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Moderator
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I say open it, but be careful and try to preserve the wrapper.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19963 Posts |
Received from where? Chances are high it's a roll built by someone and not a genuine OBW roll. You'd be surprised how many of these are faked, especially rolls potentially containing high dollar coins like the 55/55 DDO. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Rest in Peace
United States
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They've been saying for decades that an OBW roll of 1955-P Lincolns don't exist anymore . That they have all been opened and checked for the Doubled Die . Can you show us photos of the end coins of this roll . There are many shysters out who open those roll , take out all the good stuff then put back regular 55's and reroll them with old wrappers and know how to make them look like genuine OBW's . Your call to open or salt away in a plastic tube taped shut for another 20 or 30 years with possibilities of it being worth tens of thousands of Dollars .   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My bad detector is going off! Even your photo is like ebay auctions. Can't see the ends. Wrapper looks too good. Highly faked year. Not saying you did anything but I'm highly suspicious of this one. Need lots more pictures. And I say open it! |
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United States
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Well I'm curious about this one. Need to see the full roll not just the center. seeing the enders would be nice as well. Maybe a shot of the roll seam too.
All in all, I say open that time capsule
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New Member
 United States
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Well I opened it and the coins inside were starting to turn green lol. I didn't find anything good, shocker. But I'm definitely going to heed the advice and not purchase anymore. 10 of the very center coins had turned green and I'm not sure but I think I found a tiny bit of maple syrup on one coin  guy that sold it to me has the handle of huggable tom on ebay incase you wondered. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sorry for your experience, but not surprised.
Edited by Coinfrog
04/09/2022 8:11 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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And, after the fact, have to agree with @jacrispies that the wrapper shows no natural sign of aged paper at all.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Would really like to see a few pics. Thanks.
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Moderator
United States
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Ya, I think that a few pictures would be a good thing for us to see at this point
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:But that 1955 DDO is tempting for a poor person Most, if not all of the 55 DDO cents came out of cigarette packs from cigarette machines. Cigarettes at the time were 23 cents a pack so they were sold for a quarter and came out of the machines with Two Cents inside the cellophane wrapped around the pack. (I suspect many of the people on here have never even seen a cigarette machine. I mean one specifically designed for selling cigarettes.) Edited by Conder101
04/11/2022 1:27 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I last saw one at the Greektown Casino in Detroit about 10 or so years ago. At that time they were $9/pack out of the machine.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well I opened it and the coins inside were starting to turn green lol. Green as in toning or green as in verdigris? BIG DIFFERENCE. Green toning is RARE on copper cents and can add value. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Rest in Peace
United States
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And once again we learn by our mistakes .  |
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