1955 S Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Die Crack, Split Rim And Off Center

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Lincun1909 Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 07/21/2016 03:32 am Hello. I believe it has a die crack/s on the should and a split rim on the bottom. It also looks off center. I noticed that near the bottom the rim is thicker, and on top near In God We trust, it is almost not there. How much off center does it have to be to be considered an error and or a premium? Is this one? Edited by Lincun1909 07/21/2016 03:34 am Report this Post to the Staff

Lincun1909 Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 07/21/2016 03:35 am Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 07/21/2016 10:26 am Slight MAD, not off center. Looks like a lamination, not a die crack? Either way it's not worth to terribly much over normal value (around $2) Report this Post to the Staff
11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2253 Posts	Posted 07/21/2016 10:47 am Looks like something going on with the "E" in liberty also. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/21/2016 11:24 am The mark next to the 'T' on TRUST (first T) looks like something hit the rim and part of it is laying on that area. ( PSD) Finger print under TRUST. Looks like contact marks on the 'E' on LIBERTY, the '5' on the date (first 5), The top of WE. You can also see die wear on the tops of the motto letters indicating the die is in the LDS range. The anomaly on the bust is either a struck through issue or a internal die break. I can't tell from the images. I don't see enough of an outline to be a IDB, but I'm leaning towards a struck through scrap issue on that area. I don't feel it is a lamination as it is not straight like we would see on an lamination issue. It looks more like scrap piece that got struck onto the coin. (weight might be increased a little) Report this Post to the Staff
Lincun1909 Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 07/21/2016 3:46 pm Thank you for your input folks. Is there anything to the rim and that split/groove near the date and bust? Coop, the coin was not in a roll, it was in a plastic sleeve marked "error." I thought the coin was AU, so that might be a print but I thought it was patina/oil from mint. The E in liberty does look weird, but it also has either verdigris or corrosion. And I will try to weight to coin out and post on that later. thanks again. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/21/2016 3:50 pm Probably caused by the MAD strike? (hard to see that area in your images) Report this Post to the Staff
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1955 S LWC Die Crack, Split Rim And Off Center