1955 Penny In Bank Roll I Was About To Recycle At Coinstar

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Lincoln8989 Valued Member United States 183 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 05:21 am Decided to look over the whole bag again, hope you guys would let me know if it's worth anything. Report this Post to the Staff

Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 05:55 am The ole poor mans doubled die. It's not actually a doubled die but what your seeing in the obverse and reverse is called Die Deterioration Doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 07:21 am Reverse is MD and obverse id DDD, aka poor mans doubled die. Value 2.5 cents only because it is a wheat back cent. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19152 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 08:41 am Agree with the above. May be a good example to hang onto. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 09:07 am Very typical strike for a '55-D. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74101 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 10:19 am I would still keep it, since it's a Wheat cent. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Vindex Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 10:48 am Anyone answer why its value is only 2.5 cents because it is a "wheat back cent"? I guess value is what someone is willing to pay. I surmise that this example of a 1955D DDO does not have sufficient rareity to garner more than copper value. Report this Post to the Staff
river4449 Valued Member United States 170 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 11:05 am Wheat cents are worth their copper weight, which is more than 1 cent. Additionally, Lincoln cents are very popular with collectors all around the country (except me) so even though its "only" worth 2.5 cents, its still collectible to some degree. Jasper Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19152 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 11:46 am This cent is not a DDO. It displays a mix of MD and DDD. I know of a local coin shop which will buy it for 3 cents...same for just about every 'common' 40s-50s Wheat cent. Value is ultimately determined by what someone would pay for it. If you had a table at a coin show, you might be able to sell it to someone at the show for 10 or 20 cents. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74101 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 11:53 am The so-called "Poor Man's Doubled Die" is not a Doubled Die. It's just Die Deterioration Doubling, caused by a worn die issue. It's very common and doesn't add any value. http://www.lincolncentresource.com/...bleddie.html Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 03/26/2020 11:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
Lincoln8989 Valued Member United States 183 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 3:50 pm Thanks for all the info I'm still learning and searching Report this Post to the Staff
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