LCR top 50 RPM's

[Brad]

Check out: http://www.lincolncentresource.com/RPMS/TOP50RPMs.html (http://www.lincolncentresource.com/RPMS/TOP50RPMs.html)

The LCR is all about "Top 50" lists.

In the future I will have a "Top 50 Doubled Dies"

I will also have a "Top 20 Proof Varieties" - I need your pictures!

I'm also going to update the original "Top 50" list - I hope this does not cause anyone major anxiety.


Brad

[Wheat Cents]

Post away ... like to see what you come up with . In my cross refence xls list I marked the top 100 from both CONECA site and The Complete Cross Reference to Lincoln Cent Mint Mark Varieties. The tried and true will always be with us Variety seekers long after "the flash in the pans" wane or are de-bunked.

Like your List!

[Brad]

If you notice, all but three of my TOP 50 RPM's are either in the Coneca Top 100 or the Wexler Top 100. 1951 D/D rpm 1, 1943 D/D rpm 7, and 1960 D/D rpm 2. I've been working on this list for almost a year.

[Brad]

Post away ... like to see what you come up with . In my cross refence xls list I marked the top 100 from both CONECA site and The Complete Cross Reference to Lincoln Cent Mint Mark Varieties. The tried and true will always be with us Variety seekers long after "the flash in the pans" wane or are de-bunked.

Like your List!

When is your list going to be done? You've gotta share that thing.

Brad

[Wheat Cents]

Will be doing just that...Keep you posted

[wavysteps]

Ah-ha, I see you have no listing for the Lincoln cent, 1946-S, IMM-001.

BJ Neff

[Brad]

Ah-ha, I see you have no listing for the Lincoln cent, 1946-S, IMM-001.

BJ Neff


Should I? What's special about 1946 S RPM 1 ?

[wavysteps]

Hi Brad - Trick post. 1946-S, IMM-001 is not a RPM, it is an inverted mint mark, the only one for the Lincoln cent series.

BJ Neff

[Brad]

I didn't notice the "I". I though you were saying 1946S-1MM-001. The 1946 S inverted mintmark is not a coin I know a lot about. I have never seen one in person. How difficult are they to obtain? Does anyone have a good picture that I could use on the website?

[wavysteps]

Okay people, the skinny on the 1946-S Lincoln cent with inverted mint mark.

There were actually three mint marks used on the Lincoln cent that year; the serif, the sans serif and the ball serif (or trumpet tail). The ball serif, since it was a hold over from the previous year, was not used that much and is considered to be very scarce to scarce. My searching has shown 16 working dies that use the ball serif for this year.

The first picture shows the correctly positioned ball serif. Notice the weakness on the top loop and the ball like serif is on the top.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/Wavystep2003/1946Sreg.jpg

The second picture shows the ball serif inverted. Notice that the weakness seen on the top loop is now on the bottom, along with the ball like serif.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/Wavystep2003/1946Sinv.jpg

This is 1946-S, IMM-001 and also 1946-S WIMM-001

To date, this is the only Lincoln cent with an inverted mint mark. IT joins the ranks of 8 other denominational coins that also have inverted S mint marks. I consider this die rare and so far a total of five have been found.

Brad, feel free to copy the pictures into a file for your use.

BJ Neff

[Wheat Cents]

Here is my 1946-S inverted MM. These photos were not too good, however is BU. If you need any more photos can do..

[Steven]

NIce one.... Mine is a little beat up..:sad:

[Brad]

Are you guys sure that only 5 exist?

[wavysteps]

Brad - Probably more have been found, however, you must remember that this die was discovered in 2006, so no that many have shown up. Plus, it is not a very well known die.

BJ Neff

[Brad]

I have a few questions for you guys.

Is there anywhere else on the web that has pictures of this variety?
Does Coneca recognize this variety?
Does ANACS certify this variety?

[Steven]

There is some information about halfway down this page.

http://hermes.csd.net/~coneca/content/InTheNews.htm

[wavysteps]

Brad - yes, this is a recognized variety with both CONECA and John Wexler and the initial discovery piece was encapsulated by ANACS.

BJ Neff

[Brad]

Here you go:

http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Featured/1946Sinverted.html

[wavysteps]

Brad - I'm proud of you. I am sure that this die is fairly rare and a great piece to add to a collection of variety dies. My searching of over 2000 1946-S Lincoln cents only yielded 3 after I found the initial one, so if this is any indication, it is hard to find. Also be aware of CONECA # RPM -025, which is the only ball serif RPM; this is also another nice find.

BJ Neff

[Wheat Cents]

1946-s Rpm-025

[Pat]

A previous thread regarding it is HERE (http://www.lincolncentresource.net/forums/showpost.php?p=516&postcount=7) When I thought I found a 1945 Inverted..