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Looks like an normal 1955 cent. The spots are a little distraction though. Here is a photgrade section that will help: http://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/Check the coin wear on your coin and see if you can match it up to a certain grade. Knowing what to look for on coin wear helps. (I do see the die crack on the head. But these are common on wheat cents of the 50's because they over used the dies during that time.) |
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Let me expand a little bit.
I think it might be the one known as the "poor man's double die". For a fact though, it is NOT the rare, expensive double die.
Better pics of the date area might help.
Grade wise it looks to be in XF condition but the extra beard grown on Abe might some corrosion that doesn't help the situation.
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Thank you all..and, what is thank word across the side of his upper head? and look at the ear.. and I wil post better pits later this evening... I will try to make it as clear as possible and provide you with a coin weight swell.
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I like your style westensky. I don't like to give a yes or no answer. I'd rather tell them why the answer would be yes or no. Using images are one way I do that. It is kind of like saying; "See that star out there And then give them a telescope that is fixed on that star. So they can see what I'm talking about.
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 and wow coop.. the whole star and telescope explenation was an awesome metaphor... well said  |
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Coop.... look at the stain on the chin, and now... look at the T on the reverse... if chin stain would be from contact from other metals, would it have bleed through to the other side? Idk, jist something I noticed?
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Haa need better pics but does look like letter are on the forehead...mabi STATES? Die clash?
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Or part of STATES....doesn't seem like the right spot tho,I dunno?
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 I'm gonna try to post a better picture.. |
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Eva....
"Could it "bleed thru" from one side to the other?" I'm no metallurgist, but I doubt if that could happen.
I'm gonna guess and say that the stain on the front and back might be due to a bad alloy of the metal in that area.
That's my opinion and I'm sticking with it ('till somebody comes up with a better explaination)!
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A stain would be on the surface. If it were an imperfection in the planchet, then it could be through the whole planchet. But this is a stain. Even plated cents can have stains on the plating.  This one had one on the obverse. But the reverse looked nice.  I feel the stain dropped the grade a lot.  |
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Edited by Eva
12/19/2014 06:18 am
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