all think?

p.s. I also posted this on the CU forum in case you want to see bigger photos. http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=731925

 

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I absolutely love those things!! looks like a nice one!

 

That was worth waiting for. Thanks

 

Is this going in your personal collection or your for sale collection? Either way, that is one sharp looking Lincoveldt.

 

Did someone spike my Cheerios this morning?

Neat coin! THanks for sharing...MIke

 

I'm keeping it, but will have it in my case at shows just so I can show it off!!!

p.s. I love the name - Lincoveldt!

 

Kewl Piece Charmy. Funny how a screw up by somebody can make something so valuable.


I could of purchased a BU Roll of 1955 DDO's back in the late 70's for $2,500.00 and said NO WAY.. who in their right mind is going to buy a screwed up coin.. sigh..

 

I wonder how a struck dime gets mixed in with the blank one cent planchets?

 

I mentioned this above - the mint uses the same hoppers for various denominations, both for input and output. So the already struck dime got stuck in one of the output hoppers they then used for feeding penny planchets, and the dime eventually got unstuck and fed into the penny dies and was re-stamped.

 

thats amazing

 

Okay - let me add an OOOH and a AAAHHHH to the list. Very nice indeed.

 

:crying: :desk: :headbang: :hammer:

Don't you just love these little guys - they say it all!

 

wow, thanks for sharing that coin/coins. Way cool.

 

Got the feeling that this was purposely done.
If a dime got mixed with the penny plancets, it would have a 50/50 chance to be stuck on the same side (obverse to obverse). Then what would be the odds of the coin matching identically (vertical) with the dies???
Highly unlikely - got the feeling someone put it in manually.

 

I agree it's very possible, and I thought about that too when I bought it. But it is still possible that it was an accident and the coin just got "lucky" to have been situated just right. Any way, of course I'd like to think that but we'll never know.....

 

Definitely worth the wait. That is one awesome error:thumb: thanks for posting it.

 

Another stunning addition! You have the nicest stuff!

 

A conversation piece for sure. :thumb:

 

Love it! :eat:

Ribbit