Feeling Embarrassed After Coin Shop Disaster - 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent

Unfortunately that is a very poor counterfeit. If you compare it with a genuine example then you should be able to see the big differences.

-CH27

I agree this is fake. All the small details are wrong. Buttonhole on Lincoln's lapel is missing, shape of his mouth is wrong, no doubling on the front of the vest or in the hair, etc.

to the CCF.

Thankful that your are willing to share some of your prior ... uhm ...less than successful purchases with us.

Trust that our collective experts can help going forward - so send any prospective rare/expensive coins our way first.

Your 1955 Lincoln Cent DDO-01 is not genuine, as already stated. It's a commonly counterfeited coin and yours is one of many typical fake examples.

Here is a genuine 1955 DDO - in my collection and certified PCGS AU53. I'll show just the obverse so you can see the differences, the reverse is unremarkable.

Here is a side by side of the 2 coins posted already to compare easier.

I may not be the original poster, but even I can see why the OP post is counterfeit/fake; just that I never really looked since I am not currently looking unless I get lucky . PCGS coinfacts mentions the fact that all known specimens have die polish lines to the left of the T in CENT, hence wondering about the reverse of the fake one...

First detail was liberty going clockwise.

A pic of the reverse would tell us much more, as the most common fake has very distinct indicators on the reverse.

Well, that makes me wonder about the gold coins.