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Clashed Die Dime Error




Clashed Die Dime Error

Roosevelt dime errors and varieties exist! For example, this 1994 P dime has a die clash error.  Furthermore, this clashed die dime error was discovered in pocket change.  In other words, it’s a circulated coin, but it’s rare because it’s an error and therefore worth more than face value.

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Clashed Die Error Dime Values
Moreover, click here to observe clashed die error coins listed via Ebay, and note the current market prices.   As of writing this post, they’re selling for twenty dollars and up in raw condition online.
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Additionally, use your phone as your office to take your photos, and make your listings.  Learn an online market application, such as Ebay, and how to use the program as a sole proprietorship.




The best chance of finding error dime coins like this in mint state condition is by searching uncirculated original wrapped rolls of 1994 dimes.  Additionally, examining 1994 mint sets for errors ensures a mint state grade specimen.

1994 dime value
1994 Roosevelt Dime Value

However, Roosevelt dimes don’t have to be an error or variety in order to be valuable. For instance, a 1994 P Roosevelt ten cent dime graded MS67, sold for $129.00.  Furthermore, a 1994 D Roosevelt dime graded MS68FB, sold for $1,680.00.  FB is the numismatic reference for Full Bands. 

In other words, these are the types of images to compare coins to when considering the value of a coin and whether or not it’s worth sending off to be graded and encapsulated by a reputable company such as PCGS, ANACS, or NGC.  Additionally, a 1994 S 10C Silver, DCAM (Proof) graded PR70, sold for $719.00.




Rare Roosevelt Dimes to Search For

Rare Roosevelt dimes are collectible coins. Greysheet.com suggests 4 valuable Roosevelt dimes worth looking for in circulation. Have you heard of the “Hot Lips” doubled die coin? What about Full Bands or Full Torch Varieties?

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Valuable Roosevelt Dimes

Modern dimes can become extremely valuable, because as coins become worn in circulation, those in mint state condition obtain more value. This is why they’re worth hunting for and saving in a coin collection.

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Dimes Worth Millions

“Today, nine 1894-S Barber Dimes still exist. And while most are accounted for, two of them are believed to still be floating around in American pockets.” – rd.com

2009 Bicentennial Presidency Cent Doubled Die Variety

2009 Lincoln Presidency Bicentennial Cent Doubled Die Variety Coin

2009 Bicentennial Presidency Lincoln cent errors and varieties exist!  For example, observe this 2009 Presidency penny doubled die variety example.  I purchased uncirculated original mint wrapped rolls from Ebay.

double die lincoln penny 2009

That’s how I found this neat specimen.  For instance, observe the extra thickness displaying on the two and first zero of the date.  I noted the doubling with arrows in the image above.

Additionally,  as John Wexler stated, “There are numerous target area for doubled dies on the 2009 bicentennial presidency cent design.”  Moreover, 2009 presidency penny errors and varieties are collectible coins worth money.  

double die cent

Variety and error coins like this don’t necessarily need to have a high mint state grade to be valuable.  However, those in the highest mint state grades are the rarest and therefore the most valuable.

2009 White House Penny Varieties

Furthermore, observe areas around the bottom of Lincoln’s ear, the ERTY of LIBERTY, and the date.  For instance, note the thickness of the top of the letters “RTY” of Liberty compared to a normal 2009-P Presidency penny.

rare 2009 penny
Arrows note a die crack spread across Lincoln's head on a 2009 Penny

“The target area for doubled dies on the 2009 Presidency cent reverse design would be the area at the bottom of the dome.   Look to the left of the triangular roof structure.   The entire obverse and reverse should be examined since doubling has been discovered on both sides of the coin.”

2009 Lincoln Presidency Doubled Die Obverse Variety Cent

For instance, this Lincoln cent is listed as “2009 1¢ PW WDDO-001 (stage B).”  Furthermore, “a die crack runs from SW to NE through the hair on the upper back of Lincoln’s head.

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Moreover,  a large die gouge displays above the right end of the Capitol building.” (Noted by arrows in the image below.) Moreover, a die chip displays on the left end of the crane at the top of the unfinished White House. 

Click here to see more photos of the examples to compare provided by Mr. Wexler.  Furthermore, the best chance of finding 2009 penny errors and varieties is by searching through original bank wrapped rolls. 

2009 Bicentennial Presidency Cent Doubled Die Variety
2009 Lincoln Presidency Doubled Die Reverse Cent

Additionally, examining 2009 bicentennial mint sets ensures a mint state grade proof specimen. Furthermore, varietyvista.com listed a 2009 P Presidency cent displaying doubled die reverse.  “Extra thickness displays on upper and lower left windows # 3, 4, 5, and 6 from the Left.”

Moreover, “the frames around the windows and all of the columns are much thicker than on a normal 2009 Presidency Bicentennial Lincoln cent.” – John Wexler.  Follow directions to submit your coins for examination and attribution by Mr. Wexler for just $5.00 per coin.

2009 Bicentennial White House Cent Values

However, 2009 pennies don’t have to have errors or be varieties to be valuable.  For instance, a 2009 D Lincoln Cent Presidency graded MS68RD, sold for $4,700.00. Moreover, a 2009 Bicentennial Lincoln cent graded MS68RD, sold for $2,650.00. 

2009 Bicentennial Presidency Cent Doubled Die Variety

Moreover, the highest graded coins with the lowest population are extremely valuable.  2009 Lincoln Cent Bicentennial Presidency pennies sell for $5 and up each in raw condition on Ebay. 

 Additionally, note that 2009 P Presidency Lincoln cents have the lowest mintage of all 2009 pennies at 129,600,000 million coins.  In comparison to others minted, which were in the billions, look for it as a key date variety.

Presidency in Washington, D.C. (1861-1865)

“The Presidency in Washington cent displays the US Capitol building’s dome under construction, as it was during Lincoln’s term in office. The dome continued to rise as the Civil War raged and the Union struggled to remain united. 

The war began just after Lincoln took office in 1861. During his second year as president, Lincoln declared all slaves free in the rebel territory through the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Furthermore, Lincoln was elected for a second term of presidency in 1864.  The war ended a year later.  It was only five days after the end of the war, that President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated during his attendance at a play in Washington.

Army doctors worked all night to save him, but he died the next morning at the age of 56.  He was buried in Springfield, Illinois, after his body lay in state and was visited by thousands of mourners underneath the Capitol’s newly-completed dome.”- usmint.gov.

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In summary, I had fun searching through 2009 pennies for rare errors and varieties.  For instance, observe this 2009 professional penny error I found searching through a roll of them.  If you like treasure hunting, then get yourself a coin microscope, a roll of 2009 Presidency in Washington Lincoln Bicentennial Cents, and get started. 

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2019 Lincoln Cent Errors, Varieties, & Values

2019 Lincoln Cent Errors, Varieties, & Values

2019 Lincoln cent errors and varieties exist!  “Very significant die breaks on modern coins like this 2019 penny add value.  However, it’s mostly the “that’s unusual” aspect and not from an orderly collection of progressively growing die cracks,” collectors desire. – collectors.com.

2019 error penny list with pictures

Furthermore, 2019 Lincoln penny specimens with more prominent die cracks  command a high premium, and are valued by collectors that collect by die mark progressions.  

For instance, observe what 2019 pennies like these sold for in raw condition via Ebay.   Moreover, even if you sell a penny for a dollar, you’ve made some profit to go along with the bragging rights of selling pennies for dollars.  

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2019 Lincoln Shield Cent Doubled Die Varieties

2019 Lincoln cent doubled die variety listings are available via varietyvista.com.  Furthermore, coppercoins.com has obverse listings with images to compare to, along with price values.  Additionally, find more shield cent doubled dies via doubleddie.com. 

2019 Lincoln Shield Cent Values

However, Lincoln shield cents don’t have to have errors or be a variety to be valuable.  For instance, check out a 2019-D 1C Shield cent graded MS69Rd.  It sold for $1400.00.  Furthermore, a 2019 P 1C Shield, graded MS69RD, sold for $2,575.00.  

Moreover, a 2019-W 1C Shield First Strike designated “First Strike,” graded MS70RD, and sold for $4,550.00.  Additionally, check out this 2019 W Shield Cent!

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Searching for Rare Doubled Dies

The best chance of finding rare 2019 Lincoln cent errors and varieties with high mint state grades is to search uncirculated original wrapped rolls. Furthermore, examine 2019 mint sets for rare coin errors and varieties.  For instance, I found this 2019 Lincoln cent partially plated error coin while examining a roll of pennies I got from a gas station.   

Coin roll hunters like myself obtain boxes of rolls of pennies from the bank.  On one hand examining every penny is extremely time consuming.  On the other hand, it’s as good as treasure hunting and is a family friendly activity. 

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