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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1767935, member: 15445&quot;]<span style="color: #141414"><font face="Georgia">Hello NancyB,</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #141414"><font face="Georgia">Your coin looks like a struck dime that was subsequently struck as a cent.&nbsp; I see nothing in the photos to make me think it is not real.&nbsp; (Of course, better photos are necessary for better counterfeit detection).&nbsp; The error is called a double denomination or 11 cent piece.&nbsp; I own a few examples and it is an error that I would recommend only buying in a slab.&nbsp; If you ever plan to sell the coin, you should probably have it slabbed in order to get the most money for it.&nbsp; I suspect that 1976 is a better date because of the Bicentennial year.&nbsp; The retail price is probably $1,000+.&nbsp; (I know one fellow that might pay twice that amount because of the Bicentennial year).&nbsp; </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #141414"><font face="Georgia">Let me know if you have any further questions about the coin.&nbsp; Also, you may have gotten more folks to see your post if you had placed it in the error coin section at CoinTalk. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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