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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: Radagast on October 19, 2017, 11:47:57 PM

Title: Is this penny worth anything?
Post by: Radagast on October 19, 2017, 11:47:57 PM
A long time ago when I was a kid one of my parent's friends gave me a penny which he seemed to think was a valuable mis-strike. I believe he thought that revolved around the nine, which may look like a double strike. Anyone care to guess if this is worth money or time? (Hope this image sharing site works)

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Title: Re: Is this penny worth anything?
Post by: I'm a red panda on October 20, 2017, 12:43:16 AM
It's worth at least a cent.

Call a coin dealer?
Title: Re: Is this penny worth anything?
Post by: Lulee on October 20, 2017, 05:42:19 PM
A quick search on ebay shows double struck ones that seem as slight as yours going for a couple of bucks.  Others with real bad doubling on letters as well as the numbers with the strikes quite, relatively speaking, far apart are being sold with asking prices of $1400 to $2400. Didn't check the prices of actual sales but it makes me think if you get a buck out of it, that'd be doing well.
Title: Re: Is this penny worth anything?
Post by: FIREySkyline on October 20, 2017, 07:27:16 PM
A quick search on ebay shows double struck ones that seem as slight as yours going for a couple of bucks.  Others with real bad doubling on letters as well as the numbers with the strikes quite, relatively speaking, far apart are being sold with asking prices of $1400 to $2400. Didn't check the prices of actual sales but it makes me think if you get a buck out of it, that'd be doing well.
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Title: Re: Is this penny worth anything?
Post by: Radagast on October 24, 2017, 10:57:39 PM
A quick search on ebay shows double struck ones that seem as slight as yours going for a couple of bucks.  Others with real bad doubling on letters as well as the numbers with the strikes quite, relatively speaking, far apart are being sold with asking prices of $1400 to $2400. Didn't check the prices of actual sales but it makes me think if you get a buck out of it, that'd be doing well.
Thanks! I am hanging on to it but it seems it is not enough to bother about. You must use better eBay search terms than I do.