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Can someone help me with this coin:1955 D Lincoln cent, a very strange coin that has two sets of eyes, two noses, two eyebrows, two sets of lips. Reverse is slightly counter Clockwise. Liberty: has problems with the letters doubling at the bottom or 'erty'.
I'm not sure what you mean by post mint damage. And what about this coin do you believe points to post mint damage? And how did you arrive at this decision without actually seeing or inspecting the actual coin?
I'm not an expert on coins, and I do value the opinion of those who are, but sometimes , I do not always share their opinion.
It's kind of like going to a doctor, there are times, you just might want a second opinion. Thanks a bunch.
I can understand and of course, second opinions are valued.
When I saw your coin, it had a build up of metal, centered around the eyes, and checks of Lincoln. If you look carefully, Lincoln's nose, lips and other areas east of the raised metal sit below the level of of the rest of the bust.
What has happened is that ridge of metal seen is from that area that is below the rest of the level of Lincoln' bust. The ridge is actually the sheared metal deposited and then flattened to appear as a die anomaly.
Prime suspect in this case is a coin counting machine.
Even the RTY of LIBERTY has damage and I suspect that it is not MDD, but other post mint damage.
Thanks BJ for all of your help. The only real way I'll know what type of coin this is, is to send it in to PCGS. Besides, there are a few LWC editors that would like to take a hands-on look see. After I get through passing it around, then I'll send it in to PCGS.
May be there's a brother (photo) to this coin, tucked away in someone's database; then we could compare. Wouldn't that be fun?
I would send it to ANACS before I sent it to PCGS. ANACS is cheaper, and more likely to slab it. However, I agree with BJ, it look like damage from some type of coin counting wheel or sorter. You can also send it to CONECA, that would be the least expensive...
Thanks Brad, I will weight my options on which place to send the coin to, because this is one of my favorite coins I found while searching through tons of LW cents, and that was over 5 years ago. So, now I want to know more about this damaged coin.
Based on the sheared look and build up of metal this is nothing but post-mint damage, as others have suggested. Not trying to discourage you, just trying to save you some money from sending it in.
JeeWizz, thanks for all the super information. This is indeed a great forum. But you see, people like myself, who are not coin experts, we get excited about every 'little dent' we see on a coin. Experts Don't! Period. They see gazillons of coins, put them in their proper classes and move on to the next one. Me, I wish I could paste every one on my wall, ceiling and floors, because to me each one tells its own story and each story is different. Some coins are beautiful, some are not. But each one is just as important (to Me) to find out how it came to be the way it is.
Thanks for trying to save me money. Hopefully, the money I spend will teach me a lesson on dealing with grading companies, since I've never done this before.
I belong to several coin clubs including Houston Coin Club, and I shall share this experience with everybody and anybody that wants know what happen. Besides that, I have a few hundred of these insignificant coins. I'm just getting started.
Does the MM appear to be in the correct position for the Coneca: 1955 D 004. The MM is hard to tell from the pictures but the coin does show similarities. I would agree that the damage on the Face is post mint along with liberty damage.
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