I have a penny from 2006 that is completely zinc. I found it at an old job one day and held onto it. Ive never really had it appraised or anything of that matter but i was just wondering if misprints and things of this sort are worth anything. Thanks for your help.
It can happen but to know for sure what you have, we'd need a pic of both sides. Ribbit Ps: Welcome to CoinTalk. :hail:
I'll get a picture up here in a day or so. Don't have one currently. It basically looks like it was never copper plated when it was being minted. It also came in a roll of pennies from the bank which i thought was odd. I looked at it and thought a dime had somehow got into it. It was minted in Denver. I will get back with you asap with those pictures. Thanks for the help
A couple of the reverse pics were too big. It has a very bright luster to it and i found it in a roll of pennies from the bank. So I'm assuming it was in circulation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again
Now that is as cool as the other side of the pillow. You need to get that puppy graded by NGC or PCGS.
Do you have any idea what the value of it might be?? I'm not looking to sell just curious. I guess I could be looking but not really ha
I gotta tell you this is really not my area of expertise, I am a toning freak. However, I do like to be helpful. The last unplated planchet Lincoln Cent in the Heritage Archives graded by NGC sold for $126.50 on 2/25/07. http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=67024&Lot_No=24630 This does not necessarily mean that is the value of the coin since the error market fluctuates wildly depending on the error and it's rarity. Although, all of the other unplated planchet error Lincolns have sold for between $100-$300 as well. At this point, we really need an expert in error collecting to shed more light on the market for error coins.
Thanks for the help. I figured it would be somewhere in that range. Never know, one day Bill Gates may want a 2001 D misprint and spend a good billion for it haha
While I'm no expert on errors, I would say that the last one that sold (in the $120's) was close to the correct value. Each one I've seen have sold for around $100. Speedy
Your best bet is to go to the www.coppercoins.com web site and ask Chuck. That guy there is Charles D. DAughtrey and has two books out on Lincoln Cents and has taken thousands and thousands of photos of them. Sort of a well known expert in Lincoln Cent errors and would be the best person to ask about that coin. Many of those types of coins with the missing outer layer have been found but also, many people in chem labs practice removing the outer layere or even removing the insides for fun. Therefore attempting to sell it without an experts opinion may have a problem. Although if just keeping it for yourself, makes no difference if it is slabbed or not. It's yours.
