Expert: Ronald Fern - 2/1/2010

Question
QUESTION: are these coins of value

ANSWER: Hi Charlie:

Thank you for your question.

There was only one coin photo sent. It does not appear to be a major doubled die. There appears to be some extra thickness to the last "T" in "TRUST". On the 1970S cent, there is one main major obverse doubled die. It is identified as CONECA 1-O-Im or FS-01-1970S-101, worth approximately $5000+, and considered extremely rare.
See: http://www.lincolncentresource.com/doubledies/1970Sddo1.html

I've provided some links for you to review relative to the doubled die classifications.

CONECA Doubled Die Numbering System: http://www.varietyvista.com/Doubled%20Die%20Numbering%20System.htm

John Wexler is one of the prime experts in doubled dies. He has a number of books he authored and is always finding new varieties. Here's his link: http://doubleddie.com/  You will find books as well as coins for sale. You can get an idea of the doubled die values. The range is from close to face value to thousands of dollars.

The value of doubled dies is dependent on several elements. Among these is the class of doubled die (some are scarcer), the amount of doubling, how many are known, collector interest, coin grade, denomination. An example of a rare doubled die might be a $20 gold piece, but the cost of the coin is so limited to the average collector that it is a non-collectible error for most of us, so it's value as an error would tend to be minimal.

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QUESTION: so this not fs101 i may have sent you rong pic lasttime

Answer
Hi Again Charlie:

Thanks for the follow-up question. I took your inverted-color pic and enlarged it. I see the date and mint mark doubled. The doubling was not apparent to me on the first photo.

I'm sorry to tell you that your coin is likely not a doubled die, but strike doubling. The key is the mint mark. These were put on after the die was made. The fact that the mint mark is doubled means the doubling of the date and mint mark happened at the same time. This flat field doubling is the result of die shift or slip at the time of the strike. It is an interesting conversation piece, but of no added numismatic value.

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