In the last week of april 2010, michael yasis from twin cities, minnesota discovered a 1992 d lincoln cent featuring a reverse design of 1993, also known as a 1992 d close am variety. Lincoln cent modern 1959 to date pcgs auction prices. I ran across a penny that looked just like any other 1993 lincoln memorial penny except it is chrome or steel. The melt value shown below is how valuable the coins metal is worth bare minimum value of coin.
Well after emailing and receiving a response from ken potter, i can report that a close am on a 1993 s proof lincoln memorial cent is not an error. Coins for sale for striking errors type errors items. These are rare error pennies and valuable coins to look for. I wrote a highly informative thread on brockage errors here prior to 2009, just can not find it right now. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. In this guide, i cover seven valuable pennies that are still found in circulation today. We also have a lincoln memorial cent grading forum to help you establish a grade for your lincoln memorial cent. Not long after the discovery of the transitional design cents for 1988 and 1988 d, a 1992 d lincoln cent was found with the reverse design introduced on the 1993 lincoln cents. When i began collecting coins, i was only interested in old ones because i thought they were the only ones that were valuable. Michigan collector and cherry picker john anderson reports finding a 1992 d close am circulation strike lincoln cent that could be worth thousands of dollars. Just wondering, is this a planchet error or cud error and also does it.
Us errors numismatic directory, with values and images page 5. This page is dedicated exclusively to the 1993 d lincoln memorial cent. The most recent version of the penny is the lincoln cent. The first and rarest of the varieties is the 1992 and 1992d close am. Show profile bookmark this topic add marine1999 to your friends list get. Once i started researching coins, i discovered that many can still be found in circulation today are worth a lot of money. The fast and easy way to sell or buy almost anything. You will find a lot of information below such as mintages, specifications, and images. Hey guys, i had found this 1993d penny and im thinking its a wam. The lincoln cent resource top 50 repunched mintmarks. Top 100 lincoln cent rpms are according to those originally listed in the.
As a specialist in the error variety field since 1979, there is one thing ive learned. Keeping with the rich history of lincoln adorning the obverse of the coin, gasparro only changed the reverse to depict the lincoln memorial. Lincoln cents were issued with a wheat ears reverse from 1909. He loves all coins, but lincoln pennies and jefferson nickels are his favorites to collect.
Heres a cherry pickers lists of lincoln cent varieties. Major errors shiny red 1972 1c lincoln cent the front of the coin shows very thick letters on igwt wnotchessplits it appears to the novice as duplicated or doubled text ex. The san francisco issue for the first year, with his initials, is one of the most recognized of all u. American silver eagle slight off center error 1 ozt999. For comparison purposes, the upper image is a 1995 lincoln cent reverse with a long linear plating blister. Sometimes the plating is partially or completely missing, resulting in cents with a silvery looking surface on part or all of the coin. Error coins coin experts reveal the most valuable error. Show profile bookmark this topic add coinsearcher11 to your friends.
This 1941s lincoln cent shows one light vertical line. Use the overlay in the photo above to know where to look for clash marks on the wheat head reverse series. More specifically, it shows a dome of subsurface corrosion that has ruptured or that began as a slight tear in the copper plating. The most popular way to collect lincoln cents is to assemble all the different dates and mint marks of the series. The space between the a and m in america was reduced in 1993 creating the close am cent. Uncirculated 1993d small cent with double mint mark. The reverse is of the style adopted for use in 1993, but was used in 1992 to strike a. Therefore, the 1992 cents with a reverse of 1993 or the 1992 and 1992 d close am cents are more than likely transitional coins as the new reverse design of 1993 was probably being used on a few 1992 and 1992 d cents as test strikes. So far, there are about 15 to 20 known examples of the 1992 d close am lincoln cent variety. The lincoln cent collector checklist littleton coin company.
The lincoln memorial cents came around in 1959 after chief engraver frank gasparro decided to change the design from the previous wheat cent. Its basically a zinc core with a very thin copper jacket. While other controversial lincoln cents have been alleged by some to be a d over horizontal d variety, this one is still the only lincoln cent positively proven to be so as easily seen in the photo micrographic image supplied in the link above. On this vise sandwich job lincoln was only pressed as deep as the rims of the two coins would allow. In my opinion the wexlerallen top 100 list is the best of the several top 100 lists devised. Mintmade errors are errors in a coin made by the mint during the minting process. Amazingly, he found it in a leave a penny, take a penny container in a local gas station that hes been searching for four years. While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, coin community assumes no liability for errors. Photos of valuable error coins compared to nonvaluable. For example, a 1914d penny was minted in 1914 in denver. There are dozens of types of known lincoln cent errors. The penny or once cent coin is the lowest denomination of the united statess currency. Lincoln memorial cents we buy, sell, appraise, and.
Have a 1938 penny and want to know how much its worth. When a coin has two lines on it, it can give the illusion that the area between the lines is incuse to the coins surface. The lincoln penny was made of 95% copper, 5% zinc from 1959 until 1985. Got something you dont use, never used or just outgrew. Use the overlay in the photo above to know where to look for clash marks on the memorial reverse series. However, since there was a reverse design transition between 1992 and 1993, this is the most plausible cause.
Lincoln memorial penny 1993 us coin errors for sale ebay. Unplated zinc planchet or coin occurs when part of the planchet coil stock is not plated and then punched out as a blank. Although there are no key dates, there are a few varieties for the lincoln memorial cents minted from 1959 through 2008. Unplated lincoln zinc cents zinc cents with copper plating have been minted since the middle of 1982. Brenner designed the lincoln cent and his initials appeared on the reverse for a limited time during the first year of issue. The firm offered his coin as lot 2032 described as. Ten valuable pennies still in circulation today hobbylark. Cooper some have asked about my images i use and im glad to say, you can now you can see the dvd in sections on youtube. All pennies minted for circulation after 1993 depicted the word america with the. This was followed shortly thereafter by the discovery of a 1992 pmint lincoln cent with the 1993 reverse design. Most valuable 1990s lincoln cent varieties that you can find searching your pocket change duration.
This complimentary checklist lets you keep track of your growing collection. All years of circulation and proof lincoln memorial cents dated prior to 1993 save for the few test pieces from 1992 carry a reverse design style. We look at the 1993 penny value and modern penny coins worth money. Be sure to visit our lincoln memorial cent forum if you need help. Rare 1992d error cent found in tray numismatic newsnumismatic. In addition to these seven coins, i reveal some of the rarest and most expensive pennies out there and discuss some of the nuances of numismatics. Description remarkable double denomination mule 1993 d cent with dime reverse ms65 red 1993 d lincoln cent struck with dime reverse diems65 red pcgs. Wellknown examples include 1992p and 1992 d lincoln cent obverses mated to a 1993 reverse. On lincoln memorial cents, the lines will not usually run vertcal. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. See more ideas about coins worth money, valuable coins, coin collecting.