1955 -D 1c Die Cap? How To Get A Picture Of Full Date?

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Vindex Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 05/06/2020 10:07 am I have never found a die cap before. I found it in a 8000 hoard of wheat pennies. At first I had thought someone had found a way to damage the coin. I didn't find any marks on the edge of the coin and I set it aside. Does anyone know how to get a picture of the full date? I tried to hold it under my scope and the best I could determine is the last number is vertical which would make it a 5. Report this Post to the Staff

Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 05/06/2020 10:10 am This isn't a die cap at all. Its damage. Looks like it was spooned. Could also be a Dryer Coin. But whatever happened to it, its damage. PSD Edited by Kloccwork419 05/06/2020 10:15 am Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 05/06/2020 10:28 am Not a die cap, spooned. Report this Post to the Staff
Vindex Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 05/06/2020 10:50 am Thank you. I will look that up. The coin seemed off in that it was circular. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/06/2020 1:55 pm A Struck through a capped die, has the reverse looking normal. A die cap looks like this: You have a damage coin that went for a long spin in a dryer. Report this Post to the Staff
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