Roll of 55 wheat pennies

[russ]

You did well getting 55.Thats funny!Is a nice coin though.

[seal006]

You did well getting 55.Thats funny!Is a nice coin though.

[cimperialis]

How did that many fit in a roll? 52 or 53 is all I can get before it gets hard to close.

[LKLive13]

You guys do realize that "55" was referring to the date of the wheat roll, not the number of specimens in it, right? I thought the exact same thing, though, when I first read it.

Yeah... about that...lol. I thought about it after i pushed the submit button...LOL!

[liveandievarieties]

I thought deeply about it Will, then made others ponder my own comprehension.

[coulsonmd]

The coin you pictured is listed as 55S-BA105 on page 45 of Jean Cohen's Lincoln Cent Variety book. There are 2 tiny cracks on the left side of the B in LIBERTY, 1 tiny crack from the right bottom of the B to the E, a chip inside the 9 and 5 of the date. You should also see a tiny chip on the upper wheat lines of the left stalk on the reverse. There are 2 horizontal die cracks on the coat crossing the lapel.
Yogi Berra said: "You see alot when you are looking" Look closely at those 55S coins. Use a 10X magnifier. You could find alot. Get back to me on what you find in that roll. Thanks. Happy hunting.

[willbrooks]

Are they worth sending them off to the pcgs to be graded?
Here is a close up of the mint mark.
Thanks

The close-up confirms there is nothing special going on here on the mint mark. As for sending them off to be graded, you need to do some homework first. These would probably need to grade 66 or better to be worth it, and you're taking a chance there at that. This is why we need to study, else we get hosed. Good luck.

[liveandievarieties]

Will's advice is good, right now I'm selling NGC MS66 Wheats (various dates including 54-S, 55-D and 55-S) on eBay for $19 each- that won't cover the cost of certification and you'll lose money. A coin is only worth paying the full slab fee if it will grade MS67, and believe me, Jody or several other people, you need a lot of experience to identify an MS67 Red cent. They don't just fall out of rolls... your coin is nice, but not likely to grade better than MS65. I have MS-65s for sale too... at $12! A losing proposition.

[MournBlade]

That was just a random example - I have some that look almost flawless, no scratched dings or oxidation.
Then I have others where it looks like the o one one cent rubbed off or didn't stamp right - I can't tell.
Take a look
I'll sort them and post pics of the really good ones or ones with weird flaws. I do have a few of those.

[jcuve]

What you're observing (the O in ONE & S AME) is a weakness in the strike that correlates with the open parts of the obverse die (Lincoln's portrait).

I would suggest your next move is to go through 5,000 circulated Lincoln cents from the bank. Look, look, look. Go to a coin show or a coin dealer and examine graded MS63-67 wheat cents from PCGS, NGC and ANACS. Buy a few rolls of late '50s cent from ebay and quickly go through them. Just don't get preoccupied by over analyzing this one roll you have here; go back to it later.