Posted 03/23/2014 10:45 am
The first thing to consider is the year of the coin. The 1950's dies they used during that era were used way past the normal age of retirement. During that decade you see more of the strangest things happening on the Cents. BIEs/extreme die wear/die cracks, chips, breaks. They used the dies until they busted. That is why it is easier to find VLDS cents a lot more often than the earlier die states. On the OP's coin you can see die cracks and a chip on the head. It looks like it is making a circle with a crack. The die is beginning to see it demise, but not yet. Lets squeeze a few more thousands out it. On the reverse that is also a die chip on the "C" and one on the left wheat grains. Interesting but not a premium. Sorry
