Wheat cent proofs with large die chips?

[jay4202472000]

Any of you folks ever seen any wheat cent proofs with a larger die chip? I'm talking about one that may qualify as an interior die break...maybe. I don't recall any discussions about this.

[jfines69]

I don't remember any discussions either... Do you have some???

[jay4202472000]

No but there is one the bay. It looks like a "hornets nest" sized chip in the hair on the obverse. I'm not planning on bidding on it, but I don't want to mess up someone's cherry pick if someone here is gonna bid. If not I will gladly link it.

[jfines69]

Go ahead and link it... Would like to see what it has!!!

[jay4202472000]

Here you go. May be fairly rare. I don't know much at all about wheat proofs.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-GEM-PROOF-Lincoln-Coin-OUTSTANDING-GEM-FULL-RED-Cent-NO-RESERVE-/232771603452?redirect=mobile

[GrumpyEd]

I see it, not sure about the lump in the hair. It seems odd because it looks rounded and shiny. I think a die break on a proof would happen in use after it was polished (polished when made) so I don't see how it could end up as a rounded shiny lump.

Maybe it's only from the pic or something stuck there, really hard to say.
Maybe you gotta buy it to get a close up to tell LOL

[GrumpyEd]

Wait! Don't buy it to find out!

[GrumpyEd]

I see the same photo used in 3 auctions. No reason to think you'll get that exact coin from any of them. Also, the one seller that used it twice didn't say you get the same coin in the pic, the different seller said you don't get the same coin.

Looks like 2 different sellers.

LINK different seller

LINK same seller

LINK same seller but different auction

[jfines69]

It also says in the ad, Item Specifics, it is a S mint... I do not see a S MM on the coin???

[jay4202472000]

I see the same photo used in 3 auctions. No reason to think you'll get that exact coin from any of them. Also, the one seller that used it twice didn't say you get the same coin in the pic, the different seller said you don't get the same coin.

Looks like 2 different sellers.

LINK different seller

LINK same seller

LINK same seller but different auction

Thanks Ed! Great sleuth work! I guess we will never know for sure now.

[Maineman750]

It also says in the ad, Item Specifics, it is a S mint... I do not see a S MM on the coin???

I hope not...they didn't make a 1956-S Lincoln Cent and they didn't make the S mint proofs until 1968

[jfines69]

I hope not...they didn't make a 1956-S Lincoln Cent and they didn't make the S mint proofs until 1968

Seller needs to fix the typo

[Maineman750]

Seller needs to fix the typo

I can relate.....you find a sold item that is close to your own and you use the "sell one like this" button....then put in your own description but the item specifics are copied over and seem to hide until you've posted the item and somebody has bid on it But....you can notify the seller if it bugs you

[jfines69]

I can relate.....you find a sold item that is close to your own and you use the "sell one like this" button....then put in your own description but the item specifics are copied over and seem to hide until you've posted the item and somebody has bid on it But....you can notify the seller if it bugs you