A well-circulated 1961-D Lincoln cent pulled from a customer-wrapped roll turned out to be a true repunched mintmark. The key diagnostic is a letter fragment visible beneath the D, confirming RPM-038. Not valuable in this condition, but a rare look at a genuine mint error that’s still hiding in circulation more than 60 years later.
Pulled from a customer-wrapped roll, this 1984 Lincoln cent shows some of the strongest machine doubling I’ve seen on a modern date. At first glance it looks convincing, but a simple tilt under the scope tells the real story. Not valuable, but a great reference example and an excellent reminder of how machine doubling can fool the eye.
Found in a customer-wrapped roll on January 24th, this 1996 Lincoln cent shows missing and weak devices caused by a grease-filled die. These errors are common and not particularly valuable, but they offer a clear look at how debris in the die can prevent full detail from forming during the strike.
This 2024-P Dr. Mary Edwards Walker quarter turned out to be a confirmed WDDR-001 doubled die reverse, complete with all published die markers. The most obvious feature is the extra raised hair detail behind Walker’s right shoulder, which does not appear on normal strikes and is easy to verify against official Mint images.
In this Roll Notes entry, I document the doubling, walk through the diagnostic markers, and show how this variety can be confidently attributed using both photographs and in-hand inspection.
A 1996-P Jefferson nickel showing a documented Spiked Head (SKH) die crack variety. The crack begins at Jefferson’s nostril and runs diagonally across the face, passing above the vertical bar of the E in WE. This example matches the known die markers for the SKH listing and was found during roll hunting.
A 2007 Wyoming quarter pulled from a bank-wrapped roll showing the FS-801 doubled die reverse. Doubling is visible on the saddle and saddle handle, with a matching die marker confirming the attribution. Documented with scope photos and video for reference.
A 2000 Lincoln cent pulled from a bank-wrapped roll showing the Wide AM reverse. This post documents the find, key diagnostics, and what I look for when confirming a Wide AM in circulation.
A 1995 Lincoln cent pulled from a bank-wrapped roll showing convincing mechanical (machine) doubling on the reverse lettering. The doubling appears dramatic under direct light, but angled lighting reveals flat, shelf-like characteristics typical of non–die-related doubling.
Roll Notes entry documenting a 2008-P Arizona quarter with an interior die chip on the reverse, found in circulation.
This penny was pulled from a customer-rolled wrap on 12/29/25. At first glance, the chunky date was noticeable. All 2019 shield cents have the fat 9, but the 0 in the date was the tell. The distorted numbers on the date are visible without magnification. The 9s on these are doubled on the master die,…