Expert: PAPAJACK - 6/30/2008

Question
Hello, I am want to know if a Lincoln Penny with an engrave of previous President John F. Kennedy would be worth anything? Along with that it there is a brief explanation of the "COINCIDENCE" of the murder of both presidents. Please reply to my e-mail address. Thank you, your time is truly appreciated.

Answer
Hello Esperanza,

The coin you describe is a well-known piece.

This coin is not an error or an official US issue, but was made by someone who manipulated a regular U.S. one-cent coin by simply stamping an image of John F. Kennedy next to Lincoln. Several variations on this theme circulate.

They do usually come with a card with the strange similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy.

Both Were Shot
Lincoln shot in a theater and Kennedy's assassin was caught in a theater.
Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy and J. F. Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln.
ETC>…

None of these fantasy coins hold a numismatic value. They are worth only a cent, maybe more as a novelty or conversation piece. They have been made since the late sixties.

The cent was a normal coin prior to its disfigurement.

Here are three sites giving the coincidences some are off the wall.

http://theshadowlands.net/jfk.htm

http://hcs.harvard.edu/demon/issues/nov_20_1999/lincoln-kennedy/lincoln-kennedy....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/Lincoln-Kennedy_coincidences

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Good Luck

PapaJack