1956 P Wheat Cent - Interior Die Break, Bie, Chips Galore!

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CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 11:03 am This die was very close to failure. The coin has an interior die break on the shoulder, a BIE that is actually a LIIBIERTY, and a die chip on the left wheat stalk! I had this just lying around in a drawer at my house. I always lose stuff! Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74703 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 12:43 pm Man, that die was close to near death. That's a great find! The 1950's are my favorite year because the U.S. Mint would overuse the die until it broke. Cuds were probably more common in those years because of overuse of the dies. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 1:00 pm Really does show just how far the metal actually does move by seeing just how the L wraps right at the edge of the side bevel (curvature) of the die! I call this the DEVLDS Die, "Definitely Extreme Very Late Die State" (aka: "The Devil's Die)! PS: usually like the 50's too, except when getting rolls of 56D's in MS63+ condition with the only blemih being a few contact marks! What a waste! Edited by Crazyb0 11/10/2017 1:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74703 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 1:21 pm Yeah Crazyb0. I always hate seeing too much contact marks on BU coin or circulated coinage. Years I recommend searching is 1955, 1956 1957 and 1958 for die wear related errors. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 1:42 pm Quote: Cuds were probably more common in those years because of overuse of the dies Actually, I think the 40s were more common, in my opinion. ESPECIALLY 1940 S coins! Lots of retained die breaks! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74703 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 2:42 pm Wow, I didn't know that the 40's were common for Cuds. I noticed 1940 S's have a lot of Cuds. But the 50's wre fairly common for Cuds too. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 3:33 pm Great coin, good eye. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 5:19 pm That's a near death experience cent. Nice find. Report this Post to the Staff
OldJoeClark Pillar of the Community United States 1260 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 5:23 pm Nice find Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 11/11/2017 12:17 am Nice find! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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