Error Planchet | 1946 Lincoln Cent on Silver Dime Planchet

[coincollectingenterprises]

This one seemed just too awesome to keep its discovery to myself:

[liveandievarieties]

That's phenomenal Dan! Coin looks much better with the white background. Get it certified (PCGS will bring the most) and you've got more than a pretty penny.

Probably the most astounding circulation find I've ever heard of (outside of die varieties). Thanks for sharing Dan. Wonder what else is in the "Coin Collecting Enterprises Collection/Reject Bin"!

[jasjoh]

Where'd you dig that up?

[Roller]

WOW!!! Unreal find. Congrats.

[Maineman750]

Nice find Dan !

[cimperialis]

Holy smokes!! That's a once-in-a-lifetime find. Wow, I hope you understand the magnitude of rarity here!

[jcuve]

Wrong planchet, or off metal error coins are awesome. Congrats on a very rare find indeed!

[willbrooks]

Congrats, Dan! Did that get rejected by your machinery? Very exciting!

[simonm]

A cent struck on a dime is rare. But a wheat cent struck on a 90% silver dime planchet...hat is just incredible! Any idea of value?

[liveandievarieties]

As a circulated example, I'd guess it's value at $300-400, not over $500. For as rare as it is that seems like a great price, but I don't think it'll bring more than $500 even when it's certified.

[coincollectingenterprises]

Thank you everyone.

And special thanks to Chris for his ever ongoing extra-curricular assistance and forthcoming help.

Yes - that was definitely a machine rejected coin. Wouldn't be sorted into Copper or Zinc, that's for sure! And I'm certainly not complaining at all... just goes to show what can be found in coin bags.

Was quite an amazing find and shocking. I thought it was a filed down steel cent at first glance. There's a surprising quantity of filed down cents in circulation.

In all reality, I have many reservations with our "reject bins" as anomalous readings, as this coin proves, are definitely not all junk coins with mold growing on them (sadly many are). My expertise is not anywhere near the vastness of skills many of you have, and I wouldn't want to make amateur mistakes.

[jcuve]

Such a great find! If it had been struck over a struck dime, it would have been worth more (a so called double denomination). If you need it photographed I am available.

[busyeye]

Whoa nice! Congratulations!

[SDP73]

WOW! Congrats! Amazing to think that thing has been bouncing around for 67 years unnoticed.

[wapa]

AAAAaaaammmmaaaazing! Congrats