Think I found the king of wheat errors-1955 Double die

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chrisplay2004

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That is a real WINNER! I don't doubt it is real.
I have looked at many in books and online and yours looks just right.
Crazy Awsome Find!:icon_thumright:
 

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Definately a BANNER find!!! 1955 Doubled Die Obverse

Everything you want to know about the King of Double Dies.

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The 1955 Doubled Die is considered
the KING of doubled dies. It is not
simply the king of Lincoln Cent
doubled dies, but the king of all
doubled dies. It is a Class I
counterclockwise rotated hub doubling.
Doubling can be seen on the date,IN
GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, and on
several points on Lincoln's picture.

Many counterfeits exist. It is advised
that buyers look for certified examples.
Furthermore, beware of cleaned and
whizzed examples. "Check for two faint
die scratches leading downward from
the left bar of the T in Cent to establish
authenticity" -The CherryPickers Guide
Fourth Edition Vol. 1 pg. 122. The
reverse is also slightly rotated
counterclockwise about 10 deg.
The 1955 Doubled Die is considered
the KING of doubled dies. It is not
simply the king of Lincoln Cent
doubled dies, but the king of all
doubled dies. It is a Class I
counterclockwise rotated hub doubling.
Doubling can be seen on the date,IN
GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, and on
several points on Lincoln's picture.

Many counterfeits exist. It is advised
that buyers look for certified examples.
Furthermore, beware of cleaned and
whizzed examples. "Check for two faint
die scratches leading downward from
the left bar of the T in Cent to establish
authenticity" -The CherryPickers Guide
Fourth Edition Vol. 1 pg. 122. The
reverse is also slightly rotated
counterclockwise about 10 deg.
 

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mountainman 2

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I brought it to a dealer whos first impression is that it is authentic. He's meeting up with another dealer over the next couple weeks and asked for my number. He would give me a call when the other dealer comes in so that he could look at it as well. After that, regardless of opinion, i will probably send it out to be certified. Thanks for the comments.
 

WillFindItYet

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mountainman 2 said:
Hello all. Shaking like a leaf right now. I think i found the rare 1955 Double die while going through some loose rolls tonight but want some expert opinions. Unfortunately, it has some damage, especially on the reverse. Please let me know what you think, MM2
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Congrats!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup::coffee2:
 

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Just AWESOME! I didnt know it existed but I have over $1000FV in copper pennies, seperated all the wheats out. I KNOW WHAT IM DOING TONIGHT!!!

mm2 = VETERAN!
 

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Gilmore Happy said:
Just AWESOME! I didnt know it existed but I have over $1000FV in copper pennies, seperated all the wheats out. I KNOW WHAT IM DOING TONIGHT!!!

mm2 = VETERAN!
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With an estimated mintage of something like 25,000 (Or, to put that in other terms, $250 face value), the odds of having one in your pile of wheats is infinitesimally small. Good luck though!
 

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Just as infinitely small as finding one in a coin roll??


That's an awesome find man. Congrats!!

I search like 4-5 hundred Fv in pennies a week. Maybe I'll find one some day :-D
 

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With a total montage in Philly in 1955 of 331,000,000 cents & 25,000 doubled dies minted, the odds of any given '55 being a dbl die is about 1:13,000!! What makes that find so amazing is that he pulled it from circulation! If you get 10 wheats in a box of 2500, yet odds of finding a '55 dbl die fall to about 1: impossible (like literally a WAY better chance of winning the lottery TWICE).

That's why I think it must've come from a collection.

Is this on the banner yet???
 

baddbluff

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baddbluff said:
With a total montage in Philly in 1955 of 331,000,000 cents & 25,000 doubled dies minted, the odds of any given '55 being a dbl die is about 1:13,000!! What makes that find so amazing is that he pulled it from circulation! If you get 10 wheats in a box of 2500, yet odds of finding a '55 dbl die fall to about 1: impossible (like literally a WAY better chance of winning the lottery TWICE).

That's why I think it must've come from a collection.

Is this on the banner yet???
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I got mine for $750 several years ago.
 

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On another forum, i've had another poster say this (Sorry, it doesn't look right at all to me. In fact, i've seen similar fakes). I'm going to take another approach to this coin. It's fake until proven authentic. It won't be such a disappointment then when it comes back as a counterfeit. If it is, i really haven't lost anything except some sleep. Thanks for all the comments, MM2.
 

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I hope it turns out to be the real deal. A good approach as stated above.Fake until its proven real. Don't worry. No matter what ,You'll still be CRHing till you can't take it any more. Good luck..
 

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mountainman 2

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UPDATE!!

I sent out the coin to an expert in variety coins last Friday. He has examined it closely and sent me an email regarding whether it's real or a counterfeit.

DRUMROLL PLEASE......................

The coin is:

AUTHENTIC!!!!!!!!!

One happy camper here!!:icon_sunny:
 

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