About Dan Moore Expertise My strong familiarity with all U.S. Mint coins, extensive reference library,
and close relationships with many other dealers allows me to identify just
about any coin made in the USA. I receive regular updates to all the current
price guides -- both wholesale & retail -- to provide accurate values. So,
with a good description or pictures, I should be able to identify and value
any U.S. coin you have.
Experience I've been a coin dealer since the 1980's and a coin collector since the 1960's. I specialize in U.S. Silver Coins and have an active online website -- The Working Man's Rare Coins -- http://www.workingmancoins.com -- offering information and inventory in U.S. coins.
Organizations I belong to :
American Numismatic Association Member #187770
Michigan State Numismatic Society Member #8255
Florida United Numismatics Member #19710
Monroe Coin Club Treasurer
Lincoln Coin Club Board Member
WINS Member #14
CoinMasters Member #1814
Frequently Asked Questions :
I have created a Frequently Asked Questions page on my website, where you may be able to get an immediate answer to your question. You can find the page here : http://www.workingmancoins.com/FAQ/index.htm
Question I was counting and separating my wheat pennies when I noticed this 1941. Lined it up with the other 1941's (123 total) and it looks like the 1 in 41 is almost touching the 4 and is slanted. It looks like the penny had some type of damage (pit on reverse which appears as a "bump" on Lincoln's cheek). Thought it might be a 1947 with the top of the seven missing but that also doesn't appear to be the case. Any ideas?
Answer Ray,
There's no such thing as a slanted 1 die error. I didn't say that the damage came from the bump on the reverse. If you took the time to use a magnifier of at least 10X power, you would see that the 1 has been nicked to cause the metal to be pushed to angle the 1. There will be tiny tool-mark-like lines starting from the original position of the 1.
BTW thanks for the crappy, uncalled for rating.
Dan
Ray,
I would have to believe that the date on your coin was also damaged -- probably years ago, so that the color is uniform.
