1955 P - Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC - Multiple Problems - Testing My Knowledge.

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VestigeWolf Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 04/28/2021 08:58 am This coin is a mess. I see die cracks, lamination, die chips, maybe struck through on shoulder and would this be considered a very late die state? Weighs 3.13g. Thanks for the help and sorry about so many pictures. Edited by VestigeWolf 04/28/2021 09:02 am Report this Post to the Staff

Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 04/28/2021 09:03 am I'm not so sure about the strike-through, but everything else checks out. 1955 was not a good year for quality control. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19155 Posts	Posted 04/28/2021 09:08 am A classic '55 P cent. Very nice. Yes, late die state, lamination issue, 'poor man's doubled die', cracked skull, die chips. I love it. I have a couple tubes of these--yours is one of the better examples. I acquire these whenever I come across 'em. Just plain fun. Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 04/28/2021 09:37 am Oddly, I happen to have one of those sitting on my desk right now. It might be a little later die stage as it is also a BIE. The shoulder is a die break. I'll try and post photos tonight if I have time but the flight pattern is pretty full today until quite late. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/28/2021 09:41 am In fact, it's hard to find a '55 cent that DOESN'T have some sort of issue! Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 04/30/2021 12:27 am Finally getting back to this one. These images are from a coin I pretty much found just before the OP posted his so immediately recognized it. This one is one die state later it would seem, as the die crack at the date has split to two cracks and it is now a BIE (unlisted). The shoulder is a retained interior die break. 1955 Lincoln Wheat cent - RIDB-1C-1955-20 w/BIE Report this Post to the Staff
VestigeWolf Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 04/30/2021 08:55 am Far out! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/30/2021 10:55 am Looks like the same die pairs. Bats coin looks like a VVLDS, instead of the other was is just a VLDS coin. Report this Post to the Staff
stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 04/30/2021 12:14 pm 1955 was definitely a year where production outweighed quality control. The king of doubled dies, 1955 DDO-001, was discovered before it ever left the mint but to cull it would have meant melting a whole nights production. The powers that be decided no one would notice anything amiss so they were shipped out . It got noticed ! Report this Post to the Staff
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1955 P - LWC - Multiple Problems - Testing My Knowledge.