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Could doubled die be intentional?

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Ken Potter

The 1995-D doubled-die cent might have been made on purpose! Yes, you read that right. It is possible that the Denver Mint struck the not-so-well-known but very rare 1995-D doubled-die Lincoln cent on purpose. Let me relate this story. Some … Continue reading →

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Doubled-die cents found by newcomer

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Ken Potter

While thousands of dreamers are checking change for a small-date 1982-D copper cent, a new collector in Georgia repeatedly found examples of a 1995-D doubled-die cent and profited accordingly. Dilenia Fiore has reported finding seven examples of the rare 1995-D … Continue reading →

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Doubled-die found on the sidewalk

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Numismatic News Staff

By Ron Brown I like the United States cent coin. Over the years, I have had the distinct pleasure of cherry-picking many Lincolns. But the real treat is when you find something not yet listed and identified as a new … Continue reading →

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Doubled-die 2015 cent identified

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Ken Potter

Rodger Ryan is credited with finding what might be the strongest doubled die known so far on the date of a Lincoln cent for the entire 21st century! Only the 2006 Lincoln cent: DDO-001 shows overall stronger doubling of the … Continue reading →

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Error coin found in change pays off big

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Debbie Bradley

It started with a man, a book and a few rolls of pennies. It ended when William Gaitlan of Yuma, Ariz., sold a 1969-S doubled die cent at a June 5 Heritage auction for $21,500. “I still don’t understand why … Continue reading →

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Zinc 1982 cent host to new doubled die

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Charles D. Daughtrey

Reports of new doubled dies in Lincoln cents happen frequently, but very seldom does it occur that a major doubled die sees its first discovery and publication a quarter century after it was minted. Continue reading →

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