Coin Collecting

Recent Answers

2012-05-24 Coin and Paper Money Collecting - $20 bill:

Randy:    Looks like a small cutting error called a "butterfly". Worth about $30 to $40 to an interested collector.    Bills are printed in sheets of 32 notes and in three phases. Reverse print, obverse

2012-05-23 Coin and Paper Money Collecting - 1958p lincoln cent error:

Darrick,    Sorry - -no - -take a look at     http://www.google.com/imgres?q=1955+double+die&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1366&bih=644&tbm=i

2012-05-22 Coin and Paper Money Collecting - 1988 DDR?:

Beck:    Although your photo is fuzzy, it appears this may be a true doubled die reverse cent. I again request you contact the expert of doubled dies, John Wexler, at this link:  http://doubleddie.com/92301

2012-05-22 Coin and Paper Money Collecting - doubled die?:

Hi Darrick,    It looks to me like your coin has strike doubling -- not a doubled die.  This is usually caused by the wearing out of the die as it goes through striking thousands and thousands of coins

2012-05-22 Coin and Paper Money Collecting - Blank Penny:

Christine:    If it is an unstruck cent blank, it would weigh the same as a struck coin, but be slightly smaller in diameter. These sell from time to time for $2 to $5 to an interested collector.     U