Hi....iI have a large collection of double-die pennies...i think....i have never had one certified or graded..... but i do have a 1969-s, 1983 rev., and many more dates.....all found in circulation.... i don't care to profit off my hobby but it would be cool....any advice?
The silver [is] mine, and the gold [is] mine, saith the LORD of hosts. Hag 2:8 [/b] He created it. He controls it. He gave it to us for His use. Why did we turn from sound scriptural currency that PROTECTS us?
You must be logged in to see this link. There you could explain each one you have and they will tell you as much as you want to know about each one. Of course a photo would naturally help.
I just got back a 1969-s penny from NGC with clear doubling in the word "liberty" only. I guess it must have been only machine doubled because they did not call it a DDO.
I also got back a light weight kennedy marked environmental damage, a 1995 Double die lincoln ms-63 RB, a 1983 Obverse struck through capped die ms65 RB and a washington dollar obverse struck through ms-62.
What shocks me is that I'm getting MS grades coming from circulation. I would never have the guts to call something I found more than AU.
Just sort of a numismatic thing about terminology. Uncirculated USED to mean just that. Today it is a grade. MS now has replaced UNC and how has many points. For example you could have MS-62 or a MS-67 or whatever. UNC is on it's way out due to a (for the moment) 70 point grading system. Yes a coin coming from circulation could be MS-62 but still a circulated coin. This is the grading system. Things like this is the same as values of coins. Those too are whatever someone says they are and many have started coin value listings and those too are just a guess. My only suggestion is to always attempt to evaluate your coins prior to having them graded and slabbed. No CENTS in paying dollars for a coin worth pennies.
at shocks me is that I'm getting MS grades coming from circulation. I would never have the guts to call something I found more than AU.
That's one of the strange things to get used to- that "uncirculated" coins can come from circulation.
I used to think that way too, and would get irritated when people would say they found BU coins from coin roll searching. As I learned more, I realized BU was more of a term that referred to the condition, and not necessarily whether the coin has passed through general circulation. I like Carl's explanation of MS (Mint State) versus using UNC/BU.
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
i got a double-die question.....
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