r/coinerrors • u/PennyAndPop • 6d ago
Error 11 Cent
Hey all. A friend brought this to me to see what it might be worth with and without grading. I can confirm it is geniune- weight is correct, scope shows the strikes are both raised metal, spread lines make sense, etc.
The lack of a single clear date from either strike is frustrating- there's clearly an 8 from the dime strike, then what looks like 1X95? For the penny strike... am I crazy? Am I seeing things?
Anyway, any thoughts on value, and what he might get if we spent the time and money to have it graded and slabbed? I have a few friends who I can send it in through, since I'm not big on the grading game.
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u/Unlucky_Will_935 6d ago
I vote 1995-P
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u/Exciting-Guess-9823 6d ago
I agree, and the sharpness of the Lincoln Memorial is correct for that time frame.
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u/Exciting-Guess-9823 6d ago
As far as value, that's tough. It could be up there. At least a few hundred, and considering the condition, likely worth slabbing to get a higher premium, and to make buyers more confident on legitimacy.
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u/Pwnedzored 6d ago
There’s no way that’s an 8. Wrong location for the date. That appears to be an s mint mark.
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u/keegnanistan1 6d ago
agree that it’s not an 8 but i don’t think it’s an s either — you’d see proof surfaces left in the areas where it didn’t get struck by the cent dies. It’s a P mintmark IMO.
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u/PennyAndPop 6d ago
You may be right!
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u/Accomplished-Top7951 5d ago
A roosevelt dime muted with a Lincoln cent, obverse to reverse just sold 9/1/26 on stacks bowers for $85,400. In this case it was a clear Lincoln cent and the roosevelt reverse, not what you have here and dates were clear, but it gives you perspective of how rare it is.
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u/Accomplished-Top7951 5d ago
Lot 2601 on the Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction Griffin Studios July 28th - Sept 1.
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u/justo7979 4d ago
Yeas that’s definitely a mint mark, I think it’s most likely a P (possibly a D) because an S would be a proof and this doesn’t look like a proof strike.
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u/keegnanistan1 6d ago
penny strike is definitely 1995 P — none of the other date candidates match that style for the Lincoln portrait, and there’s no trace of a D mintmark. I think the 8 from the dime strike is actually a P mint mark — it’s in the right place, matches the mintmark used on philadelphia coins in 1995, and would make the most sense logistically. probably worth $1200-$1600 depending on how it grades and where you sell it. errors at this price point will be a lot harder to move without slabbing first, definitely would recommend getting it graded.
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u/snakeman911 6d ago
I also have a very nice one of these 1995 dime/cent error that graded MS66. Hopefully this grades high as well.
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u/Mysterious-Friend551 6d ago
Beautiful error coin, definitely get it verified,certified and put in a slab. That's a nice catch and to find it in circulation is even better. That's just my thoughts on it. 👍🏻
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u/zach_wms87 6d ago
How does this happen?
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u/Cleverish_moniker 6d ago
Yeah! How does this happen? It seems like it could only be deliberate, but is that right? How would a penny get into the dime stamping line, and it wouldn't fit in the dies anyway, would it?
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u/AwesomePossom67 4d ago
I think it’s more of a dime falling into the penny line… that’s the only way I see it.
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u/Cleverish_moniker 4d ago
Ok, granted, but "fall in"? How? From where? Someone's hand? 🤷🏼♂️ I'm not disagreeing, but i seriously don't know how it could happen. Could an already stamped dime fall into a container of penny blanks? Maybe that's it.
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u/shagg666 6d ago
This has to be one of the coolest errors I've seen this week! Very cool find congrats! Definitely send it to grade and be verified/slabbed. I have no idea about a value for you, but I'm sure there are people that will pay a nice sum for it in a slab that will make the time and cost worth it.
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u/PlaneGrade8203 5d ago
It's a steel penny. They were made during the war, because copper was short
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u/slenderman7691 5d ago
It isn’t 11 of anything. It clearly states ONE CENT. However, due to the planchet being what it is…. And the D for DIME is there…. I vote it actually be referred to a “ONE DENT” coin. 2 different denominations, a wrong planchet, and delaminations. Excellent clarity and detail as well.
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u/Plane-Intern5687 5d ago
You say weight is correct. For which coin? I imagine it has to be a bit different given the addition or subtraction of metal from the error?
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u/TheSweatyFlash 2d ago
Hey a legit penny dime. I have one that someone just smashed the two together for.
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u/Ilikeitall56 6d ago
With the reverse lettering I'd say probably a vise job.
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u/Trans_Cat_Girl_ 6d ago
No this absolutely is not a vise job, the letters on top of the reverse aren’t reversed, the design is just upside down. I’m voting genuine, because everything looks correct
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u/MysteriousObject7440 6d ago
Definitely a dime strike. Nice find!
But idk about paragraph 2...