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jgmick New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 06/20/2007 6:14 pm One of the 1955 wheat pennies that I have put aside has a strange raised..what appears to be a crack in the coin..or a mark from a crack in the die... Is this from when the coin was minted or has age or something damaged this coin? Image: 1955_crack.jpg 74.22 KB see image.... Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 06/20/2007 6:30 pm I would need some more pictures from another angle but it looks like a lamination error where the planchet had a defect. Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 06/20/2007 6:50 pm you got it GO Lamination it is. Gary too Report this Post to the Staff
jgmick New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 06/20/2007 8:53 pm Here are 2 more photos Thanks for the replies all... Image: 1955_2.jpg 101.23 KB Image: 1955_3.jpg 81.73 KB Report this Post to the Staff
jgmick New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 06/20/2007 9:03 pm And 1 last picture..... If it is a lamination or planchet defect, any idea on value or non-value as it may be :) Thanks Image: 1955_4.jpg 90.58 KB Report this Post to the Staff
tmor Valued Member United States 159 Posts	Posted 06/20/2007 10:12 pm While laminations are technically errors they generally are a detriment to value. Buffalo nickels are famous for their laminations and they almost always lower the value of a coin. Your Lincoln Cent is an interesting example but probably isn't worth much. That being said, however, it is a cool circulation find and is worth keeping even if just to show as an example. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 06/20/2007 11:17 pm Nice educational pieces, but rarely bring more than a buck or two. Only really a detriment to value when the coin would otherwise have value. For a common circulated Lincoln Cent, it would add value, but only nominally so because these are very common. Report this Post to the Staff
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