Nice. There are lots and lots of those out there, but a huge number have been hoarded away. They have become circulating oddities but there is a MASSIVE supply overhang out where from too many casual collectors holding back rolls. They will eventually flood commerce... "...maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life."
@ibuycoinsoffebay By any chance, do you have a copy of the book "Strike It Rich With Pocket Change"? Chris
See that? I turn all "nicey nicey" for a change and others pick up my cudgel and whack somebody o'er the noggin. Can't win, I tells ya'. Just so someone is not confused, that book mentioned has become HIGHLY controversial because many of us believe it leads to false hope and over exuberance in many nascent collectors. With all the diplomatic skills I can muster (sickening, ain't it?) if you have been led here thinking finding oddities in pocket change is the road to riches, you've been misled. That said, if you use this as a springboard to a lifelong interest in coins, you are among the lucky and the gifted.
Your cudgel? Your cudgel! You weren't complaining about it 5 years ago when I was. Talk about jumping on the bandwagon a bit late! Chris
Again I tell you... If you say you buy coins off ebay, then you should know how much they are worth!!!!
How do you know they are MS 63 Red? That is a designation from a grading company. You could post a picture, and you will have a better idea of what the actual grade is. Zinc cents that have been in circulation don't hold that original red tone very long.
For the sake of those less familiar, it is simply a designation used to describe an attribute displayed by the coin, and isn't something that can only, or rightly, be used by the TPGs.
What you have is called the "Formative Years" cents. This was one of four different designs issued in 2009 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Lincoln Cent issued in 1909. There were over 100 attributed doubled dies for the reverse of this issue. If you could post some nice, closely cropped photos of the reverse, we might be able to tell more about your coins. As Chris has mentioned many times and is true, you won't get rich off of these errors but they can be interesting. Some like them, some do not, but whatever you decide to collect is just fine.
The 2009's are a tough grade, many have black spots on them. I pulled them out when they first appeared and have some nice examples of all 4, but I don't think there's any kind of real value attached. They minted billions of these things.
I actually think this is not far fetched at all. These pieces will tend to show up in Mint state grades as hoarded rolls enter circulation. Finding two together makes it even more likely someone opened a roll in a cash drawer.
