1955 D ?? A little help, please!!

[Guest]

Hi everyone,
I posted a thread regarding this coin a few days. Attached were 2 photos which were of such poor quality
and detail that anyone offering to answering my question would have faired better if only a literal description of the coin were given. Very sorry for that everyone. I'm still out of town which mean I'm still taking pix with the same equipment (cell phone camera, a 10x and a hotel lamp)
but I've refined it. Although, I don't know if it's enough to get a definitive answer but I'll let you decide. Looking at the pix I attached, focus your attention on the upper left area immediately above the first 5 in 1955. Is it merely a chud? What?

Thanks to all everyone in advance

[MrHaz78]

I'm going to say/guess a die chip. Not positive, but leaning towards that from what the pics show. Bill

[Antiquity]

I'm going to say/guess a die chip. Not positive, but leaning towards that from what the pics show. Bill

I would guess the same....

[Maineman750]

Agree with the others,not sure if there are any other options.

[Chugly]

This is most certainly a die chip where a piece of metal has broken away from the die leaving a depression that fills with metal on each subsequent strike. This is somewhat common on 1955 cents and I have a few examples of similar but different chips for this date myself.

Just for clarification, these are not "cuds," A cud, by definition can only occur along the edge of a coin where a portion of the die breaks away leaving a raised lump or cud along the rim. Your coin is an example of a die chip. Die chips are similar to cuds but are only found in the interior of the design area away from the rim. No matter what, you have a cool coin that's definitely a keeper in my book. Thanks for posting it!

[coop]

Keep in mint they used the dies from the 50's past the normal retirement. Thus the strange looking coins. Large cracks/chips/breaks/die deteriation was so common during these years. The term VLDS (Very Late Die State) is probably the best terms to descripbe the coins from this era. The "So called" Poor man's doubled die was from this era of poorly struck coins. The 1940's were also as bad:

I call them gloryfied slugs. LOL

[RWBILLER]

Yes I think a die chip
Rog