Is This A 1955-P Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Offset Error?

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GWMedic New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 05/02/2020 08:48 am * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Guys I'm looking for help on this. I'm new to collecting. I got a large number of Wheat pennies from a friend who's grandfather had them stored in oil cans from when he owned a shop in the 70s. Searching through them I spied this and it doesn't look right to me....what are your thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19164 Posts	Posted 05/02/2020 09:26 am Looks like a good dose of Die Deterioration. Possible die crack/chips (worn a bit) in the left wheat stalk. Let's see what others weigh-in with. Report this Post to the Staff
mtuma3 Pillar of the Community United States 744 Posts	Posted 05/02/2020 1:29 pm In 1955 they struck almost 900 Million of the P,D & S pennies For comparison in 1955 they only struck about 30 Million quarters Back then they used the dies a lot longer on the pennies which causes a lot weak and flattened strikes. Mark ANA Member My7070 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/02/2020 10:28 pm Agree, just Die Deterioration here. Very common for this date. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/02/2020 10:31 pm Extreme die wear is showing on these 1950's Wheat cent dies. Very common to find during these years. People used to sell these, but they are not doubled die. They called them "Poor mans doubled dies." So if you paid a premium for these and all you collected were these that you bought for a premium. Guess what? You would be the "Poor man". Edited by coop 05/02/2020 10:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GWMedic New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 05/03/2020 02:00 am I purchased about 5-6000 wheat pennies, through the memorials late 60s from my friend...I had him take them to a dealer and told him that I would match the dealers price for them. So I got them all for 60 dollars US. At least 1/4 are from the 40s with alot from the 20s 30 and 50s. Alot of mint state 40s also. So I cant complain about the price. Report this Post to the Staff
GWMedic New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 05/03/2020 02:01 am But thanks for the help guys, like I said I'm new to this so the help is much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 05/03/2020 03:28 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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Is This A 1955-P LWC Offset Error?