1988 Transitional Reverse Cent

[brefos77]

I got an email from Dr. Wiles today. Here's an excerpt:

"Your coin is indeed RDV-006. It is now listed as die 4, stage A, EDS. I will get it up on www.varietyvista.com shortly."

[brefos77]

Good Luck!

Wow, I guess we'll see if others are interested in this coin. Patrick, I hope you sell it for what you want. I'll be watching!

[wavysteps]

I agree David.

BJ Neff

[Car10]

For Sale on Ebay

Patrick's coin is for sale on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1988-P-RDV-006-DIE-2-STAGE-A-EDS-LINCOLN-CENT_W0QQitemZ140192230699QQihZ004QQcategoryZ524QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He may have done better posting some photos instead of just using a link to the varietyvista site.

[Car10]

That's a question we'll have to leave for Dr. Wiles to address.

[brefos77]

New die variety?

I've notice a pretty significant difference in mine
and Patrick's coin (the one on varietyvista.com).

Look at mine where the arrow is pointing
(under the top of the curve). There is "tail" going
left and right, but in Patrick's it stays inside of
the curve of the G. It may not mean anything, but
it could be a different die or something.

[Car10]

Brefos, It certainly looks like you found number six!!! congatulations!! You have also found the first one that wasn't in the Northeastern U.S. The first was in Syracuse, NY. Number two in Southern Maine. The third in Massachusetts. The fourth in Maine, fifth in northeast PA and now yours in NC. Nice job! The second one was sold to a ebay bidder(e_kkm) from CA for $157.55 about a week ago. It was AU raw. IMHO this variety has great potential. With more publicity I think interest in it will grow and with interest so will go the value. I'm hoping to see it listed in the fifth edition of The Cherrypicker's Guide. Number three has beed graded by ICG as MS64RD. Are you going to have yours graded? It definately looks worthy of it. Nice photos too. Thanks for posting them here.

[brefos77]

I found one!

First off, I'd like to thank Patrick Gaughan for his find. it allowed me to do my own hunting for them. I sent an e-mail to Mr. Wiles with these same photos to assure it's authenticity. If it is what I hope it is, how many have been officially found, and is there a set value for them yet?

By the way, I live in North Carolina.

[Car10]

Hi All,
I have decided to auction off the the piece that I started this thread with- please send me a personal message or e-mail if you're interested.

Thanks!

AgCollector

The AU raw coin sold for $157.55 following a last minute flurry of bids.

[Car10]

1989 controversy coin

I have decided to auction the "controversy coin" as a collectible numismatic novelty. As self promotion is not allowed, you can PM me for details.
Thanks, David.

[Car10]

I have delisted the 1989 RDV-005. My apologies for jumping the gun on this one. After seeing a half dozen additional specimens and further comparisons between the RDV-005 and RDV-006 designs, I have concluded that these are all LDS and over abraded examples of the RDV-006 design. Thanks for your patience and your continued help in sending in coins to study. This is what makes CONECA run. Working together we can unravel the mysteries of our coins.

Ouch!Thank you for all the extra work you had to put into this one. Happy Thanksgiving ALL.

James - I agree with your decision, however, there is no need to apologize. The 1989-D with what looked like a RDV-005 was made with sound judgment on your part. And who knows, there may be some out there.

BJ Neff

I agree. I, for one, am still searching!

[wavysteps]

James - I agree with your decision, however, there is no need to apologize. The 1989-D with what looked like a RDV-005 was made with sound judgment on your part. And who knows, there may be some out there.

BJ Neff

[JamesWiles]

Just a note to let everyone know that I have delisted the 1989 RDV-005. My apologies for jumping the gun on this one. After seeing a half dozen additional specimens and further comparisons between the RDV-005 and RDV-006 designs, I have concluded that these are all LDS and over abraded examples of the RDV-006 design. Thanks for your patience and your continued help in sending in coins to study. This is what makes CONECA run. Working together we can unravel the mysteries of our coins.

Hi All,
I have decided to auction off the the piece that I started this thread with- please send me a personal message or e-mail if you're interested.

Thanks!

AgCollector