Weird Wheat Penny.........need help

[Yeasty]

While cataloging my wheat pennies into a spread sheet I came across this one. The last number on the date is missing (195?)! It appears that the number has not been worn off or mechanically removed. I read somewhere that in 1955 there were several errors on pennies minted in Philadelphia. Maybe this is the case. Is this a known mint error? Can anyone give me a WAG on what the value might be?
Any help will be deeply appreciated.

Pete

 

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[BuckleBoy]

I can't help you with the value question, but it was likely the result of a grease-filled die.

Regards,


Buckleboy

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

My opinion on value would be not much over the value of a "normal" Wheat Cent in the same grade. Maybe $1
Interesting but not really worth much. My opinion is to save it as an error and try to find more.

VPR

 

[Thomas007]

Better check with Crusader for he knows all those old Roman coins.

Maybe it was a Cassius I pence back in 195 AD. Glad to see that America is catching up with Europe with the old coins... bout time.

Probably a filled die... not real unusual. Sometimes the die is deliberately filled and then the filling breaks out later. i found a Mercury dime like in Fine condition which had a "2" and a "1" in the same position from 1942. What happen that the old die from the previous year 1941 was filled in that digit position and a 2 was carved into the die for the current year. Later the filling in the 1 started flaking out and left both digits showing.

Thanks for sharing the neat looking coin

HH

Sanat

 

[Yeasty]

Thanks guys. I learn something new here every day.

Pete

 

[secondcup]

can't help you with specifics, but I'm not sure about the grease filled die theory. When that happens you usually see other elements of the design affected. Yours seems limited to the last "5" of the date. If it was mine, I'd take it to a coin dealer for an opinion.