Unusual 1966 Lincoln Memorial Cent

nds76 · New Member

Any comments? The reverse of the coin is normal. Also one side of the coin is thicker than the other. Is this something worthy enough to be slabbed? How much could something like this be worth?

mikediamond · Advanced Member

It's a horizontal misalignment of the obverse (hammer) die. It's worth around $5, so don't bother slabbing it. 1966 produced a bumper crop of misaligned die errors in Lincoln cents.

KurtS · Senior Member

Really--such a severe misalignment is common for '66? Shocked

I'm going to check around and see if these are for sale.

coop · Expert Member

Its one of the strongest I've seen. Nice find. I would save it.

Welcome to the forum. Always great to have a coin that other will appreciate on your first post.

nds76 · New Member

Thanks for your input. I was really hoping I could get a nice premium for this.

mikediamond · Advanced Member

Misalignments have to be much greater than this to generate a substantial premium. Misalignments of 20-25% can bring over $100. The largest I've seen on a U.S. coin is 40%

Rhubarb · Senior Member

Welcome to the forum NDS76. Nice find.

Rhubarb

eagames · Expert Member

Here's a 66 MAD on ebay.
With a high grade and a big asking price!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1966-1c-NGC-MS66-RED-MISALIGNED-DIE-MINT-ERROR_W0QQitemZ170203578329QQihZ007QQcategoryZ31373QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

nds76 · New Member

Very interesting...

coop · Expert Member

That one seems to be more MAD than your coin. If there are markers that are visable you might check to see if it was from the same die. Chances are slim though with the number of die made each year. I think the price on Ebay is unrealistic. Still a nice find if you got it in change. Probably that coin passed through MANY hands before your eye caught site on it.

eagames · Expert Member

I see many modern errors like off centers but hardly ever see older ones (without a big price). Maybe it's because when they rolled all coins the drastic errors like off centers did not fit in the rolls so they found them. On later years they shipped bags by weight without rolling the coins so anything can be in it.

That might be one reason that even a nice older MAD or off center gets more attention.

BUT base prices on actual sales not on asking prices.

cnladue · Veteran Member

here are a couple of mine from the 60s

cnladue · Veteran Member

this post made me dig out my 60s and now i am confussed about the reverse.Nds could you please show a pic of your reverse-you say it is not affected but how could that be?or do i have two different things going on here?

Bob P · Site Admin

The difference is a misaligned die (MAD) versus an off center strike. The MAD would only account for one side or the other...normally the hammer die (obverse on most). The off center strike would affect both side of the coin, usually by the same amount on both sides. So..your 1964 cent is an off center strike, the 68S I am not sure of...maybe a broadstrike or nothing, the 66 is an off center, and the last of your pics looks like it may be broadstruck. Is it larger in diameter than the normal cent??

cnladue · Veteran Member

Does this mean it would be impossible to have a mad now?I am eluding to the process the mints use fow a while now,dont know the correct term...maybe sqeeze is in the term?and the last one seems to be the same size.