flbandit Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 I've seen several coins listed on ebay as having a repunched date. What does this mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 The digit in a date got weak from too many strikes, or was never punched deep enough in the first place so it was re-punched for more detail. But if it was off even a little bit, it will show as distinctly different from the previously struck coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flbandit Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 So it's the dies that have been changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numismatic nut Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Yes. Many valuebal errors come from useing the still good last years dies. They change the date ( and or mm) but do a sloppy job. Thats why we have things like repunched mint marks ( RPM) and over date and mint marks. If you want to learn more about any mint error learn about the minting process. The basic way to give a general error type is to use the P,D,S, system. It stands for Planchet, Die, and Strike. If it is a RPM or like coin it is cald a varity ( a die varity). Â As you can see I like error coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkykile Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I've seen several coins listed on ebay as having a repunched date. What does this mean? Â Hey bandit, I haven't been doing this collecting for very long myself. One of the things I did when I started out was to seek out sites that show coins in different states of mintage. There is one site you should check, coppercoins.com , which has a lot of great pictures of the mint-caused Lincoln cent errors. I still go to the site frequently to check on the coins I find with errors to see if Mr. Daughtrey has the coin listed and what the attribution is for the coin. There are many other sites to check, and many books available to buy. Â Most of all, have fun learning and enjoying the hunt! Â Corky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Also, the guy that has that site www.coppercoins.com also has two books out and they too are full of photos and information similar to the web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flbandit Posted January 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhawkpat Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Are repunched coins/error coins generally more valuable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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