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NGC 1975-D Lincoln cent struck on a defective clad dime planchet. The coin is the weight and metal of a clad Roosevelt dime, and weighs 2.3 grams. It has pre-strike damage on the planchet, with a number of scratches underneath the strike on the coin'…

NGC 1975-D Lincoln cent struck on a clad dime planchet. The coin is the weight and metal of a clad Roosevelt dime, and weighs 2.3 grams.    The error occurred when a dime planchet was fed into a cent press and was struck, resulting in an...

NGC 1c 1937 Wheat cent struck on dime Planchet. Unique for the date as far as we know, and the whole period of the 1930’s is very rare for cents on dime planchets. This example is the only example for the date (for anymintmark) we can find...

NGC Lincoln Memorial cent foldover strike, with the strike off-center and with a large, attractive "loop" in the foldover. A foldover with good eye-appeal, and dramatic in appearance. The coin is 2.5 grams.  A scarce error type. MS64 Red/Brown

PCGS 1941 wheat cent struck on very thick planchet stock, and with a weight of 4.1 grams (almost 30% overweight!)   MS63 Brown

PCGS 1972-D Lincoln cent double-struck, with the 2nd strike 85% off-center and die struck on both sides (which is ideal for a double-strike.)  MS62 Red/Brown with a small rim bump (probably ejection mark) reverse.

Double-struck, with the 2nd strike 85% off-center and with a uniface reverse.    PCGS MS63 Red/Brown

Double-struck with the 2nd trike 85% off-center. MS62 RB

CACG 1980-S proof Lincoln cent 140 degree clockwise rotated dies. Discovered in a proof set, and part of an article that was published in a coin publication recently. Scarce, major rotated die!   PR67 Red Cameo. 

PCGS (1982-2008) Lincoln Memorial cent multi-struck massive broadstrike, and with a portion of the coin broken away! The coin was struck against multiple planchets, and became so thin that a portion of it fell away.   MS63 Red

Double-struck off-center (probably triple, but one strike is too minor to authenticate with certainty.)    MS66 Red

PCGS 1986 Lincoln cent double-struck, with the 2nd strike 65% off-center and die struck both sides. Also, there are two "1986" dates visible.   MS62 Red

PCGS 1964-D Lincoln cent 21% triple curved clipped and 12% off-center. Nice eye-appeal.    MS62 Brown some minor hairlines (technically lightly cleaned.) 

Struck 85% off-center and 7% double clipped.   MS63 Red/Brown

Double-struck and small hump saddle-strike.    There some, what appears to be black grease on the large off-center strike (common on error coins like this.)

PCGS (1982-2008) Lincoln cent ede strike, with the coin having a strike on the coin's edge. There is a portion what appears to be Lincoln's coat on the one side.  Edge strikes occur when a planchet is fed into the striking chamber while "spinnin…

PCGS 1983 Lincoln cent foldover strike, with the coin having been struck on its edge, then folder over and struck into itself. This is the smallest foldover we have seen, with the fold visible at 2 o'clock on the obverse and 10 o'clock on the reverse…

NGC 1982-D Lincoln cent struck on clad dime blank. The coin weighs 2.3 grams, and is struck on the clad 10c blank intended for striking into a Roosevelt dime.  Scarce error type. MS65 Lustrous surfaces.

PCGS 1981-x Lincoln Memorial cent flipover double-struck, with the strike 95% and 80% off-center. Major flipover double-strike error.    PCGS MS63 Brown

PCGS Lincoln Memorial cent flipover double-struck, with the strike 95% and 65% off-center. Major flipover double-strike error.    PCGS MS61 Red/Brown