Have I Been Looking At Too Many Coins, Or Is This 1956 D Lincoln Off A Bit?

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CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 9:03 pm So I've been looking through some more of the coins my paw in law already has plugged in the Lincoln cents album, when I saw this '56 D that looked like it was off center a bit? Have I been looking through too many pennies, or does someone else see it as well? Obverse, to me, shows it a lil more obvious, buy I can tell the reverse is off a lil too (I think)! Wanted to see what yall thought! Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19178 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 9:15 pm Looks to be a case of a minor misaligned die. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 10:40 pm Very minor MAD, hardly even qualifies. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/20/2022 04:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21618 Posts	Posted 02/20/2022 07:05 am Minor MAD that is within spec. No value unless the copy runs off the edge. Report this Post to the Staff
CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 02/20/2022 11:09 am Is that fairly common, just something I haven't noticed before? Report this Post to the Staff
sheldius Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 11:03 am Yes, it is very common in Wheat cent. I find over 20% of the ones I hunt in wheat bags have some offset. Report this Post to the Staff
CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 10:09 am Wheat bags? I mean, I was given a sack of em that father in law collected, but is there somewhere people can buy em by the sack? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 10:17 am Most coin stores will sell you bags, but chances are they've been searched. Report this Post to the Staff
CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 3:42 pm I had no idea! Makes more cents, when closest coin shop to me is over an hour and a half away! Report this Post to the Staff
sheldius Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 8:57 pm I buy then (carefully) on ebay. Between 0.05 and 0.08 per coin in bag of 5000 after tax and shipping. So far (15,000) all have produced enough errors worth what I paid (with valuable date/grade a bonus). Coin stores are lower value generally than bags from single time sellers. I sell the searched for copper value (or you could return them to bank). Edited by sheldius 02/22/2022 8:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
shantiom Pillar of the Community United States 522 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 01:55 am wheat bags are readily available but why? better option is to find a coin shop, ask how they process their wheats, do they do by year and MM, than buy a roll of them to search for a variety, but only after asking coin shop and getting an answer that these rolls have not been searched. I am assuming you know the varieties for that given year and mm. buying Report this Post to the Staff
CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 9:41 pm But what's going on with these variations in the strength of the letters? Might see something going on with the w up top. Also does it not look like the 6 on the date is riding a lil higher than his buddy the 5? Which got me looking closer and the base of the 1 looks to be a lil high too! Definitely a Colorado mint with those guys! Liberty looks like something going on there too? Report this Post to the Staff
CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 9:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sheldius Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 11:04 pm As the dies get older and polished more and more, the edges of the devices start looking like that. Die Deterioration Doubling. https://www.error-ref.com/die-deter...on-doubling/ Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21618 Posts	Posted 02/24/2022 06:46 am The only thing that I can see in the last series of pictures is a small die chip in the W. Everything else can be attributed to die and circulation wear. Report this Post to the Staff
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