1940 S Lincoln cent, PCGS graded, 180° rotated dies mint error.

Description: I’m listing it because I feel I can reach more coin collectors this way. Purpose #1 – I read in several numismatic periodicals that there has never been a 180° Lincoln cent to be graded by a Third Party Grading Service. So I had my 180° rotated Lincoln cent to PCSG. And now you can see with your own eyes that here is now a 180° rotated Lincoln cent that has been graded by a TPGS. Purpose #2 – There has been some discussion as to how such a mint error could happen. Thought #1 – Loose die. That would mean that this coin is a one-of-a-kind but also that there should be some 1940-S Lincoln cents with some weird orientations. Thought #2 – Medallic Alignment. Meaning some mint worker installed a die in the wrong orientation. Which would mean that there should be several thousand 180° rotated 1940-S Lincoln cents out there. Conclusion: Coin collectors need to take another look at their 1940-S Lincoln cents.Update: It is now 8/15/2024 and 30 days since I listed this coin. This listing has so far received over 750 views. I have also received messages from 2 coin collectors that claim that they have been collecting rotation errors for decades. They also claim to have NEVER seen a 180° rotated Lincoln cent. You would think that if this coin was the product of Medallic Alignment that one of these “rotation collectors” would have found at least one 180° rotated 1940 S Lincoln cent over their years of searching. Also, one mentioned that they own a 1940 S Lincoln cent that is 40° rotated. And through my own research I found someone selling a 1940 S Lincoln cent that is 70° rotated. Although not empirical evidence it is good anecdotal evidence indicating that this coin is a true “one-of-kind” made by a loose die. So you could say that this coin was made by a twist of fate, or if you will, minted by the hand of God.Update: It is August 30th 2024. This listing has received over 750 views in the past 45 days. No new news of others telling me of their finds. However, while going through my own collection I have found several of the 1940 S Lincoln cents to be slightly rotated, but by less than 20 degrees. And oddly enough the rotations seem to always be in the counterclockwise direction. Also, while going through my own collection of rotations I noticed a number of 1925 D and 1963 D Lincoln cents. It is possibly that there may be more than one year that the U.S. mint failed to tighten down a die.But as of yet no one has claimed to have another 180° rotated Lincoln cent. In fact, the people that have messaged me insist that they have never seen a 180° rotation. Leaving me to believe that this coin is truly a one-of-a-kind. Because this listing has received such overwhelming response I have decided to also post this listing as a thread on Coneca’s online site.Update: It is September 17th 2024 and this coin has been listed for 2 months, and so far has received over 1000 views. But there is no new news to add at this time. Because these updates are not meant to brag about the views this listing receives, from now on I will only be updating it when there is something to advance the discussion. So if you have any information to add to this discussion please share.Update: October 1st 2024. Was recently asked about the difference between a normal Lincoln Cent and a 180° rotated Lincoln Cent so created an illustration to explain. I also feel that I should show the device I made to measure Lincoln Cent rotations. Please see the additional photos.I wish you good fortune in your coin collecting efforts.

Price: 45000 USD

Location: New Baltimore, Michigan

End Time: 2024-11-16T02:00:01.000Z

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