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Gravelgrazer New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 5:06 pm Hi I have a 1955 D Wheat penny that has some errors on it. On the front side top rim it looks like an upsidedown number 4. On the back right rim side it looks like a number 8. Also on the back side near the bottom rim you can see the words "in god"facing backwards. Does anybody know what created these errors? Also above Lincoln's eye it looks messed up. Any insight is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187662 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 5:06 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Gravelgrazer New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 5:11 pm Thanks! Glad to be here! Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21584 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 5:29 pm Nothing on your cent is an error. It is called a vise job where it and another coin has been squeezed together. Thats why it is incuse and backwards. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15388 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 5:37 pm to the CCF. Everything on that coin is damage of one sort or another. There are no errors. Value is 1 cent. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19113 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 5:39 pm Agree with the vise job assessment--these features are not errors. Suggest keeping the piece as a fun curiosity. Report this Post to the Staff
Vector Ze Valued Member United States 458 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 5:42 pm Little did some know that their mischief a couple of generations ago would one day be a topic on the internet. I'd keep it as a curiosity. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73644 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 6:24 pm To CCF! I agree with above. Vise Job. Not an error. PMD. https://www.error-ref.com/squeeze-j...-garage-job/ Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jfeed Pillar of the Community United States 1259 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 6:46 pm To CFF... Nice photos by the way !! Report this Post to the Staff
Gravelgrazer New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 7:04 pm oh ok, I would never have figured that out! Thank you Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94728 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 7:25 pm to CCF this is a vise job. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7505 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 9:34 pm to the Community. It's just a good old Hammer job. My experience with examples of hammer downed coins vs vise job has been the flattening and smoother grooves caused by vise vs sharper contact cuts and sharper incused lettering caused by a hammer, on this coin the flattening above Lincoln's Eye shows the point of hammer impact. Edited by Chase007 04/25/2026 12:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
FsdWarp10 Pillar of the Community United States 673 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 10:55 pm to CCF! I agree with everyone above. Edited by FsdWarp10 04/24/2026 10:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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