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I currently have these two pennies which have an identical die Chip on the on the reverse on the left side of the coin. The first one is made in Denver in 1956, and the other one is made in Philadelphia ( no mint mark) in 1957. The die chip is the same shape and in the same location on both of these coins. Any thoughts on what may have happened? Value? Thank you! Sorry about image order. I am not used to how they load, first time poster.    |
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Moderator
 United States
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 Die chips are kinda common in those areas. They are a bit different in shape though,but that doesn't matter anyways. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice closeup! to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree with John1--die chips on wheat stalks tend to fall in similar locations, especially those from the 50s. I've seen hundreds over my many years of searching which appear to fall in the same wheat stalk location--regardless of mint year. Still, a cool find.
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United States
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They are nice examples of die chips. But they are of different shapes and the coins are from different years, so this could not be a progression of a chip from repeated strikes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think you were thinking they were from the same die - but that can't be true because they were made in different locations. The last thing the mint would do in 1956 was to ship one of their reverse dies from Denver to Philly to be reused. But as others stated, they are VERY similar and that is still cool.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Ok, Thanks! I am still having a hard time believing that they are from different dies because they are almost exactly the same shape, size, and in the same spot. The positioning is exactly the same, both chips have similar features and they are in the exact same location. I have determined this by looking at surrounding features on the coin. But that is me, I very well may be wrong. Would it be possible that the die was shipped from Denver to Philadelphia because of the chip for destruction and when it got to Philadelphia someone did not see the chip and they continued to use it? Thanks again!  |
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Yes die chips on wheat cents from the mid 50's are common, both reverse as well as obverse .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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" Almost exactly" = different, not the same.  |
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks everyone! I will hang onto them for now. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the CCF and  We use to call them ants on the stock. In the 50s they ran the dies until they died. This one has just got started. |
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Posted 12/11/2022 07:48 am
