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1980-D 1C Lincoln Memorial Cent -- Struck on a 90% Silver Dime Blank -- MS64 NGC....
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Description
1980-D Lincoln Cent, MS64
Struck on a 90% Silver Dime Planchet
Unusual Obsolete Planchet Mint Error
1980-D 1C Lincoln Memorial Cent -- Struck on a 90% Silver Dime
Blank -- MS64 NGC. 2.5 grams. Satiny luster enjoys slight
russet overtoning, with boldly struck design elements and few
marks. The smaller dime planchet is aligned with the left edge of
the collar, providing a full rim on that border while the
right-hand border lacks a rim entirely. Some distortion of the
border legends is caused as a result. The curious nature of this
piece transcends a typical wrong planchet error, since the silver
dime planchet on which the coin was struck should not have existed
at the Denver Mint after about 1965. Still, at least three 1980-D
cents struck on 2.5-gram coin-silver planchets (consistent with a
dime) exist. Perhaps a mint employee slipped the planchets into the
hopper -- or between the dies -- to stir up a numismatic discovery
for eagle-eyed collectors. We sold one of the other pieces in our
recent 2025 ANA Signature, graded MS64 NGC, which realized $18,000.
Auction Info
2025 October 2 - 5 GACC US Coins Signature® Auction #1386 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2025
2nd-5th
Thursday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 29
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