1958-P Wheat Cent - 1958-P-1-DR-001-P = Match?

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CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 12/01/2015 9:33 pm Hi all, Only 1 photo to go off of on the coppercoins website and nothing listed on Wexler. I don't know where else to look for the appropriate pics for comparison. Do you think it matches? Should I send it in to Wexler's for attribution? Thank you Report this Post to the Staff

albertharris Pillar of the Community United States 901 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 06:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 06:58 am Hi CC - your coin looks to be a business strike. The CC listing is for a proof. Your coin looks like a normal business strike MDS. You can see the devices toward the outer rim flowing in that direction. My advice is to hang around with your fellow CCF enthusiasts for a bit while honing your DD detective skills. Several experts in the group that can help you develop your eye. They continue to provide me lessons for free! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 08:26 am Thank you very much, can you please point me in the direction of where I can look up which strike it is? Or is there is a way for me to identify it from the coin itself? In doing some research on the WAM's the article mentioned the different strikes relating the the FG initials and where they were placed on the coin. I think it was if AM close then FG was further away from the memorial and visa-versa for the Wide AM. So I understood part of it but which strike it is I don't know how to identify. The coin is in outstanding condition - so maybe it was from a proof set? Thanks for all your help. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 11:12 am No, your coin is definitely a business strike. Proofs are specially made for collectors, they are struck at least two times and are struck on polished planchets with polished dies. This special treatment gives the coin a mirror-like finish with sharply squared rims. Compare the rim of your coin to the rim of the 1958P-1DR-001P(the P is for Proof) pictured on Coppercoins- notice that it is very wide with a sharp edge. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 5:59 pm Thank you both for helping me out with this. The only picture they have on the coppercoins site for that error is the wheat ear (no rim). But, I pulled out my 1962 proof set and put that under scope and sure enough I can see the differences in the rims, and like you said they are super shinny. I had another coin (1955D) that was similar So I figured this coin to be MD? Yes? Report this Post to the Staff
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