This Lincoln Cent error sold for a record price in the August 2025 ANA US Coins Signature® Auction #1385.

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1980-D Lincoln Cent, MS64
Struck on a 90% Silver Dime Planchet
Unusual Obsolete Planchet Mint Error
Sold For: $18,000.00

1980-D Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a 90% Silver Dime Blank -- MS64 NGC. 2.5 grams, the expected weight of a 90% silver dime. An unusual offering. While most post-1964 Denver Mint Lincoln cent issues can be collected on clad dime planchets, allowing for considerable patience between auction or dealer list appearances, post-1964 cents on silver dime planchets are great rarities. This is especially the case for dates prior to 1992, when silver proof set production resumed. Perhaps a visitor to the Denver Mint, or perhaps a mint worker or planchet supplier employee, placed one or more 90% silver dime planchets into a bin of cent planchets, just for the fun of surprising the unknown eventual finder. Struck flush with the collar die near 6 o'clock. The tops of IN GOD WE TRUST approach the edge. Smooth and satiny with light tan border toning.