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The CONECA Top 100
Lincoln Cent RPMs Fully Illustrated!
by James Wiles

Photo courtesy of James Wiles

    June 03, 2004 -- CONECA is continuing its effort to bring more variety information to the web site in the form of the Top 100 variety format!   The first publication delivered to me for uploading to the CONECA web site is a fully illustrated listing of the Top 100 Lincoln Cent RPMs. Its debut was at the ANA Convention last summer where its author, James Wiles, presented it as one of his slide show programs to the public. It highlights repunched mint marks ranging from the 1909-S/S RPM-001 to the 1989-D/D RPM-009.  I'm pretty excited about this work as it at last offers folks that collect by CONECA numbers a template of sorts highlighting the best RPMs for those who don't want to be bothered with the hundreds of minor varieties but like to think of their collection as "complete."  Now they can aim for a complete set of the TOP 100.  The feature is now ready for viewing!

The CONECA TOP 100 Lincoln Cent RPMs

The CONECA Top 100
Jefferson Nickel Varieties

Photo © Ken Potter 1994/Coin Courtesy Bill Fivaz
Doubled eye/profile of the 1951 Proof variety

    Feb. 21, 2004 -- The long awaited Top100 list of Jefferson nickel varieties has finally been compiled by CONECA’s 20th Century Die Variety Attributer/Lister, James Wiles and Jefferson nickel specialist (and CONECA member) Jason Taylor. It is expected that Jefferson nickel variety enthusiasts will be delighted to compete with each other in assembling complete sets.
    Careful consideration was taken when selecting the coins to assure collectors that the most significant varieties got on the list.  Several "sub-sets" can also be assembled from the list such as Doubled Die and RPM combinations, a Fivaz-Stanton (Cherrypickers' Guide) set, and date and Mint mark sets.
    The online Jefferson nickel variety master listings will soon include "Top-100" designations in the descriptions similar to the Lincoln cents which already have them incorporated into the listings.
    October 23, 2004 -- Page updated to include images of many of the RPMs. 

The CONECA Top 100 Jefferson Nickel Varieties

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