I have a 1913 S double die wheat cent, Do you think this is the only one?

[bgraphics-migration]

I haven't been collecting long. But I can say that I'm not the newest kid on the block. I was buying alot of pennies off ebay awhile back to complete my set. I bought this 1913 s lincoln wheat penny for $6.00. I would think it would grade F or VF. I was looking at it one day, and noticed that the 1913 s looked alittle bold, so I put it under a light to see if maybe it was doubled and sure enough it was. even the motto and the in god we trust. I can't wait to send it in to ngc to get certified. Thats is if they will take it. Do they? And has anyone ever heard of one. Is mine the only one to exist? And how much do you think it might be worth.

 

http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=905058023/a=1112507023_1112507023/

[Bugmann1974]

CONECA does not have a double die veriaty listed for 1913, Pictures would help quite a bit.

[bsshog40]

Welcome bgrahics. You may want to post some pics to get some good ideas from members here on authenticity, grade, etc...

[bgraphics-migration]

I will work on posting a picture, but it will be a scan. my camera doesn't do good at taking pics of coins... thank you

 

[physics-fan3.14]

If it is indeed a doubled die, and not machine doubling or some other sort of error, the premium for it will likely be small. NGC is not the place to send it - you will spend at least $30 to get a $6 slabbed, and they will not attribute it unless it is one of their recognized varieties. The place to send it would be Chris Daugherty, the owner of coppercoins.com, or James Wiles, the attributer for CONECA.

[bgraphics-migration]

http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=905058023/a=1112507023_1112507023/

 

 

I hope this worked, I wish they came out better than that, but you really can't expect much from a scanner. It does have wheat line you just can't see them on the scan.

[Bugmann1974]

Hmmmm The liberty and date do look extra thick. To bad that these scanned pictures cannot tell us much.

 

 

[bgraphics-migration]

yeh i really wish i could get better pictures. It looks better in person. and you can actually see the lines between the stamps. in the date and liberty. and I've seen coins that have been smash to create the bold letters and numbers on coins and this is nothing like that. I would think it would be worth more than the famous 55/55. being as though this is a key date w/ only 6.1 millon minted.

[jonthecoinjunky]

Key date varity coins are often very dificult. If it truely is a double it could very well be much scarcer than the 55/55 ddo. Scarcity of a varity does not always dictate the value. One must also incorperate overall popularity. Are people willing to spend a huge premium on the coin? An example of early Lincoln varities, can be found with the 1909 S Lincoln Cent RPM's. Despite having several prominet repunch mintmarks in some cases the varity sell for the same or even less than the regular 1909 S Lincoln Cent.

 

I would agree fully with Physics-fan 3.14. If it is not machine doubling, I would recomend sending it to James Wiles.

 

Here are a couple of excelent articles. The first is by Ken Potter. The second can be found on CONECA's webstie. Hope the help.

 

http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/OtherFormsOfDoubling.htm

 

http://hermes.csd.net/~coneca/content/StrikeDoublingFlyer-PDF.pdf

[bgraphics-migration]

Thank you for the links and they did help, though i would still like it to be looked at by a pro. I will try to get in touch with mr wiles. The hermes flier states that if the date and the mint mark are both doubled then it is machine doubling, and this coin has that. but I still want to get that varified.

 

 

Key date varity coins are often very dificult. If it truely is a double it could very well be much scarcer than the 55/55 ddo. Scarcity of a varity does not always dictate the value. One must also incorperate overall popularity. Are people willing to spend a huge premium on the coin? An example of early Lincoln varities, can be found with the 1909 S Lincoln Cent RPM's. Despite having several prominet repunch mintmarks in some cases the varity sell for the same or even less than the regular 1909 S Lincoln Cent.

 

I would agree fully with Physics-fan 3.14. If it is not machine doubling, I would recomend sending it to James Wiles.

 

Here are a couple of excelent articles. The first is by Ken Potter. The second can be found on CONECA's webstie. Hope the help.

 

http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/OtherFormsOfDoubling.htm

 

http://hermes.csd.net/~coneca/content/StrikeDoublingFlyer-PDF.pdf

[Conder101]

The hermes flier states that if the date and the mint mark are both doubled then it is machine doubling, and this coin has that. but I still want to get that varified.

But a true doubled die can also have machine doubling as well. At least two of the 1969 S DDO cents also have MDD on the date & MM.

 

Unfortunately I can see nothing on your pictures