Value of a "Weak 1" 1975 D Penny in VG condition

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Value of a "Weak 1" 1975 D Penny in VG condition

Postby sheepdog_tx » Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:34 am

Whats the value of a Lincoln 1975 with weak strike on the 1 in the date? Condition is VG condition. Will try to get pictures but ballpark it for me.
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Re: Value of a "Weak 1" 1975 D Penny in VG condition

Postby Verbane » Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:21 pm

With out seeing a picture, I would assume the weak "1" was caused by a grease filled die. There isn't a lot of demand for an item like that.

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Re: Value of a "Weak 1" 1975 D Penny in VG condition

Postby sheepdog_tx » Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:25 am

Negative, this is not a grease coin. Ebay "Weak 1", appears to be about $5.
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Re: Value of a "Weak 1" 1975 D Penny in VG condition

Postby Numis Pam » Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:59 am

sheepdog_tx wrote:Negative, this is not a grease coin. Ebay "Weak 1", appears to be about $5.


Sweet!! Would be intested in seeing some of the links on Ebay that you found for this. I cant seem to find them.... If you could post a link or two here I would appreciate being able to check them out! Thanks .....
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Re: Value of a "Weak 1" 1975 D Penny in VG condition

Postby brian0918 » Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:11 pm

sheepdog_tx wrote:Negative, this is not a grease coin. Ebay "Weak 1", appears to be about $5.

Based on what? One ebay listing for a 1951 D with a weak 1? That's not even the same year, so it's not evidence of a known type of error for that year. Plus, that's not an actual sale, so you can't use it to determine value. Unless you have evidence that there were many 1975D "weak 1" error cents, this is just a grease coin.
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