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British coin double die?

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chinook

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I found this in a box of junk. Looks like some major doubling.

 

Is this common?

 

I know its pretty well worn, but anyone want to guess at a value. My Krause books only go back to 1800. Thanks.

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gmarguli

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I would guess that it is double struck and not a doubled die.

 

Early errors don't usually hold a lot of extra value. They aren't heavily collected.

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chinook

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Spiny, No the other side is normal.

 

Greg, That was my thought also. But I really don't know much about European coining processes. I didn't it would be worth much either, but it is kind of neat.

 

Why couldn't it have been a 1955 Lincoln cent?! grin.gif

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JamminJ

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Why couldn't it have been a 1955 Lincoln cent?! grin.gif

 

Look on the bright side, you picked up something neat for a tiny fraction of the price of that 1955 DD Lincoln. Probably not too many of them laying around in junkboxes.

 

-JamminJ

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