$ton3R Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 1968D large pennyI have seen these 1968 large day D pennies going for astronomical prices being I am new to New To collecting any info would be greatly appreciated? Are these coins worth sending our way? Any information would truly help me greatly and I very much appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 On 7/29/2023 at 2:31 PM, $ton3R said: 1968 large day D pennies going for astronomical prices No such critter. It must be "space aliens" paying astronomical prices for pocket change (if they have pockets). Please - stop watching the stupid U-Tube videos. They are out for your money and will claim anything to swindle you. GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 In my 52 years as a coin collector, I have never heard of a "large day D". Presumably, you mean either a "large date" or a "large D"; however, 1968-D cents are only known to exist with one date size and one style of mint mark. (At that time, mint marks were still punched into each die by hand, so they may vary in location, angle or be heavily or lightly punched.) Based on your photos, both of your 1968-D Lincoln cents are normal circulated examples and have no collector value. There are many ignorant and fraudulent sellers on the internet peddling non-existent 'varieties" like this and minor anomalies or damaged coins as "mint errors", as well as the usual plethora of counterfeit, altered, impaired, and overgraded coins. As a new collector, you need to educate yourself to avoid being taken advantage of by them. Please refer to the following forum topics for legitimate print and online resources worthy of your study: The most widely collected die varieties are listed in the "Red Book" and in price guides referred to in these topics. Additional ones are listed and depicted in NGC VarietyPlus, which includes all of the varieties that NGC will attribute. Countries | VarietyPlus® | NGC (ngccoin.com). More obscure but legitimate ones are included on the Variety Vista site, Variety Vista Home, and on doubleddie.com. View any purported variety that doesn't appear on these sites as highly suspect. GoldFinger1969 and Coinbuf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Worth 1c each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Perhaps you can provide some proof of these coins "going for astronomical prices", making statements like this without providing any proof of your statement is meaningless, I've collected Lincoln cents for decades and am not aware of any large volumes of common circulated coins like those in your op having any significant value. GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 (edited) I have checked NGC Variety Plus, and also Variety Vista and there are only a handful of varieties for this year and mintmark which involve either RPM or mintmark position. If I am not mistaken, the mintmarks were hand applied to dies in this year, but I do not believe that had anything to do with the size of the mintmark and the size was the same on all the cents produced for this year. I think you might be a victim of the YouTube misinformation clickbait campaign. On 7/29/2023 at 1:31 PM, $ton3R said: I have seen these 1968 large day D pennies going for astronomical prices All I can say to this is there is a sucker born every minute. In addition, there are plenty of coins for sale on sites like eBay and Etsy describing "rare errors" or "Top Coin" or "Unique" that are listed for extremely inflated prices that have no error nor are unique, but it is unknown if anybody is actually paying that much for those or if those sellers just leave it up until the one sucker comes along to buy it and then the seller disappears. This phenomenon you speak of is a problem in this hobby. Edited July 29 by powermad5000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 On 7/29/2023 at 2:31 PM, $ton3R said: 1968D large pennyI have seen these 1968 large day D pennies going for astronomical prices being I am new to New To collecting any info would be greatly appreciated? Are these coins worth sending our way? Any information would truly help me greatly and I very much appreciate it Ok then I am filling out the paperwork..LoL.. I don't think it will get very far. I found all of these in one of the many coin rolls I get from my bank. They are real nice so I saved them. Maybe someday I may get one graded .......Na Coinbuf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) Here is what IS true, that the con men use to confuse people. The devices on the 1968 cents are far bigger than the 1969 cents. This is normal. In 1969 the cent was rehubbed with smaller devices and legends not “smooshed up” against the edges. Big stinking deal. I have MANY BU rolls of 1968’s AND 1969’s. There is nothing significant about this change. Biggest poInt of all: the coin business is AWASH in some of the vilest con artists that exist in the world. And EVERY SINGLE ONE of the coin offers you see on TV is a ripoff. Every one. Edited July 30 by VKurtB powermad5000 and Hoghead515 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldFinger1969 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 On 7/29/2023 at 5:44 PM, powermad5000 said: This phenomenon you speak of is a problem in this hobby. It seems to be growing....exponentially !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Raines Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Welcome to the world of social media everybody. Newenglandrarities 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 On 7/29/2023 at 2:31 PM, $ton3R said: 1968D large penny I have seen these 1968 large day D pennies going for astronomical prices Perhaps you mean that normal circulated 1968-D Cents (normally larger features than 1969 cents) like the one you posted are being listed for astronomical prices with catchy made-up names (like 1968-D "Large Penny") by scam artists on sites like eBay and Etsy. I see it all the time, like a normal 2010 Lincoln Presential dollar (worth $1) or pennies with common machine doubling (worth 1C) listed for thousands. Stick with sold listings like on eBay and Great Collections, keeping in mind there can be individual anomalies so also get a rough idea on value from coin price guides published by NGC and PCG$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 There are at least three accounts on eBay selling ordinary 1968 cents and asking over $2,000. They are scam artists and crooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 REDIRECTION: LOOK FOR REAL ATTRIBUTED ERRORS LIKE THE COIN BELOW! ONLY 4 EVER GRADED AND VERY POSSIBLE MORE ARE STILL OUT THERE! READ ABOUT THESE COINS. DON'T SPIN YOUR WHEELS. GOODLUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Extra "V"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 (edited) On 8/9/2023 at 12:30 AM, Conder101 said: Extra "V"??? Only for some of the 2023 Lincoln cents. Edited August 9 by EagleRJO cgcsketcherz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
