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1950 Lincoln Wheat Penny Error?

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 Posted 04/18/2022  4:21 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add MSG_Shrek to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello I'm new here and new to coin collecting. I found a 1950 no mint mark that looks like it may be a DDO
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Thanks in advance for any info you could provide

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Not a DDO, it is Die Deterioration.
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@msg, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with @jimmy, that the blurring of the letters up into the rim is a result of this coin being struck by a tired die rather than a doubled die. This isn't a mint error, but circulated examples of common date wheat cents are still worth 3-4x over face value.
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Die Deterioration and rim damage.



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For a better term if is die wear, to the extreme. Not a plus for the coin as many as 54 % of that die run will look like that as the die ages:
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They do get even worse:
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Not a premium. Seniors don't premiums for their wrinkles, neither do coins.
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Thanks for the help and the links. You all are great and I look forward to learning more

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