1955 P Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Possible Doubled Die Reverse / DDR ?

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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 3:01 pm I have a 1955 P LWC and I believe this to be a DDR. The stems are thicker than normal and some of the lettering appear to be thicker than normal as well. To better illustrate what I am seeing I am posting pictures of a normal 1955 cent reverse. There is nothing on any site that matches this cent. Most all of the DDR's from this year are proof cents with only a couple of business strikes being DDR, this matches none of them. Thoughts? normal normal normal normal Edited by Jim0815 03/13/2019 3:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 3:23 pm The last image is a clash mark. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 3:26 pm Yes sir. I posted that as a die marker. Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4399 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 3:31 pm You might be on to something, but this slight extra thickness could be explained as die wear as it is a VLDS. Can you get any pics of E PLURIBUS UNUM, that's usually what I use to identify Wheat cent DDRs. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 3:34 pm Give me a few Tanman and I sure will. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 3:43 pm Here you go Tanner. Also included are the ends of the wheat stalks. Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4399 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 5:11 pm Definitely doesn't match anything listed. I don't see any noticeable extra thickness on EPU or the wheat lines, so I think it's more likely die wear than a DDR. There are very few Class II/VI DDRs that don't have doubling on EPU, and considering how your coin is VLDS I don't think it's likely to be a DDR. Report this Post to the Staff
alwaysgavino Valued Member United States 122 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 5:15 pm Observing the pros. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 5:16 pm Thanks Tanman. I haven't run across any yet quite like this one. Good information. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 9:21 pm The wheat stems look interesting in size comparision. But they may not be cropped and sized exactly the same. Most othen the DDR is on the upper part of the design. (That way on all of CONECAs images) But maybe some larger images of the lower part of the wheat grains area and USA to see it is is really a DDR on the lower part of the design. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 9:37 pm Mr. Coop, the cents were side by side when I took the comparison photos. I tried to crop the exact same amount on the pics but the were both from the same distance with the same macro lense. They are huge in comparison to the normal cent. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 9:43 pm Try taking a wider area. with a normal and this coin. I check Wexler's site also and his site usually shows the DDR on the top and bottom of the coin. That may show more so we can compare the side by side better. Sometimes too close removes the over all size in a wrong way. But it looks like something going on. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 9:52 pm I'll make sure to post the pics tomorrow afternoon. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74071 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 09:22 am It's a normal coin with die wear. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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1955 P LWC Possible DDR?